Karbala weather in September

In September, Karbala sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 26°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 43°C in the first days to 38°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 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 Karbala's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karbala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:52 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
3%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Karbala is city in Karbala Governorate, Iraq.

Founded
~690 CE

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 43°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical September day in Karbala reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 44°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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24328
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44228
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114126
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How September really feels in Karbala

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
24 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.

Karbala 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
Jan16° / 204.110.16.3
Feb19° / 15310.87.6
Mar25° / 13°132.511.88.6
Apr31° / 18°112.312.85.7
May37° / 24°30.613.71.8
Jun42° / 28°0014.10.0
Jul44° / 30°0013.90.0
Aug44° / 29°0013.20.0
Sep41° / 26°0012.20.3
Oct34° / 20°40.911.24.0
Nov24° / 13°192.910.38.3
Dec18° / 173.19.97.1

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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26991
27982
28982
29973
30973

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Karbala 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 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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170282
270282
371272
471272
572271
672271
772271
873261
973261
1073261
1175250
1275250
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1878220
1978211
2078211
2179201
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2380191
2481181
2581181
2682171
2782171
2882162
2983152
3084142

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
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3013light breeze

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 5:42 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:426:25
212.75:436:23
312.65:446:22
412.65:446:21
512.65:456:19
612.55:466:18
712.55:466:17
812.55:476:15
912.45:486:14
1012.45:486:13
1112.45:496:11
1212.35:506:10
1312.35:506:08
1412.35:516:07
1512.25:526:06
1612.25:526:04
1712.25:536:03
1812.15:546:01
1912.15:546:00
2012.15:555:59
2112.05:565:57
2212.05:565:56
2312.05:575:54
2411.95:585:53
2511.95:585:52
2611.95:595:50
2711.86:005:49
2811.86:005:47
2911.86:015:46
3011.76:025:45

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.26 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
86.6Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
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196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Karbala

In seasonPeak

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

Karbala sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is September a good time to visit Karbala?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Karbala.

What to pack for Karbala in September

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

In September, Karbala sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Karbala in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karbala peaks around June 15 at about 10 (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 highVery highHighHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Karbala 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 Karbala is worst in May — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMay 1376 µg/m³Jul 2260 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct70Unhealthy
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec70Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Karbala?

Karbala sits at 32.6°N, 44.0°E, 32 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Hindīyah, 20 km away.

Al MaḩmūdīyahAl-Qāsim

Topography around Karbala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karbala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m.

The land around Karbala is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, bare terrain (49%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (59%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
178 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Al Hindīyah 20 km · Saddat al Hindīyah 26 km · Al-Musayab 31 km · Al Maḩāwīl 36 km · Al Hillah 41 km · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 43 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 59 km · Al-Qāsim 71 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 Karbala (32.616°, 44.0249°, elevation 32 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).