Kitwe Weather in September
Kitwe in September
The short of it: Kitwe in September averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 12 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 12° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 12 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Kitwe an average September high of 32°, a low of 12° and some 2.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 3 min in mid-September, 21 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates September 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Kitwe runs warmer than most and wetter than most in September. Kalulushi, 14 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
September in Kitwe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 3° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 20°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KalulushiCopperbelt | 14 km WSW | 32° | 12° | 2.0 mm |
| ChambishiCopperbelt | 26 km NW | 32° | 11° | 1.0 mm |
| MufuliraCopperbelt | 28 km N | 32° | 12° | 2.0 mm |
| LuanshyaCopperbelt | 43 km SSE | 32° | 13° | 1.0 mm |
| MokamboHaut-Katanga | 44 km NNE | 31° | 12° | 2.0 mm |
| ChingolaCopperbelt | 47 km NW | 32° | 12° | 1.0 mm |
| NdolaCopperbelt | 49 km ESE | 31° | 14° | 2.0 mm |
| MapaloCopperbelt | 52 km ESE | 31° | 13° | 1.0 mm |