Bireun weather in September

In September, Bireun sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 199 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Bireun's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bireun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:27 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
88%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Bireun is capital of Bireuen Regency, Indonesia.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Bireun reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Bireun

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.

Bireun weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°15621.811.73.9
Feb29° / 25°11818.411.84.0
Mar30° / 25°14422.3123.6
Apr30° / 25°16825.112.13.0
May30° / 26°19323.112.23.1
Jun31° / 26°1261812.33.6
Jul30° / 26°13619.512.33.6
Aug30° / 25°15721.812.23.4
Sep30° / 25°19924.1123.2
Oct29° / 25°27227.411.93.1
Nov29° / 25°36727.911.83.0
Dec29° / 25°29225.211.73.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6793
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Bireun gets around 199 mm of rain over 24.1 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 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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

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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 6:30 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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1312.06:276:30
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1812.06:266:27
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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 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Bireun

In seasonPeak

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

Bireun sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

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

Is September a good time to visit Bireun?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bireun.

What to pack for Bireun in September

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

In September, Bireun sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bireun in September

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bireun 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 Bireun peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Bireun 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 Bireun is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1818 µg/m³Dec 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bireun?

Bireun sits at 5.2°N, 96.7°E, 19 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Reuleuet, 46 km away.

Topography around Bireun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bireun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,846 m.

The land around Bireun is covered by trees (41%), cropland (31%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
2,846 m
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September weather nearby: Reuleuet 46 km · Lhokseumawe 50 km · Sigli 84 km · Meulaboh 134 km · Banda Aceh 156 km · Langsa 162 km · Blangpidie 163 km · Sabang 171 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 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 Bireun (5.203°, 96.7009°, elevation 19 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).