Qalyub weather in September

In September, Qalyub 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 98% 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 Qalyub's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qalyub'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
5:44 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
5%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Qalyub is town in the Al Qalyubiyah governorate of Egypt.

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 Qalyub 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 1°C cooler than August and about 3°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Qalyub

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.

Qalyub 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
Jan20° / 4110.38.0
Feb21° / 10°4110.98.3
Mar24° / 12°40.711.89.0
Apr28° / 15°10.212.77.8
May32° / 18°10.113.55.3
Jun35° / 21°0013.93.7
Jul35° / 22°0013.73.3
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.4
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.3
Oct31° / 19°10.311.36.2
Nov26° / 15°20.610.58.6
Dec22° / 11°20.610.18.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% 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 1%.

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

Any precipitation

Qalyub 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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10230626
20232606
30334585
40437545
50439534
60540514
70542493
80644473
90646453
100747442
110749422
120850402
130950392
140951382
1501052371
1601153351
1701253341
1801254331
1901355311
2001455301
2111554291
2211656270
2311756260
2411856250
2511956240
2622055230
2722155220
2822255210
2932355190
3032455180

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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

DaylightNight

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 5:36 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:366:14
212.65:366:13
312.65:376:12
412.55:376:10
512.55:386:09
612.55:386:08
712.55:396:07
812.45:406:05
912.45:406:04
1012.45:416:03
1112.35:416:01
1212.35:426:00
1312.35:425:59
1412.25:435:58
1512.25:445:56
1612.25:445:55
1712.15:455:54
1812.15:455:52
1912.15:465:51
2012.15:465:50
2112.05:475:48
2212.05:485:47
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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 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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216.0Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Qalyub

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is September a good time to visit Qalyub?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qalyub in September

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

In September, Qalyub sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qalyub 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 Qalyub 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 Qalyub 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 Qalyub is worst in January — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12133 µg/m³Jul 1945 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan134Unhealthy
Feb124Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov119Unhealthy
Dec131Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Qalyub?

Qalyub sits at 30.2°N, 31.2°E, 22 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Qalyub

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qalyub has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m.

The land around Qalyub is covered by cropland (47%) and artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (43%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
666 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah 7.0 km · Shubrā al Khaymah 7.0 km · Awsīm 9.0 km · Manshīyat al Qanāţir 10 km · Al Khuşūş 11 km · Qahā 11 km · Ḩadā’iq al Qubbah 13 km · Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā 13 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 Qalyub (30.1792°, 31.2056°, elevation 22 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).