Ar Ruţbah weather in September

In September, Ar Ruţbah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 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 37°C in the first days to 33°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 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 Ar Ruţbah's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ar Ruţbah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:07 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
5%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Ar Ruţbah is city.

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 37°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ar Ruţbah reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°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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How September really feels in Ar Ruţbah

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
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.

Ar Ruţbah 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
Jan13° / 163.810.14.3
Feb15° / 153.310.85.6
Mar20° / 15311.77.7
Apr26° / 13°92.312.88.4
May31° / 18°40.913.75.7
Jun36° / 22°0014.13.0
Jul38° / 24°00141.3
Aug38° / 24°0013.21.3
Sep35° / 21°00.112.23.7
Oct29° / 16°71.411.27.3
Nov20° / 162.710.37.8
Dec15° / 122.89.95.3

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 3% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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31000
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ar Ruţbah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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30991

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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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 5:57 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:576:40
212.75:586:39
312.65:586:37
412.65:596:36
512.66:006:35
612.56:006:33
712.56:016:32
812.56:026:30
912.46:026:29
1012.46:036:28
1112.46:046:26
1212.36:046:25
1312.36:056:23
1412.36:066:22
1512.26:066:21
1612.26:076:19
1712.26:086:18
1812.16:096:16
1912.16:096:15
2012.16:106:14
2112.06:116:12
2212.06:116:11
2312.06:126:09
2411.96:136:08
2511.96:136:06
2611.96:146:05
2711.86:156:04
2811.86:156:02
2911.76:166:01
3011.76:176:00

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
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236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ar Ruţbah

In seasonPeak

In September, Ar Ruţbah sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ar Ruţbah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Aug
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Dec

Is September a good time to visit Ar Ruţbah?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ar Ruţbah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ar Ruţbah in September

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

In September, Ar Ruţbah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ar Ruţbah 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 Ar Ruţbah peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ar Ruţbah 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 Ar Ruţbah is worst in May — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 35 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1770 µg/m³Nov 2036 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May71Unhealthy
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug55Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov35Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ar Ruţbah?

Ar Ruţbah sits at 33.0°N, 40.3°E, 620 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Rukban, 150 km away.

RukbanAl Qā’imĀlbū KamālHajīnSubaykhānTuraifŢurayf‘Anah

Topography around Ar Ruţbah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ar Ruţbah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 622 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m.

The land around Ar Ruţbah is covered by bare terrain (82%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
411 m
artificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Rukban 150 km · Al Qā’im 164 km · Ālbū Kamāl 168 km · Hajīn 191 km · Subaykhān 204 km · Turaif 215 km · Ţurayf 215 km · ‘Anah 216 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 Ar Ruţbah (33.0372°, 40.2859°, elevation 620 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).