Al-Hamdaniya weather in September

In September, Al-Hamdaniya sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 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 40°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% 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 Al-Hamdaniya's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Hamdaniya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 38°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:54 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 5%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.8; out of 10

Al-Hamdaniya is place in Nineveh, Iraq.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical September day in Al-Hamdaniya reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	40	24
2	40	24
3	40	24
4	40	24
5	40	24
6	39	23
7	39	23
8	39	23
9	39	23
10	39	23
11	38	22
12	38	22
13	38	22
14	38	22
15	38	22
16	38	22
17	37	21
18	37	21
19	37	21
20	37	21
21	36	21
22	36	20
23	36	20
24	36	20
25	36	20
26	35	20
27	35	20
28	35	19
29	35	19
30	34	19

How September really feels in Al-Hamdaniya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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

8 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Al-Hamdaniya 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 3°	84	10.1	9.8	3.6
Feb	15° / 5°	76	9.5	10.6	4.6
Mar	19° / 8°	77	9.2	11.7	6.5
Apr	25° / 13°	52	7.2	12.9	7.4
May	32° / 18°	17	3.4	13.9	4.7
Jun	39° / 24°	1	0.1	14.4	0.8
Jul	42° / 27°	0	0	14.2	0.0
Aug	42° / 26°	0	0	13.4	0.0
Sep	38° / 22°	1	0.2	12.2	1.8
Oct	30° / 16°	22	2.6	11.1	6.0
Nov	21° / 10°	58	6.3	10.1	7.4
Dec	15° / 5°	75	8.2	9.6	4.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	96	95
Cloudier (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	95	5

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Al-Hamdaniya gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm

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 5:42 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 5:46 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:49	5:48	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:42	6:30
2	12.8	5:43	6:29
3	12.7	5:44	6:28
4	12.7	5:44	6:26
5	12.7	5:45	6:25
6	12.6	5:46	6:23
7	12.6	5:47	6:21
8	12.5	5:48	6:20
9	12.5	5:48	6:18
10	12.5	5:49	6:17
11	12.4	5:50	6:15
12	12.4	5:51	6:14
13	12.3	5:52	6:12
14	12.3	5:52	6:11
15	12.3	5:53	6:09
16	12.2	5:54	6:08
17	12.2	5:55	6:06
18	12.1	5:56	6:05
19	12.1	5:56	6:03
20	12.1	5:57	6:01
21	12.0	5:58	6:00
22	12.0	5:59	5:58
23	12.0	6:00	5:57
24	11.9	6:01	5:55
25	11.9	6:01	5:54
26	11.8	6:02	5:52
27	11.8	6:03	5:51
28	11.8	6:04	5:49
29	11.7	6:05	5:48
30	11.7	6:06	5:46

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.7	Intense
2	6.7	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.6	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.5	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Al-Hamdaniya

In seasonPeak

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

Al-Hamdaniya sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Al-Hamdaniya?

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

1.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al-Hamdaniya.

What to pack for Al-Hamdaniya in September

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

In September, Al-Hamdaniya sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Al-Hamdaniya 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 Al-Hamdaniya peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	10	6	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	High	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Al-Hamdaniya 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 Al-Hamdaniya is worst in October — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	46	48	52	51	53	52	47	48	52	54	46	45
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	46	Poor
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	52	Poor
Apr	51	Poor
May	53	Poor
Jun	52	Poor
Jul	47	Poor
Aug	48	Poor
Sep	52	Poor
Oct	54	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	45	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Al-Hamdaniya?

Al-Hamdaniya sits at 36.3°N, 43.4°E, 274 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Mosul, 24 km away.

Topography around Al-Hamdaniya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-Hamdaniya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,014 m.

The land around Al-Hamdaniya is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

cropland 79%

16 km

475 m

cropland 75%

80 km

2,014 m

cropland 61%

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← August Al-Hamdaniya year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Mosul 24 km · Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 25 km · Tallkayf 34 km · Erbil 57 km · Baḥarkah 59 km · Sīnah 67 km · 'Ākra 68 km · Khasnahzān 69 km

Iraq travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,410; 2025
Happiness: 5.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 60%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 9.5; per 100k, 2013
Road deaths: 27.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 406
Religion

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 Al-Hamdaniya (36.2709°, 43.3776°, elevation 274 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	40	24
2	40	24
3	40	24
4	40	24
5	40	24
6	39	23
7	39	23
8	39	23
9	39	23
10	39	23
11	38	22
12	38	22
13	38	22
14	38	22
15	38	22
16	38	22
17	37	21
18	37	21
19	37	21
20	37	21
21	36	21
22	36	20
23	36	20
24	36	20
25	36	20
26	35	20
27	35	20
28	35	19
29	35	19
30	34	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	95	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	40	24
2	40	24
3	40	24
4	40	24
5	40	24
6	39	23
7	39	23
8	39	23
9	39	23
10	39	23
11	38	22
12	38	22
13	38	22
14	38	22
15	38	22
16	38	22
17	37	21
18	37	21
19	37	21
20	37	21
21	36	21
22	36	20
23	36	20
24	36	20
25	36	20
26	35	20
27	35	20
28	35	19
29	35	19
30	34	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	95	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	40	24
2	40	24
3	40	24
4	40	24
5	40	24
6	39	23
7	39	23
8	39	23
9	39	23
10	39	23
11	38	22
12	38	22
13	38	22
14	38	22
15	38	22
16	38	22
17	37	21
18	37	21
19	37	21
20	37	21
21	36	21
22	36	20
23	36	20
24	36	20
25	36	20
26	35	20
27	35	20
28	35	19
29	35	19
30	34	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	95	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3