Qarāwul weather in September

In September, Qarāwul sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Qarāwul's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qarāwul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:42 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
5%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical September day in Qarāwul reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13621
23621
33620
43620
53520
63520
73520
83520
93519
103519
113419
123419
133419
143418
153418
163318
173318
183318
193318
203217
213217
223217
233217
243217
253116
263116
273116
283016
293016
303015

How September really feels in Qarāwul

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 22 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
22
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Qarāwul weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 316.71.69.72.4
Feb13° / 457.82.110.63.5
Mar19° / 528.80.611.76.1
Apr26° / 14°457.60.112.96.9
May33° / 19°254.70144.3
Jun38° / 24°51.4014.51.0
Jul41° / 26°10.2014.30.0
Aug38° / 23°00013.41.2
Sep33° / 18°10.3012.34.7
Oct26° / 12°71.50118.5
Nov17° / 275.20.3106.1
Dec11° / 285.41.29.53.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22973
23964
24964
25964
26964
27964
28946
29946
30946

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Qarāwul gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
191
201
211
221
232
242
252
262
273
283
293
304

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186131
287121
388111
488111
589101
689101
789101
89091
99091
109091
119181
129181
139181
149181
159181
169181
179271
189271
199271
209271
219460
229460
239460
249460
259550
269550
279550
289550
299550
309550

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:296:20
212.85:306:18
312.85:316:17
412.75:326:15
512.75:336:14
612.65:346:12
712.65:356:10
812.65:356:09
912.55:366:07
1012.55:376:06
1112.45:386:04
1212.45:396:03
1312.45:406:01
1412.35:405:59
1512.35:415:58
1612.25:425:56
1712.25:435:55
1812.25:445:53
1912.15:455:51
2012.15:465:50
2112.05:465:48
2212.05:475:47
2311.95:485:45
2411.95:495:44
2511.95:505:42
2611.85:515:40
2711.85:525:39
2811.75:535:37
2911.75:535:36
3011.75:545:34

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Qarāwul

In seasonPeak

None of Qarāwul's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Qarāwul sees seasonal dust haze (May–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Qarāwul?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Qarāwul for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qarāwul in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Qarāwul sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qarāwul in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qarāwul peaks around May 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateMay 23UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Qarāwul in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Qarāwul is worst in May — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1339 µg/m³Jan 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr38Poor
May39Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qarāwul?

Qarāwul sits at 37.2°N, 68.8°E, 337 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Kolkhozobod, 42 km away.

Topography around Qarāwul

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Qarāwul.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qarāwul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 336 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,620 m.

The land around Qarāwul is covered by cropland (51%) and water (25%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
1,620 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Kolkhozobod 42 km · Moskovskiy 47 km · Kunduz 55 km · Vakhsh 55 km · Zarhalol 60 km · Farkhor 63 km · Ārt Khwājah 64 km · Khanabad 67 km

Afghanistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 17% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$417
2024
Happiness
1.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
15.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Muslim 100%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Qarāwul (37.2196°, 68.7802°, elevation 337 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).