Climate averages 1991–2020
Solwezi weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Solwezi: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 16.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the joint 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kipushi (104 km away). In September its highs average 30.5°C, about as warm as Solwezi, with 3.0 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Solwezi ranks joint 3rd of 24 for the warmest September highs and 23rd of 24 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 24 cities is 29.9°C; Solwezi is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 31.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.2 mm to 31 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
Solwezi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 280 | 28.0 | 12.713 h |
| February | 25.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 235 | 24.8 | 12.512 h |
| March | 25.5°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 209 | 24.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 48 | 8.0 | 11.812 h |
| May | 26.6°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 3.2 | 0.8 | 11.612 h |
| June | 25.3°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| July | 25.2°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| August | 28.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September, selected | 30.9°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 3.2 | 0.8 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 31 | 5.8 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.6°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 162 | 20.7 | 12.713 h |
| December | 25.3°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 278 | 28.3 | 12.813 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
- Kipushi in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 104 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 16.7°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Lubumbashi in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 131 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 17.1°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Likasi in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 137 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 17.3°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Kambove in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 146 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Chililabombwe in SeptemberZambia · 157 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 18.1°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Chingola in SeptemberZambia · 167 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 17.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Kolwezi in SeptemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 190 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 17.7°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Kalulushi in SeptemberZambia · 200 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 16.7°C · 1.1 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 Solwezi) is explained once on the Solwezi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.