Uluru weather in September

In September, Uluru sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Uluru's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uluru's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 1.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:45 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 17%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.8; out of 10

Uluru is town in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Density: 22/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1984

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 climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical September day in Uluru reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C warmer than August and about 3°C cooler 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)	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

How September really feels in Uluru

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.

Uluru weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	37° / 25°	29	3.5	13.4	1.8
Feb	36° / 24°	31	3.7	12.9	2.4
Mar	33° / 21°	23	2.6	12.2	4.2
Apr	29° / 16°	14	1.9	11.4	7.0
May	24° / 11°	12	1.7	10.8	8.7
Jun	20° / 8°	15	1.8	10.5	8.0
Jul	20° / 7°	13	2	10.6	8.2
Aug	23° / 9°	5	1	11.1	9.2
Sep	28° / 13°	8	1.3	11.8	7.8
Oct	32° / 17°	15	2.5	12.6	5.4
Nov	34° / 20°	25	3.6	13.2	3.8
Dec	36° / 23°	41	5.4	13.5	2.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

	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 (%)	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	92	92	92	91	91	91	89	89
Cloudier (%)	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	89	11
30	89	11

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Uluru gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.3 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6

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

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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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

Wind in September

Winds average 17 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:30 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:01	6:30
2	11.5	7:00	6:31
3	11.5	6:59	6:31
4	11.6	6:58	6:31
5	11.6	6:57	6:32
6	11.6	6:56	6:32
7	11.6	6:55	6:33
8	11.7	6:54	6:33
9	11.7	6:53	6:33
10	11.7	6:51	6:34
11	11.7	6:50	6:34
12	11.8	6:49	6:34
13	11.8	6:48	6:35
14	11.8	6:47	6:35
15	11.8	6:46	6:36
16	11.9	6:45	6:36
17	11.9	6:44	6:36
18	11.9	6:42	6:37
19	11.9	6:41	6:37
20	12.0	6:40	6:38
21	12.0	6:39	6:38
22	12.0	6:38	6:38
23	12.0	6:37	6:39
24	12.1	6:36	6:39
25	12.1	6:35	6:40
26	12.1	6:33	6:40
27	12.1	6:32	6:40
28	12.2	6:31	6:41
29	12.2	6:30	6:41
30	12.2	6:29	6:42

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 6.14 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)	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.6	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Uluru?

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

7.8

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Uluru for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Uluru in September

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

In September, Uluru sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Uluru in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Uluru peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	12	9	7	6	6	7	9	13	13	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Uluru 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 Uluru is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	18	15	14	7	6	9	10	14	17	17	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	7	Good
Jun	6	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Uluru?

Uluru sits at 25.2°S, 131.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Alice Springs, 339 km away.

Topography around Uluru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uluru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m.

The land around Uluru is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

24 m

grassland 84%

16 km

375 m

grassland 62%

80 km

545 m

grassland 70%

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

September weather nearby: Alice Springs 339 km · Mount Isa 1,005 km · Whyalla 1,076 km · Kalgoorlie 1,116 km · Broome 1,214 km · Broken Hill 1,265 km · Gawler 1,281 km · Paralowie 1,287 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 90% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $65,130; 2025
Happiness: 6.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 4.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
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 Uluru (-25.2406°, 130.9889°, elevation 0 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	26	11
2	26	11
3	26	11
4	26	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	27	12
8	27	12
9	27	12
10	27	12
11	28	13
12	28	13
13	28	13
14	28	13
15	28	13
16	28	13
17	29	13
18	29	14
19	29	14
20	29	14
21	29	14
22	29	14
23	29	14
24	30	15
25	30	15
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	89	11
30	89	11

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	89	11
30	89	11

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	89	11
30	89	11

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

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