Ziguinchor Weather in September
Ziguinchor in September
The short of it: Ziguinchor in September averages a high of 31 °C (89 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 290 mm (11.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 23° · rain 290 mm · daylight 12 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Ziguinchor an average September high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 290 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 290 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 11 min in mid-September, 21 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Ziguinchor runs warmer than most and drier than most in September. São Domingos, 20 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
September in Ziguinchor, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 1° warmer, 136 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| São DomingosCacheu | 20 km SSE | 31° | 23° | 303 mm |
| CanchungoCacheu | 25 km SE | 31° | 23° | 299 mm |
| BignonaZiguinchor | 27 km N | 31° | 23° | 260 mm |
| AdéaneZiguinchor | 29 km ENE | 31° | 23° | 270 mm |
| OussouyeZiguinchor | 31 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 295 mm |
| CacheuCacheu | 35 km SSE | 31° | 23° | 320 mm |
| Tionk EssilZiguinchor | 36 km NW | 31° | 23° | 278 mm |
| MarsassoumKolda | 43 km NE | 32° | 23° | 250 mm |