Mysore weather in September

In September, Mysore sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 116 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Mysore's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mysore's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:16 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Mysore is city in the state of Karnataka, India.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 26 µg/m³ · 2019

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 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Mysore reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mysore weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°30.811.46.9
Feb31° / 19°51.111.65.5
Mar34° / 21°152.611.93.8
Apr34° / 23°508.912.33.0
May33° / 23°10616.712.63.0
Jun29° / 22°13819.312.73.9
Jul28° / 21°15922.312.74.3
Aug28° / 21°14420.112.44.4
Sep29° / 21°11616.812.14.4
Oct29° / 20°14517.711.74.5
Nov28° / 19°7510.111.46.1
Dec28° / 18°263.411.37.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2991
3991
4991
51189
61189
71189
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mysore gets around 116 mm of rain over 16.8 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 56% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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262
362
461
561
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760
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2151
2251
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2654
2755
2856
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3058

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12917
23907
33907
43898
53898
63898
73898
83898
93898
103907
113907
124897
134897
144906
155896
165896
175896
186886
196877
206877
216877
226868
236868
246868
256868
266859
276859
285869
2958510
3058510

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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913light breeze
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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 6:16 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:166:30
212.26:166:30
312.26:166:29
412.26:166:28
512.26:166:28
612.26:166:27
712.26:166:26
812.26:166:26
912.16:166:25
1012.16:166:24
1112.16:166:23
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1312.16:166:22
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3011.96:166:10

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
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225.0Bright
235.1Bright
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265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Mysore

In seasonPeak

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

Mysore's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is September a good time to visit Mysore?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Mysore for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mysore in September

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

In September, Mysore sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mysore 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 Mysore peaks around July 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJul 22UV 13Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mysore 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 Mysore is worst in January — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Mysore's WHO annual average of 26 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModerateJan 1838 µg/m³Jul 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar35Poor
Apr30Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mysore?

Mysore sits at 12.3°N, 76.6°E, 757 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Bengaluru, 128 km away.

ThaikattusseryMunnarKochiMaduraiAlappuzhaHampi

Topography around Mysore

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mysore has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 750 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around Mysore is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (31%), cropland (29%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
407 m
80 km
1,430 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Bengaluru 128 km · Irimbiliyam 170 km · Thaikattussery 209 km · Munnar 250 km · Kochi 265 km · Madurai 310 km · Alappuzha 314 km · Hampi 338 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

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 Mysore (12.2979°, 76.6393°, elevation 757 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).