Weather in Livingstone in September 2025
- September is usually the driest month of the year in Livingstone
Average weather
Average temperature in Livingstone in September
Going from a maximum of +37°C during the day to a minimum of +13°C during the night, the temperature in September averages around +34°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 21% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +36°C.
Is Livingstone warm or cold in September?
Livingstone is typically hot in September.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +28°C to +33°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +13°C to +17°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
September is one of the warmest months in Livingstone, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Livingstone in September
| August | September | October | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +33°C | +34°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +9°C | +13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +40°C | +41°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 0 mm | 2 mm | 17 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 43% | 35% | 40% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 27 | 25 | 16 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
September weather is still as great as in August. It’s getting warmer as September arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +28°C to +33°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 0 mm to 2 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 43% to 35%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during September, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 27 sunny days in August to 25 in September.
Next month (October) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Livingstone is gradually decreasing during September, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last September in Livingstone?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Livingstone in September has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+28°C) and the highest in 2024 (+32°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 385 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2008 with 1173 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Livingstone, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
