Damāvand weather in September

In September, Damāvand sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Damāvand's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Damāvand's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:49 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
12%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Damāvand is city in Tehran 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 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical September day in Damāvand reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12416
22416
32415
42415
52415
62415
72315
82315
92315
102315
112314
122314
132214
142214
152214
162214
172213
182113
192113
202113
212113
222112
232012
242012
252012
262012
271911
281911
291911
301911

How September really feels in Damāvand

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.

Damāvand weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -8°357.27.59.90.0
Feb-1° / -7°4588.310.60.0
Mar / -2°589.58.311.70.1
Apr11° / 539.92.912.92.6
May17° / 10°306.60.413.96.3
Jun24° / 15°113.3014.48.7
Jul27° / 18°102.4014.28.5
Aug26° / 17°81.8013.48.9
Sep22° / 13°82012.28.8
Oct15° / 2450.811.15.5
Nov / -0°376.95.110.10.9
Dec / -6°356.97.19.60.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11982
12982
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22964
23964
24964
25964
26955
27955
28937
29937
30937

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Damāvand gets around 8 mm of rain over 2 wet days in September, the driest month. 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 11% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
96
106
116
127
137
147
157
168
178
188
198
208
218
229
239
249
259
269
2710
2810
2910
3011

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 66 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:386:25
212.85:386:24
312.75:396:22
412.75:406:21
512.65:416:19
612.65:426:18
712.65:426:16
812.55:436:15
912.55:446:13
1012.55:456:12
1112.45:456:10
1212.45:466:09
1312.35:476:07
1412.35:486:06
1512.35:496:04
1612.25:496:03
1712.25:506:01
1812.15:516:00
1912.15:525:58
2012.15:535:57
2112.05:535:55
2212.05:545:54
2312.05:555:52
2411.95:565:50
2511.95:575:49
2611.85:575:47
2711.85:585:46
2811.85:595:44
2911.76:005:43
3011.76:015:41

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Damāvand?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Damāvand for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Damāvand in September

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

In September, Damāvand sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Damāvand in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Damāvand peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Damāvand 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 Damāvand is worst in January — around 151 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (July, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12150 µg/m³Jul 1850 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan151Very unhealthy
Feb139Unhealthy
Mar113Unhealthy
Apr101Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun63Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep77Unhealthy
Oct101Unhealthy
Nov122Unhealthy
Dec148Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Damāvand?

Damāvand sits at 35.7°N, 52.1°E, 1,959 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Rūdehen, 15 km away.

Topography around Damāvand

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Damāvand has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 683 m around an average of 2,101 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,514 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,487 m.

The land around Damāvand is covered by grassland (55%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
683 m
16 km
2,514 m
80 km
5,487 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Rūdehen 15 km · Būmahen 18 km · Pardīs 23 km · Lavāsān 40 km · Mojtame‘-e Maskūnī-ye Nāmjū 42 km · Qīāmdasht 44 km · Pākdasht 44 km · Kahrīzak 46 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 Damāvand (35.7184°, 52.0696°, elevation 1,959 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).