Shibirghān weather in September

In September, Shibirghān sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 29°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 Shibirghān's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shibirghān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:54 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
4%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Shibirghān is capital city of the Jowzjan Province in northern Afghanistan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical September day in Shibirghān reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 8°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23519
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63418
73418
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113317
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272914
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302914

How September really feels in Shibirghān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 16 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
16
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.

Shibirghān 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
Jan / 347.329.82.1
Feb12° / 428.11.710.63.1
Mar18° / 538.90.711.75.7
Apr25° / 13°356.1012.97.3
May32° / 18°153.1013.95.0
Jun37° / 22°20.6014.51.9
Jul39° / 24°00014.30.7
Aug37° / 22°00.1013.42.0
Sep32° / 17°10.1012.25.6
Oct24° / 11°41.1011.18.9
Nov16° / 214.70.4105.8
Dec10° / 275.71.59.52.8

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 2% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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121000
131000
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16991
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22973
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25973
26973
27964
28955
29955
30955

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Shibirghān gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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30100

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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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 5:42 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:426:31
212.85:436:30
312.75:446:28
412.75:456:27
512.75:456:25
612.65:466:24
712.65:476:22
812.55:486:21
912.55:496:19
1012.55:496:18
1112.45:506:16
1212.45:516:14
1312.35:526:13
1412.35:536:11
1512.35:546:10
1612.25:546:08
1712.25:556:07
1812.25:566:05
1912.15:576:03
2012.15:586:02
2112.05:596:00
2212.05:595:59
2311.96:005:57
2411.96:015:56
2511.96:025:54
2611.86:035:53
2711.86:045:51
2811.76:045:49
2911.76:055:48
3011.76:065:46

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Shibirghān

In seasonPeak

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

Shibirghān sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is September a good time to visit Shibirghān?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shibirghān in September

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

In September, Shibirghān sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shibirghān 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 Shibirghān peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 23UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Shibirghān 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 Shibirghān is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1634 µg/m³Jan 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shibirghān?

Shibirghān sits at 36.7°N, 65.8°E, 360 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Sar-e Pul, 53 km away.

QarqīnBalkhSang-e ChārakMaymanaMazār-e SharīfMagdanly

Topography around Shibirghān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shibirghān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 359 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,632 m.

The land around Shibirghān is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (55%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
309 m
80 km
2,632 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Sar-e Pul 53 km · Andkhoy 64 km · Qarqīn 87 km · Balkh 102 km · Sang-e Chārak 110 km · Maymana 120 km · Mazār-e Sharīf 121 km · Magdanly 130 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 Shibirghān (36.6676°, 65.7529°, elevation 360 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).