Abu Simbel weather in September

In September, Abu Simbel sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Abu Simbel's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abu Simbel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:44 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
4%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Abu Simbel is village in Egypt.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical September day in Abu Simbel reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 42°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 Abu Simbel

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
14 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.

Abu Simbel weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 12°0010.89.3
Feb25° / 13°00.111.29.3
Mar30° / 16°0011.87.2
Apr35° / 21°0012.53.6
May39° / 25°0013.10.9
Jun40° / 27°0013.30.0
Jul40° / 27°0013.20.0
Aug41° / 28°00.112.80.0
Sep39° / 26°0012.10.8
Oct35° / 23°00.111.53.3
Nov29° / 17°0010.97.8
Dec24° / 13°0010.79.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% 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 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Abu Simbel 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 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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
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309181

Wind in September

Winds average 18 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 18 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
118light 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 5:40 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:406:07
212.45:406:06
312.45:406:05
412.45:416:04
512.45:416:03
612.35:416:02
712.35:416:01
812.35:426:00
912.35:425:59
1012.35:425:58
1112.25:435:57
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1512.15:445:53
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1812.15:455:50
1912.15:455:49
2012.05:455:48
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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 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Abu Simbel

In seasonPeak

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

Abu Simbel sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is September a good time to visit Abu Simbel?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abu Simbel.

What to pack for Abu Simbel in September

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

In September, Abu Simbel sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Abu Simbel 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 Abu Simbel peaks around August 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 11UV 11Dec 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7High
Dec5High

Air quality in Abu Simbel 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 Abu Simbel is worst in June — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorJun 1156 µg/m³Nov 2338 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar55Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May53Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul39Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep54Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Abu Simbel?

Abu Simbel sits at 22.3°N, 31.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Aswan, 234 km away.

AswanDarāwKom OmboAr Radīsīyah QiblīEdfuAl Başalīyah BaḩrīAs Sibā‘īyahAl-Khārijah

Topography around Abu Simbel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abu Simbel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 182 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m.

The land around Abu Simbel is covered by water (47%) and bare terrain (43%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (86%) within 80 km.

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48 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
410 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Aswan 234 km · Darāw 265 km · Kom Ombo 273 km · Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī 313 km · Edfu 320 km · Al Başalīyah Baḩrī 331 km · As Sibā‘īyah 335 km · Al-Khārijah 341 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 Abu Simbel (22.3457°, 31.6162°, 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).