Bayjī in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Bayjī sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 42 mm of rain over about 6 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 41°C in early September to 19°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Bayjī's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bayjī's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
42 mm
6 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
4.6
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Bayjī in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 41°C in early September to 19°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Bayjī reaches about 31°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Bayjī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 47 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
47
16 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bayjī weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 396.69.94.8
Feb17° / 32610.76.1
Mar22° / 11°355.511.77.7
Apr28° / 16°23412.96.9
May35° / 22°61.413.83.1
Jun41° / 27°0014.30.1
Jul43° / 29°00.114.10.0
Aug43° / 29°0013.30.0
Sep39° / 24°0012.20.9
Oct32° / 19°151.911.15.1
Nov22° / 12°274.310.27.9
Dec16° / 355.89.75.8

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Bayjī gets around 42 mm of rain over 6 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 11 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early September to 9 h 48 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Bayjī

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is fall a good time to visit Bayjī?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Bayjī for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bayjī in Fall

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

In fall, Bayjī sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Bayjī in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bayjī peaks around June 14 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 14UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul5Moderate
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bayjī in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bayjī 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 Bayjī?

Bayjī sits at 34.9°N, 43.5°E, 115 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al-'Alam, 31 km away.

Ash SharqātTāzah KhūrmātūSāmarrā’KirkukŢūz KhūrmātūBalad

Topography around Bayjī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bayjī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m.

The land around Bayjī is covered by bare terrain (37%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
376 m
80 km
463 m
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Fall weather nearby: Al-'Alam 31 km · Tikrīt 39 km · Ash Sharqāt 70 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 87 km · Sāmarrā’ 89 km · Kirkuk 102 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 104 km · Balad 118 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 Bayjī (34.9291°, 43.4888°, elevation 115 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.