Rafsanjān weather in September

In September, Rafsanjān sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 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 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Rafsanjān's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rafsanjān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:35 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
4%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Rafsanjān is city in Kerman 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 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical September day in Rafsanjān reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 22 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
22
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.

Rafsanjān 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
Jan14° / 143.30.910.35.1
Feb17° / 163.70.310.96.5
Mar21° / 133.9011.87.8
Apr26° / 13°81.8012.78.0
May32° / 18°20.7013.55.4
Jun37° / 22°00013.92.4
Jul38° / 23°00.1013.81.5
Aug36° / 21°00.1013.12.7
Sep33° / 17°00012.25.0
Oct27° / 11°10.4011.38.5
Nov20° / 61.30.110.58.3
Dec16° / 121.90.310.16.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Rafsanjān gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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

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Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 54 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:266:05
212.65:276:04
312.65:276:03
412.65:286:01
512.55:296:00
612.55:295:59
712.55:305:58
812.45:305:56
912.45:315:55
1012.45:315:54
1112.35:325:52
1212.35:335:51
1312.35:335:50
1412.25:345:48
1512.25:345:47
1612.25:355:46
1712.15:355:44
1812.15:365:43
1912.15:375:42
2012.15:375:41
2112.05:385:39
2212.05:385:38
2312.05:395:37
2411.95:405:35
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2611.95:415:33
2711.85:415:31
2811.85:425:30
2911.85:435:29
3011.75:435:28

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.8Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Rafsanjān?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rafsanjān in September

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

In September, Rafsanjān sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rafsanjān in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rafsanjān peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rafsanjān 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 Rafsanjān is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2034 µg/m³Nov 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rafsanjān?

Rafsanjān sits at 30.4°N, 56.0°E, 1,514 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zarand, 71 km away.

KermanSirjanNajafshahrRāvar

Topography around Rafsanjān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rafsanjān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 1,516 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,231 m.

The land around Rafsanjān is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, bare terrain (61%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (86%) within 80 km.

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38 m
16 km
301 m
80 km
2,231 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Zarand 71 km · Bardsīr 78 km · Anār 86 km · Shahr-e Bābak 90 km · Kerman 105 km · Sirjan 110 km · Najafshahr 117 km · Rāvar 123 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 Rafsanjān (30.4067°, 55.9939°, elevation 1,514 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).