Dubti weather in September

In September, Dubti sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Dubti's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
28°
10th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:08 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
32%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Dubti is Ethiopian town in the Afar region.

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 38°C through the month.

A typical September day in Dubti reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 2°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Dubti

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
8 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.

Dubti weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°41.111.45.2
Feb34° / 21°51.211.64.0
Mar36° / 23°213.611.92.6
Apr37° / 25°264.712.31.6
May39° / 27°132.312.50.5
Jun41° / 29°10.112.70.0
Jul40° / 28°143.112.60.3
Aug38° / 27°357.112.40.9
Sep38° / 28°14312.11.0
Oct36° / 25°81.911.72.3
Nov34° / 21°4111.53.9
Dec32° / 20°40.711.35.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28713
38713
48713
58812
68812
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Dubti gets around 14 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
119
218
318
417
517
616
715
814
913
1012
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1210
139
149
158
167
177
186
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287
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307

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
193435149
293534149
393533149
4103632148
5113731138
6123830138
7133929137
8144028126
9154027126
10164126115
11174225114
12184225114
13194225103
14204325102
1521432592
1621432681
1722432781
1822432771
1922422870
2023422960
2123413060
2223403160
2322403160
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2824353372
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Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September, the calmest month.

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
110calm
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510calm
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109calm
119calm
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309calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:096:22
212.26:096:22
312.26:086:21
412.26:086:20
512.26:086:20
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712.26:086:18
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912.16:086:17
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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 5.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 6.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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36.3Intense
46.3Intense
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296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Dubti

In seasonPeak

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

Dubti sees seasonal dust haze (June–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Dubti?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dubti.

What to pack for Dubti in September

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

In September, Dubti sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dubti in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dubti peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dubti 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 Dubti is worst in August — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1036 µg/m³Nov 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul35Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep29Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dubti?

Dubti sits at 11.7°N, 41.1°E, 381 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Samara, 11 km away.

SifraBatīMersaDikhil

Topography around Dubti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,428 m.

The land around Dubti is covered by cropland (30%), bare terrain (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (64%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
355 m
80 km
1,428 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Samara 11 km · Logīya 11 km · Asaita 43 km · Mīlē 49 km · Sifra 117 km · Batī 131 km · Mersa 156 km · Dikhil 157 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
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

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 Dubti (11.7329°, 41.082°, elevation 381 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).