Ash Sharqāt weather in September

In September, Ash Sharqāt sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 24°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 41°C in the first days to 36°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 Ash Sharqāt's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ash Sharqāt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:55 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
4%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ash Sharqāt reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 42°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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How September really feels in Ash Sharqāt

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
14 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.

Ash Sharqāt 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° / 457.49.94.4
Feb16° / 376.710.75.6
Mar21° / 10°386.111.77.5
Apr28° / 15°22412.97.2
May35° / 21°81.613.83.5
Jun40° / 26°0014.40.3
Jul43° / 29°0014.20.0
Aug43° / 28°0013.30.0
Sep39° / 24°00.112.21.1
Oct32° / 18°131.811.15.4
Nov22° / 11°304.610.17.8
Dec16° / 3969.65.5

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 2% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
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27982
28982
29973
30964

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ash Sharqāt 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 0% 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 (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
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13982
14991
15991
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20991
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22991
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24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30982

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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514light breeze
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813light breeze
913light 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 5:43 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:436:30
212.75:446:29
312.75:456:28
412.75:466:26
512.65:466:25
612.65:476:23
712.65:486:22
812.55:496:20
912.55:496:19
1012.45:506:17
1112.45:516:16
1212.45:526:14
1312.35:526:13
1412.35:536:11
1512.35:546:10
1612.25:556:08
1712.25:566:07
1812.15:566:05
1912.15:576:03
2012.15:586:02
2112.05:596:00
2212.05:595:59
2312.06:005:57
2411.96:015:56
2511.96:025:54
2611.86:035:53
2711.86:035:51
2811.86:045:50
2911.76:055:48
3011.76:065:47

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.1Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ash Sharqāt

In seasonPeak

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

Ash Sharqāt sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Ash Sharqāt?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ash Sharqāt.

What to pack for Ash Sharqāt in September

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

In September, Ash Sharqāt sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ash Sharqāt in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ash Sharqāt peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 15 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Extreme
Jul5Moderate
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ash Sharqāt 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 Ash Sharqāt is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1956 µg/m³Nov 2042 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr49Poor
May52Poor
Jun54Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug55Unhealthy
Sep51Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ash Sharqāt?

Ash Sharqāt sits at 35.5°N, 43.2°E, 159 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Bayjī, 70 km away.

BayjīAl-HamdaniyaAl Mawşil al JadīdahMosulAl-'AlamTāzah KhūrmātūErbilKirkuk

Topography around Ash Sharqāt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ash Sharqāt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Ash Sharqāt is covered by artificial surfaces (28%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and bare terrain (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and bare terrain (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
198 m
80 km
770 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Bayjī 70 km · Al-Hamdaniya 85 km · Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 91 km · Mosul 91 km · Al-'Alam 99 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 102 km · Erbil 103 km · Kirkuk 106 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 Ash Sharqāt (35.5172°, 43.2281°, elevation 159 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).