Tehran weather in September

In September, Tehran sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.9 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 28°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% 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 Tehran's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tehran's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:52 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
9%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Tehran is capital city of Iran.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 31.4 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
10,428/km²
people per km²
Founded
1794

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 28°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical September day in Tehran reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°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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22819
32819
42818
52818
62818
72818
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112717
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How September really feels in Tehran

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.

Tehran 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 / -7°427.66.79.90.0
Feb / -6°488.46.810.60.0
Mar / -0°629.55.511.71.6
Apr15° / 519.51.112.94.8
May22° / 13°224.90.113.97.7
Jun28° / 18°61.6014.47.7
Jul31° / 22°51.2014.25.9
Aug30° / 21°40.8013.36.7
Sep26° / 16°50.9012.29.0
Oct19° / 10°214.10.111.17.3
Nov10° / 447.1310.12.5
Dec / -5°437.75.99.60.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13982
14982
15982
16982
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22982
23973
24973
25964
26964
27964
28955
29955
30946

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Tehran gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
163
173
183
193
203
214
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274
285
295
306

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 (%)
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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66calm
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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 5:40 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:406:28
212.85:416:26
312.75:426:25
412.75:436:23
512.65:436:22
612.65:446:20
712.65:456:19
812.55:466:17
912.55:476:16
1012.55:476:14
1112.45:486:13
1212.45:496:11
1312.35:506:10
1412.35:506:08
1512.35:516:07
1612.25:526:05
1712.25:536:04
1812.15:546:02
1912.15:546:01
2012.15:555:59
2112.05:565:58
2212.05:575:56
2312.05:585:55
2411.95:585:53
2511.95:595:52
2611.86:005:50
2711.86:015:49
2811.86:025:47
2911.76:025:46
3011.76:035:44

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Tehran?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tehran in September

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

In September, Tehran sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tehran 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 Tehran peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tehran 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 Tehran is worst in January — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tehran's WHO annual average of 31.4 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1247 µg/m³Jul 1816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar35Poor
Apr31Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tehran?

Tehran sits at 35.7°N, 51.4°E, 1,178 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Vaḩīdīyeh, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Tehran

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tehran has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 1,186 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,728 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,034 m.

The land around Tehran is covered by artificial surfaces (96%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (60%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (38%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
1,728 m
80 km
5,034 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Vaḩīdīyeh 5.0 km · Shahrak-e Qods 8.0 km · Morteẕá Gerd 12 km · Tajrīsh 12 km · Shahrak-e ‘Alā’īn 13 km · Andīsheh 14 km · Chahār Dangeh 14 km · Bāqershahr 18 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 Tehran (35.6944°, 51.4215°, elevation 1,178 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).