6th of October City weather in September

In September, 6th of October City sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°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 humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is 6th of October City's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see 6th of October City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:45 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
3%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

6th of October City is City in Giza Governorate, Egypt.

Density
765/km²
people per km²
Founded
1979

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 33°C by the end.

A typical September day in 6th of October City reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in 6th of October City

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
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.

6th of October City weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 30.810.38.0
Feb21° / 10°30.710.98.4
Mar24° / 12°40.611.89.1
Apr29° / 15°00.112.77.6
May33° / 18°0013.55.0
Jun35° / 21°0013.93.3
Jul36° / 23°0013.72.7
Aug36° / 23°0013.12.8
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.1
Oct31° / 19°10.111.36.4
Nov25° / 15°20.510.58.8
Dec21° / 10°20.610.18.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in September.

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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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

6th of October City 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 humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111453311
211652301
311753290
411853280
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Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 54 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:376:14
212.65:376:13
312.65:386:12
412.55:386:11
512.55:396:10
612.55:396:08
712.55:406:07
812.45:406:06
912.45:416:04
1012.45:426:03
1112.35:426:02
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1312.35:435:59
1412.25:445:58
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1712.15:455:54
1812.15:465:53
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2012.15:475:50
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 8.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for 6th of October City

In seasonPeak

None of 6th of October City's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

6th of October City sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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Is September a good time to visit 6th of October City?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit 6th of October City for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for 6th of October City in September

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

In September, 6th of October City sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in 6th of October City 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 6th of October City peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in 6th of October City 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 6th of October City is worst in January — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1687 µg/m³Jul 2033 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct50Poor
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is 6th of October City?

6th of October City sits at 29.8°N, 31.1°E, 126 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Abū an Numrus, 21 km away.

Topography around 6th of October City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of 6th of October City.

Within 3 km, the terrain around 6th of October City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m.

The land around 6th of October City is covered by bare terrain (97%) within 3 km, bare terrain (93%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
320 m
80 km
790 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Abū an Numrus 21 km · Al Badrashayn 21 km · Al Ḩawāmidīyah 21 km · Ash-Shaykh Zāyid 23 km · Ḩalwān 24 km · Kirdāsah 25 km · Giza 26 km · Al ‘Ayyāţ 30 km

Egypt travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 15% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,086
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
79%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
10.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 459
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 10%

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 6th of October City (29.8167°, 31.05°, elevation 126 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).