Sitrah weather in September

In September, Sitrah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 31°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Sitrah's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sitrah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
31°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:27 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
2%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Sitrah is island.

Density
3,234/km²
people per km²

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 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical September day in Sitrah reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 31°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and about 3°C warmer than October.

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

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
29 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.

Sitrah weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 16°15310.57.5
Feb19° / 17°101.911.17.9
Mar22° / 20°101.911.88.4
Apr26° / 23°30.812.68.7
May30° / 28°10.113.36.8
Jun33° / 31°0013.64.9
Jul35° / 33°0013.53.8
Aug35° / 33°0012.93.5
Sep34° / 31°0012.24.5
Oct31° / 28°00.211.46.6
Nov26° / 24°121.610.78.7
Dec21° / 19°152.310.48.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
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51000
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71000
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Sitrah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101792
201792
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401990
501990
6011089
7011188
8011287
9011287
10011386
11011485
12011485
13011584
14011584
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20031879
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22042076
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24052174
25052273
26062371
27072469
28072568
29182764
30192862

Wind in September

Winds average 15 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
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1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 42 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:215:53
212.55:215:52
312.55:225:51
412.55:225:50
512.45:235:49
612.45:235:48
712.45:245:47
812.45:245:46
912.35:245:44
1012.35:255:43
1112.35:255:42
1212.35:265:41
1312.25:265:40
1412.25:265:39
1512.25:275:38
1612.25:275:36
1712.15:285:35
1812.15:285:34
1912.15:295:33
2012.05:295:32
2112.05:295:31
2212.05:305:29
2312.05:305:28
2411.95:315:27
2511.95:315:26
2611.95:325:25
2711.95:325:24
2811.85:325:23
2911.85:335:21
3011.85:335:20

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
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126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
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276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Sitrah

In seasonPeak

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

Sitrah sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

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

Is September a good time to visit Sitrah?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sitrah in September

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

In September, Sitrah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 31°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sitrah in September

The nearest coast averages about 33°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 12 to Dec 31 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May28Warm
Jun31Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Sitrah 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 Sitrah peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 9Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sitrah 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 Sitrah is worst in July — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 2282 µg/m³Nov 1838 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul83Unhealthy
Aug80Unhealthy
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct48Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sitrah?

Sitrah sits at 26.2°N, 50.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Bahrain. The nearest listed city is Riffa, 7.0 km away.

RiffaIsa TownManamaJidd ḨafşMuharraqHamad TownDār Kulayb

Topography around Sitrah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sitrah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m.

The land around Sitrah is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), bare terrain (31%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (50%), artificial surfaces (26%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and water (64%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
134 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Riffa 7.0 km · Isa Town 8.0 km · Manama 9.0 km · Jidd Ḩafş 10 km · Muharraq 11 km · Hamad Town 12 km · Dār Kulayb 15 km · Thuqbah 43 km

Bahrain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$30,597
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.2
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
5.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 74%other 26%

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 Sitrah (26.1547°, 50.6206°, elevation 5 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).