Edfu weather in September

In September, Edfu sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-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 99% 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 Edfu's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Edfu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:38 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
2%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Edfu is Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River.

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 Edfu reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 12°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 3°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Edfu

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
12 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.

Edfu weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 11°10.210.69.2
Feb25° / 13°0011.19.3
Mar29° / 16°00.111.87.4
Apr34° / 20°0012.63.9
May38° / 25°00.113.21.3
Jun40° / 27°0013.50.0
Jul40° / 28°0013.40.0
Aug40° / 29°0012.90.0
Sep39° / 27°0012.20.9
Oct35° / 23°00.111.43.2
Nov29° / 17°00.210.87.3
Dec24° / 13°00.110.59.3

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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Edfu 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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19271
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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 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light 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 5:33 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:336:04
212.55:336:03
312.55:346:01
412.45:346:00
512.45:345:59
612.45:355:58
712.45:355:57
812.35:355:56
912.35:365:55
1012.35:365:54
1112.35:375:53
1212.25:375:52
1312.25:375:50
1412.25:385:49
1512.25:385:48
1612.15:385:47
1712.15:395:46
1812.15:395:45
1912.15:405:44
2012.05:405:43
2112.05:405:42
2212.05:415:40
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2711.95:435:35
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2911.85:445:33
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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 6.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.0Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Edfu

In seasonPeak

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

Edfu sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is September a good time to visit Edfu?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Edfu.

What to pack for Edfu in September

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

In September, Edfu sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Edfu in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Edfu peaks around August 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 11Dec 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Edfu 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 Edfu is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 2147 µg/m³Nov 1834 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr46Poor
May46Poor
Jun46Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Edfu?

Edfu sits at 25.0°N, 32.9°E, 90 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī, 8.0 km away.

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Topography around Edfu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Edfu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 741 m.

The land around Edfu is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (59%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

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21 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
741 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī 8.0 km · Al Başalīyah Baḩrī 25 km · As Sibā‘īyah 31 km · Esna 48 km · Kom Ombo 56 km · Darāw 64 km · Ţūd 76 km · Armant 79 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 Edfu (24.9792°, 32.8772°, elevation 90 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).