Artik weather in September

In September, Artik sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 19°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 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Artik's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Artik's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 23 mm; 5.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:50 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover: 25%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Artik is town in Shirak, Armenia.

Density: 2,592/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1939

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical September day in Artik reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	24	12
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	23	10
15	22	10
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	9
19	22	9
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	19	8
29	19	7
30	19	7

How September really feels in Artik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Artik weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -10°	28	6.5	7.2	9.4	0.0
Feb	1° / -8°	33	7.7	7.7	10.4	0.0
Mar	6° / -3°	61	12.7	8.9	11.7	0.5
Apr	12° / 2°	91	17.2	4.7	13	2.7
May	18° / 7°	97	18.4	0.5	14.2	4.7
Jun	23° / 11°	71	13.8	0	14.8	6.6
Jul	26° / 14°	56	11.9	0	14.6	6.9
Aug	27° / 14°	36	9.5	0	13.6	7.3
Sep	22° / 10°	23	5.3	0.1	12.3	8.0
Oct	15° / 4°	33	7.5	0.6	10.9	5.3
Nov	7° / -2°	31	6.1	3.7	9.7	1.2
Dec	1° / -7°	30	6.5	6.3	9.1	0.0

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 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	92	91	90	90	89	89	87	86	86	85	84	83	83	82	81
Cloudier (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	10	10	11	11	13	14	14	15	16	17	17	18	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	92	8
17	91	9
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Artik gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 5.3 wet days in September, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 18% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	17
3	17
4	16
5	16
6	16
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	16
14	16
15	17
16	17
17	18
18	18
19	19
20	19
21	20
22	20
23	21
24	21
25	22
26	22
27	23
28	23
29	23
30	22

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 6:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05
Sunset (PM)	7:32	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:24	7:22	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	6:35	7:32
2	12.9	6:36	7:31
3	12.9	6:37	7:29
4	12.8	6:38	7:27
5	12.8	6:39	7:25
6	12.7	6:40	7:24
7	12.7	6:41	7:22
8	12.6	6:42	7:20
9	12.6	6:43	7:19
10	12.5	6:44	7:17
11	12.5	6:45	7:15
12	12.4	6:46	7:13
13	12.4	6:47	7:12
14	12.4	6:48	7:10
15	12.3	6:49	7:08
16	12.3	6:50	7:06
17	12.2	6:51	7:05
18	12.2	6:53	7:03
19	12.1	6:54	7:01
20	12.1	6:55	6:59
21	12.0	6:56	6:58
22	12.0	6:57	6:56
23	11.9	6:58	6:54
24	11.9	6:59	6:52
25	11.9	7:00	6:51
26	11.8	7:01	6:49
27	11.8	7:02	6:47
28	11.7	7:03	6:45
29	11.7	7:04	6:44
30	11.6	7:05	6:42

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Artik

In seasonPeak

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

Artik's rainy season runs March–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Artik?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Artik for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Artik in September

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

In September, Artik sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Artik in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Artik peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	7	8	11	10	10	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Artik 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 Artik is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	19	21	23	23	21	18	16	15	16	17	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Artik?

Artik sits at 40.6°N, 44.0°E, 1,782 m above sea level, in Armenia. The nearest listed city is Gyumri, 22 km away.

Topography around Artik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Artik has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m around an average of 1,822 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,725 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,350 m.

The land around Artik is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

381 m

grassland 55%

16 km

1,725 m

grassland 60%

80 km

3,350 m

grassland 66%

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← August Artik year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Gyumri 22 km · Ashtarak 49 km · Vanadzor 49 km · Armavir 52 km · Echmiadzin 57 km · Charentsavan 62 km · Davtashen 62 km · Ajapnyak 63 km

Armenia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $9,474; 2025
Happiness: 5.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 82%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 515
Religion

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 Artik (40.6192°, 43.9721°, elevation 1,782 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	24	12
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	23	10
15	22	10
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	9
19	22	9
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	19	8
29	19	7
30	19	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	92	8
17	91	9
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	17
3	17
4	16
5	16
6	16
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	16
14	16
15	17
16	17
17	18
18	18
19	19
20	19
21	20
22	20
23	21
24	21
25	22
26	22
27	23
28	23
29	23
30	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	24	12
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	23	10
15	22	10
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	9
19	22	9
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	19	8
29	19	7
30	19	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	92	8
17	91	9
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	17
3	17
4	16
5	16
6	16
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	16
14	16
15	17
16	17
17	18
18	18
19	19
20	19
21	20
22	20
23	21
24	21
25	22
26	22
27	23
28	23
29	23
30	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	24	12
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	23	10
15	22	10
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	9
19	22	9
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	19	8
29	19	7
30	19	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	92	8
17	91	9
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	17
3	17
4	16
5	16
6	16
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	16
14	16
15	17
16	17
17	18
18	18
19	19
20	19
21	20
22	20
23	21
24	21
25	22
26	22
27	23
28	23
29	23
30	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0