Al Qā’im weather in September

In September, Al Qā’im sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 35°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 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 Qā’im's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Qā’im's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:04 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
3%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Al Qā’im is town in Al-Anbar, Iraq.

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 39°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical September day in Al Qā’im reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°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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23926
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43926
53925
63925
73825
83825
93825
103825
113824
123824
133824
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203623
213623
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283521
293421
303421

How September really feels in Al Qā’im

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
30
3 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Al Qā’im weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 255.4104.6
Feb17° / 183.910.76.2
Mar22° / 10°183.711.78.0
Apr28° / 15°11212.87.7
May34° / 21°51.113.84.2
Jun39° / 25°0014.31.0
Jul41° / 28°0014.10.0
Aug41° / 27°0013.30.0
Sep37° / 24°0012.22.1
Oct31° / 18°91.411.16.1
Nov22° / 11°163.210.28.0
Dec15° / 193.99.75.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in September.

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26982
27973
28973
29973
30973

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Al Qā’im gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181181
281181
381181
482171
582171
683161
783161
884151
984151
1085141
1186140
1286140
1387130
1487130
1587130
1688120
1788120
1888120
1989110
2089110
2189110
2289110
2390100
2490100
2590100
269190
279190
289280
299280
309370

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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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 5:53 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:536:38
212.75:546:37
312.75:556:36
412.65:556:34
512.65:566:33
612.65:576:31
712.55:576:30
812.55:586:28
912.55:596:27
1012.46:006:26
1112.46:006:24
1212.46:016:23
1312.36:026:21
1412.36:036:20
1512.26:036:18
1612.26:046:17
1712.26:056:15
1812.16:056:14
1912.16:066:12
2012.16:076:11
2112.06:086:09
2212.06:086:08
2312.06:096:06
2411.96:106:05
2511.96:116:03
2611.86:116:02
2711.86:126:01
2811.86:135:59
2911.76:145:58
3011.76:145:56

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.74 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Al Qā’im

In seasonPeak

None of Al Qā’im'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 Qā’im sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Al Qā’im?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Qā’im.

What to pack for Al Qā’im in September

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

In September, Al Qā’im sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Qā’im 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 Qā’im peaks around June 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highHighModerateJun 18UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Qā’im 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 Qā’im is worst in July — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 34 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorPoorJul 1769 µg/m³Nov 1934 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar55Poor
Apr53Poor
May62Unhealthy
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul70Unhealthy
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Qā’im?

Al Qā’im sits at 34.4°N, 41.0°E, 180 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Ālbū Kamāl, 9.0 km away.

SubaykhānAl Mayādīn‘Anat al Qadīmah‘AnahDeir ez-ZorḨadīthah

Topography around Al Qā’im

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Al Qā’im.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Qā’im has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m.

The land around Al Qā’im is covered by bare terrain (48%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (77%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
393 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Ālbū Kamāl 9.0 km · Hajīn 37 km · Subaykhān 62 km · Al Mayādīn 85 km · ‘Anat al Qadīmah 88 km · ‘Anah 91 km · Deir ez-Zor 130 km · Ḩadīthah 131 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
Christian 1%

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 Qā’im (34.3925°, 40.9894°, elevation 180 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).