Ābdānān weather in September

In September, Ābdānān sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 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 38°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ābdānān's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ābdānān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:09 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
5%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Ābdānān is city in Ilam Province, Iran.

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 38°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ābdānān reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

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

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.

Ābdānān 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 12710.41.410.13.0
Feb13° / 1059.60.810.83.9
Mar18° / 1229.50.111.76.0
Apr23° / 12°918.4012.87.3
May31° / 17°213.6013.75.7
Jun37° / 21°10.3014.11.9
Jul40° / 24°00.10140.1
Aug40° / 24°00013.20.2
Sep36° / 19°10.3012.23.1
Oct28° / 15°373.5011.27.1
Nov19° / 1037.8010.36.5
Dec14° / 12190.49.94.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ābdānān gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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21
31
41
51
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
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5991
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7991
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9991
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11991
12991
13991
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15991
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18991
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20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
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28991
29991
30991

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 60 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:596:41
212.75:596:40
312.66:006:39
412.66:016:37
512.66:016:36
612.56:026:35
712.56:036:33
812.56:036:32
912.46:046:31
1012.46:056:29
1112.46:056:28
1212.36:066:26
1312.36:076:25
1412.36:076:23
1512.26:086:22
1612.26:096:21
1712.26:096:19
1812.16:106:18
1912.16:116:16
2012.16:116:15
2112.06:126:14
2212.06:136:12
2312.06:136:11
2411.96:146:09
2511.96:156:08
2611.96:156:07
2711.86:166:05
2811.86:176:04
2911.76:186:02
3011.76:186:01

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
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305.7Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ābdānān

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ābdānān sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is September a good time to visit Ābdānān?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ābdānān. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ābdānān in September

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

In September, Ābdānān sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ābdānān in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ābdānān peaks around June 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ābdānān 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 Ābdānān is worst in April — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2142 µg/m³Nov 2326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr42Poor
May41Poor
Jun35Poor
Jul35Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ābdānān?

Ābdānān sits at 33.0°N, 47.4°E, 889 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Darreh Shahr, 17 km away.

KhorramabadAndīmeshkDezful

Topography around Ābdānān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ābdānān has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m around an average of 973 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,800 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,758 m.

The land around Ābdānān is covered by grassland (45%) and bare terrain (34%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
674 m
16 km
1,800 m
80 km
2,758 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Darreh Shahr 17 km · Poldokhtar 32 km · Dehlorān 36 km · Kūhdasht 63 km · ‘Alī al Gharbī 90 km · Khorramabad 103 km · Andīmeshk 105 km · Dezful 115 km

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 352% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,924
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2014
Road deaths
21.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

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 Ābdānān (32.9926°, 47.4198°, elevation 889 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).