Salmās weather in September

In September, Salmās sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Salmās's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salmās's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:18 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
21%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Salmās is city in West Azarbaijan Province, Iran.

Founded
~224 CE

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 27°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical September day in Salmās reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12813
22813
32713
42713
52713
62713
72712
82712
92612
102612
112612
122611
132611
142511
152511
162511
172510
182510
192410
202410
212410
22249
23239
24239
25239
26239
27238
28228
29228
30228

How September really feels in Salmās

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.

Salmās weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -10°2766.39.60.0
Feb / -8°296.46.110.50.0
Mar / -3°5410.16.211.71.6
Apr15° / 6612.81.9134.1
May20° / 8116.10.3145.6
Jun25° / 12°429.4014.67.4
Jul29° / 16°184.1014.47.0
Aug29° / 16°122.9013.57.0
Sep25° / 11°163.9012.38.4
Oct18° / 306.90.4116.5
Nov / -1°315.839.92.3
Dec / -7°276.45.99.40.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2964
3964
4964
5964
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18955
19946
20946
21946
22937
23937
24937
25928
26919
279010
289010
298911
308812

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Salmās gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.9 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
611
711
811
912
1012
1113
1213
1314
1414
1514
1615
1715
1815
1915
2015
2115
2215
2315
2415
2516
2616
2716
2816
2917
3017

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 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
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 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 72 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:056:57
212.86:066:55
312.86:066:54
412.76:076:52
512.76:086:50
612.76:096:49
712.66:106:47
812.66:116:46
912.56:126:44
1012.56:136:42
1112.56:146:41
1212.46:146:39
1312.46:156:37
1412.36:166:36
1512.36:176:34
1612.26:186:33
1712.26:196:31
1812.26:206:29
1912.16:216:28
2012.16:226:26
2112.06:226:24
2212.06:236:23
2311.96:246:21
2411.96:256:19
2511.96:266:18
2611.86:276:16
2711.86:286:15
2811.76:296:13
2911.76:306:11
3011.76:316:10

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
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 Salmās?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Salmās for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Salmās in September

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

In September, Salmās sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Salmās 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 Salmās peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Salmās 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 Salmās is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1032 µg/m³Jan 1118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Salmās?

Salmās sits at 38.2°N, 44.8°E, 1,382 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khūy, 42 km away.

Seyah Cheshmeh

Topography around Salmās

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salmās has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 1,389 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,131 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,846 m.

The land around Salmās is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), cropland (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
1,131 m
80 km
2,846 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Khūy 42 km · Orūmīyeh 77 km · Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn 80 km · Yüksekova 81 km · Shabestar 82 km · Marand 92 km · Şemdinli 101 km · Seyah Cheshmeh 102 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 Salmās (38.1973°, 44.7653°, elevation 1,382 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).