Ara Ali weather in September

In September, Ara Ali sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ara Ali's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ara Ali's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 1.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:09 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ara Ali reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 2°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23

How September really feels in Ara Ali

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 14 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ara Ali 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 20°	4	0.9	11.7	4.8
Feb	34° / 21°	5	0.7	11.8	4.1
Mar	33° / 22°	34	5.3	12	3.9
Apr	31° / 22°	115	17.1	12.1	3.8
May	31° / 22°	53	11.3	12.3	4.5
Jun	31° / 22°	4	0.8	12.3	5.4
Jul	30° / 22°	5	1.4	12.3	5.7
Aug	31° / 22°	2	0.8	12.2	5.4
Sep	32° / 23°	7	1.7	12	4.8
Oct	30° / 21°	97	15.9	11.9	4.3
Nov	29° / 19°	78	12	11.7	5.1
Dec	31° / 19°	15	2.3	11.7	5.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	43	44	47	47	50	52	53	55	57	59	60	62	63	63	64	64	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	63
Cloudier (%)	57	56	53	53	50	48	47	45	43	41	40	38	37	37	36	36	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	50	50
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	55	45
9	57	43
10	59	41
11	60	40
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	63	37

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ara Ali gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.7 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 7% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	6	7	8	10	12	13	15	17	18	20	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	3
16	3
17	4
18	4
19	5
20	6
21	7
22	8
23	10
24	12
25	13
26	15
27	17
28	18
29	20
30	22

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	44	43	42	41	39	38	37	35	33	31	29	27	25	23	21	18	17
Comfortable (%)	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	45	44	43	41
Humid (%)	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	12	13	14	16	18	19	21	23	25	27	29	31
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	10	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	50	48	2	0
2	50	48	3	0
3	50	48	3	0
4	49	48	3	0
5	49	48	3	0
6	48	48	3	0
7	48	48	4	0
8	48	48	4	0
9	47	48	4	0
10	47	48	5	0
11	46	48	5	0
12	46	48	6	1
13	45	48	6	1
14	44	48	7	1
15	43	49	8	1
16	42	49	8	1
17	41	49	9	1
18	39	49	10	1
19	38	49	12	1
20	37	49	13	2
21	35	49	14	2
22	33	48	16	3
23	31	48	18	3
24	29	47	19	4
25	27	47	21	5
26	25	46	23	6
27	23	45	25	7
28	21	44	27	8
29	18	43	29	10
30	17	41	31	11

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:04 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:12	6:19
2	12.1	6:12	6:19
3	12.1	6:12	6:18
4	12.1	6:12	6:18
5	12.1	6:11	6:17
6	12.1	6:11	6:16
7	12.1	6:11	6:16
8	12.1	6:11	6:15
9	12.1	6:11	6:15
10	12.1	6:10	6:14
11	12.1	6:10	6:14
12	12.1	6:10	6:13
13	12.0	6:10	6:13
14	12.0	6:10	6:12
15	12.0	6:09	6:12
16	12.0	6:09	6:11
17	12.0	6:09	6:11
18	12.0	6:09	6:10
19	12.0	6:09	6:10
20	12.0	6:08	6:09
21	12.0	6:08	6:08
22	12.0	6:08	6:08
23	12.0	6:08	6:07
24	12.0	6:08	6:07
25	12.0	6:07	6:06
26	12.0	6:07	6:06
27	12.0	6:07	6:05
28	12.0	6:07	6:05
29	12.0	6:07	6:04
30	12.0	6:07	6:04

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Ara Ali?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

7.6

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ara Ali in September

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

In September, Ara Ali sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Ara Ali in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ara Ali peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	15	14	12	11	11	13	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ara Ali?

Ara Ali sits at 6.0°N, 41.0°E, 777 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ghinnir, 135 km away.

Topography around Ara Ali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ara Ali has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m around an average of 832 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,407 m.

The land around Ara Ali is covered by shrubs (84%) within 3 km, shrubs (85%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

350 m

shrubs 84%

16 km

615 m

shrubs 85%

80 km

1,407 m

shrubs 76%

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← August Ara Ali year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Ghinnir 135 km · Mena 140 km · Goba 165 km · Bale Robe 172 km · Negēlē 176 km · Kibre Mengist 227 km · Ramu 227 km · Dodola 234 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / F / L; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $933; 2025
Happiness: 4.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 14%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 8.5; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 28.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 499
Religion

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 Ara Ali (5.9667°, 41.0333°, elevation 777 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	50	50
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	55	45
9	57	43
10	59	41
11	60	40
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	3
16	3
17	4
18	4
19	5
20	6
21	7
22	8
23	10
24	12
25	13
26	15
27	17
28	18
29	20
30	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	50	48	2	0
2	50	48	3	0
3	50	48	3	0
4	49	48	3	0
5	49	48	3	0
6	48	48	3	0
7	48	48	4	0
8	48	48	4	0
9	47	48	4	0
10	47	48	5	0
11	46	48	5	0
12	46	48	6	1
13	45	48	6	1
14	44	48	7	1
15	43	49	8	1
16	42	49	8	1
17	41	49	9	1
18	39	49	10	1
19	38	49	12	1
20	37	49	13	2
21	35	49	14	2
22	33	48	16	3
23	31	48	18	3
24	29	47	19	4
25	27	47	21	5
26	25	46	23	6
27	23	45	25	7
28	21	44	27	8
29	18	43	29	10
30	17	41	31	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	50	50
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	55	45
9	57	43
10	59	41
11	60	40
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	3
16	3
17	4
18	4
19	5
20	6
21	7
22	8
23	10
24	12
25	13
26	15
27	17
28	18
29	20
30	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	50	48	2	0
2	50	48	3	0
3	50	48	3	0
4	49	48	3	0
5	49	48	3	0
6	48	48	3	0
7	48	48	4	0
8	48	48	4	0
9	47	48	4	0
10	47	48	5	0
11	46	48	5	0
12	46	48	6	1
13	45	48	6	1
14	44	48	7	1
15	43	49	8	1
16	42	49	8	1
17	41	49	9	1
18	39	49	10	1
19	38	49	12	1
20	37	49	13	2
21	35	49	14	2
22	33	48	16	3
23	31	48	18	3
24	29	47	19	4
25	27	47	21	5
26	25	46	23	6
27	23	45	25	7
28	21	44	27	8
29	18	43	29	10
30	17	41	31	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	50	50
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	55	45
9	57	43
10	59	41
11	60	40
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	3
16	3
17	4
18	4
19	5
20	6
21	7
22	8
23	10
24	12
25	13
26	15
27	17
28	18
29	20
30	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	50	48	2	0
2	50	48	3	0
3	50	48	3	0
4	49	48	3	0
5	49	48	3	0
6	48	48	3	0
7	48	48	4	0
8	48	48	4	0
9	47	48	4	0
10	47	48	5	0
11	46	48	5	0
12	46	48	6	1
13	45	48	6	1
14	44	48	7	1
15	43	49	8	1
16	42	49	8	1
17	41	49	9	1
18	39	49	10	1
19	38	49	12	1
20	37	49	13	2
21	35	49	14	2
22	33	48	16	3
23	31	48	18	3
24	29	47	19	4
25	27	47	21	5
26	25	46	23	6
27	23	45	25	7
28	21	44	27	8
29	18	43	29	10
30	17	41	31	11