Yazd weather in September

In September, Yazd sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°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 34°C in the first days to 30°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 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Yazd's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yazd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:41 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
4%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Yazd is capital city of Yazd Province, Iran.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 29.3 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
3,380/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 30°C by the end.

A typical September day in Yazd reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Yazd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 17 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
17
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.

Yazd 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
Jan12° / 204.61.410.23.7
Feb15° / 132.90.810.85.5
Mar19° / 2040.211.87.4
Apr24° / 13°143.2012.88.1
May30° / 18°51.5013.66.4
Jun35° / 22°00.10143.3
Jul37° / 24°00013.92.0
Aug36° / 22°00013.23.1
Sep32° / 18°00012.25.5
Oct26° / 13°30.8011.28.8
Nov18° / 112.60.210.47.2
Dec14° / 163.40.5104.9

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 2% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Yazd 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 1% 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 5 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
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 60 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:326:13
212.75:326:12
312.65:336:10
412.65:346:09
512.65:346:08
612.55:356:06
712.55:356:05
812.55:366:04
912.45:376:02
1012.45:376:01
1112.45:385:59
1212.35:395:58
1312.35:395:57
1412.35:405:55
1512.25:405:54
1612.25:415:53
1712.25:425:51
1812.15:425:50
1912.15:435:48
2012.15:445:47
2112.05:445:46
2212.05:455:44
2312.05:465:43
2411.95:465:42
2511.95:475:40
2611.95:475:39
2711.85:485:38
2811.85:495:36
2911.85:495:35
3011.75:505:34

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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36.9Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Yazd

In seasonPeak

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

Yazd sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is September a good time to visit Yazd?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yazd in September

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

In September, Yazd sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yazd in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yazd peaks around June 23 at about 10 (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 highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Yazd 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 Yazd is worst in April — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Yazd's WHO annual average of 29.3 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateApr 2241 µg/m³Dec 1018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr41Poor
May40Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul40Poor
Aug28Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yazd?

Yazd sits at 31.9°N, 54.4°E, 1,216 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ashkez̄ar, 19 km away.

BāfqAbarkūhAnār

Topography around Yazd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yazd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 1,218 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,107 m.

The land around Yazd is covered by artificial surfaces (85%) within 3 km, bare terrain (78%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
533 m
80 km
3,107 m
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September weather nearby: Ashkez̄ar 19 km · Taft 23 km · Mahrīz 36 km · Meybod 51 km · Ardakān 57 km · Bāfq 103 km · Abarkūh 134 km · Anār 143 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 Yazd (31.8972°, 54.3675°, elevation 1,216 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).