Kermanshah weather in September

In September, Kermanshah sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 29°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 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 Kermanshah's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kermanshah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:10 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
6%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Kermanshah is city in Kermanshah Province, Iran.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 19.1 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
7,406/km²
people per km²

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 34°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical September day in Kermanshah reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13517
23417
33416
43416
53416
63416
73316
83315
93315
103315
113315
123215
133214
143214
153214
163214
173114
183114
193113
203113
213013
223013
233013
243013
253012
262912
272912
282912
292912
302812

How September really feels in Kermanshah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 14 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
14
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.

Kermanshah weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7410.76101.0
Feb / -1°8011.14.810.71.9
Mar14° / 9211.82.111.74.0
Apr19° / 77110.112.86.1
May25° / 11°307.1013.87.6
Jun32° / 16°20.6014.25.4
Jul36° / 19°00.1014.12.5
Aug36° / 19°00.1013.32.5
Sep32° / 14°10.3012.25.8
Oct24° / 284.2011.18.1
Nov15° / 688.10.110.25.0
Dec10° / -0°6492.69.72.2

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 2%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23982
24973
25973
26973
27973
28964
29955
30955

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kermanshah 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
10
20
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
142
152
162
172
182
192
202
212
222
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242
252
262
272
282
293
303

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

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 5:59 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:596:44
212.76:006:43
312.76:006:41
412.66:016:40
512.66:026:38
612.66:036:37
712.56:036:36
812.56:046:34
912.56:056:33
1012.46:056:31
1112.46:066:30
1212.46:076:28
1312.36:086:27
1412.36:086:25
1512.26:096:24
1612.26:106:22
1712.26:106:21
1812.16:116:19
1912.16:126:18
2012.16:136:17
2112.06:136:15
2212.06:146:14
2312.06:156:12
2411.96:166:11
2511.96:166:09
2611.86:176:08
2711.86:186:06
2811.86:196:05
2911.76:196:03
3011.76:206:02

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.36 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
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Kermanshah

In seasonPeak

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

Kermanshah's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Kermanshah?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Kermanshah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kermanshah in September

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

In September, Kermanshah sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kermanshah in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kermanshah peaks around June 17 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kermanshah 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 Kermanshah is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kermanshah's WHO annual average of 19.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2324 µg/m³Jan 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kermanshah?

Kermanshah sits at 34.3°N, 47.1°E, 1,392 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Harsīn, 48 km away.

Topography around Kermanshah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kermanshah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 1,396 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,376 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,609 m.

The land around Kermanshah is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
1,376 m
80 km
2,609 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Harsīn 48 km · Eslāmābād-e Gharb 54 km · Kāmyārān 55 km · Ravānsar 58 km · Şaḩneh 60 km · Sonqor 71 km · Javānrūd 76 km · Kangāvar 85 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 Kermanshah (34.3142°, 47.065°, elevation 1,392 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).