Climate averages 1991–2020
Nchelenge weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Nchelenge: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 5.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mansa (207 km away). In September its highs average 30.4°C, 1.9°C warmer than Nchelenge, with 1.2 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Nchelenge ranks 22nd of 24 for the warmest September highs and 24th of 24 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 24 cities is 29.9°C; Nchelenge is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 28.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.0 mm to 59 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Nchelenge climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 211 | 27.1 | 12.613 h |
| February | 26.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 183 | 22.7 | 12.412 h |
| March | 25.8°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 253 | 27.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 132 | 15.9 | 11.912 h |
| May | 26.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 10 | 2.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 25.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| July | 25.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August | 26.7°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September, selected | 28.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 5.0 | 1.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 59 | 11.7 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.3°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 189 | 23.1 | 12.513 h |
| December | 25.4°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 246 | 28.8 | 12.713 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Mansa in SeptemberZambia · 207 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Mulongo in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 254 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Manono in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 271 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 35 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 275 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Likasi in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 284 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 17.3°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Kasama in SeptemberZambia · 285 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Kambove in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 289 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 292 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 17.1°C · 2.5 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Nchelenge) is explained once on the Nchelenge year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.