Tindouf weather in September

In September, Tindouf sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Tindouf's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tindouf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:22 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
22%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Tindouf is municipality of Algeria.

Density
1/km²
people per km²
Founded
1852

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 39°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical September day in Tindouf reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Tindouf

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
3 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Tindouf weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 20.710.48.3
Feb23° / 10°50.9118.9
Mar26° / 13°20.311.88.8
Apr30° / 15°10.112.66.8
May33° / 18°10.113.34.5
Jun37° / 21°00.113.71.9
Jul42° / 26°0013.60.0
Aug41° / 26°10.3130.0
Sep37° / 22°20.412.22.3
Oct31° / 18°9111.35.9
Nov25° / 13°20.410.68.8
Dec21° / 40.710.38.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
49010
58911
68911
78812
88713
98713
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Tindouf gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
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122
132
142
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172
182
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302

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194420
294420
394420
493520
593520
693520
792620
892620
992620
1091720
1190721
1290721
1389821
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1888831
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2190730
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2791630
2893520
2993520
3093520

Wind in September

Winds average 18 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1218light breeze
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3017light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:157:50
212.67:157:48
312.57:167:47
412.57:167:46
512.57:177:45
612.47:177:44
712.47:187:43
812.47:187:41
912.47:197:40
1012.37:197:39
1112.37:207:38
1212.37:207:37
1312.27:217:35
1412.27:217:34
1512.27:227:33
1612.27:227:32
1712.17:237:31
1812.17:237:29
1912.17:237:28
2012.07:247:27
2112.07:247:26
2212.07:257:24
2312.07:257:23
2411.97:267:22
2511.97:267:21
2611.97:277:20
2711.97:277:18
2811.87:287:17
2911.87:287:16
3011.87:297:15

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 8.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
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176.5Intense
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286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Tindouf

In seasonPeak

In September, Tindouf sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tindouf sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is September a good time to visit Tindouf?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tindouf.

What to pack for Tindouf in September

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

In September, Tindouf sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tindouf in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tindouf peaks around August 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 14UV 11Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Tindouf 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 Tindouf is worst in June — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 1861 µg/m³Nov 1628 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr53Poor
May51Poor
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug53Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov27Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tindouf?

Tindouf sits at 27.7°N, 8.1°W, 402 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Assa, 163 km away.

AssaBou IzakarnTataTiznitTine Biougra

Topography around Tindouf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tindouf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 415 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m.

The land around Tindouf is covered by bare terrain (78%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
190 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Assa 163 km · Bou Izakarn 227 km · Tata 231 km · Guelmim 237 km · Tiznit 273 km · Sidi Ifni 274 km · Tan-Tan 302 km · Tine Biougra 307 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,051
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
69%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 468
Religion
Muslim 99%

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 Tindouf (27.6711°, -8.1474°, elevation 402 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).