Khāliş weather in September

In September, Khāliş sees average daytime highs of 42°C and overnight lows near 27°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 44°C in the first days to 39°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 Khāliş's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khāliş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
42°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:50 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
3%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Khāliş is human settlement in 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 44°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical September day in Khāliş reaches about 42°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 45°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)
14429
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54429
64329
74328
84328
94328
104328
114228
124227
134227
144227
154227
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303924

How September really feels in Khāliş

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
28 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.

Khāliş 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
Jan17° / 365.9106.2
Feb19° / 274.310.77.3
Mar25° / 13°304.211.78.2
Apr31° / 18°172.912.85.4
May38° / 24°51.413.71.5
Jun43° / 29°0014.20.0
Jul45° / 32°00140.0
Aug45° / 31°0013.30.0
Sep42° / 27°00.112.20.1
Oct35° / 21°121.811.13.4
Nov25° / 14°303.810.28.0
Dec19° / 335.19.87.0

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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201000
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24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29973
30973

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Khāliş 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27973
28973
29973
30973

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212calm
1312calm
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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 5:39 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:396:24
212.75:406:22
312.75:416:21
412.65:426:20
512.65:426:18
612.65:436:17
712.55:446:15
812.55:446:14
912.55:456:12
1012.45:466:11
1112.45:466:10
1212.45:476:08
1312.35:486:07
1412.35:496:05
1512.25:496:04
1612.25:506:02
1712.25:516:01
1812.15:515:59
1912.15:525:58
2012.15:535:57
2112.05:545:55
2212.05:545:54
2312.05:555:52
2411.95:565:51
2511.95:565:49
2611.85:575:48
2711.85:585:47
2811.85:595:45
2911.75:595:44
3011.76:005:42

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Khāliş

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Mar
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May
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Khāliş?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khāliş.

What to pack for Khāliş in September

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

In September, Khāliş sees daytime highs around 42°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khāliş 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 Khāliş peaks around June 13 at about 10 (very high) — 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighVery highModerateJun 13UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul5Moderate
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khāliş 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 Khāliş is worst in December — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 2189 µg/m³Jul 1665 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May79Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct85Unhealthy
Nov82Unhealthy
Dec90Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Khāliş?

Khāliş sits at 33.8°N, 44.5°E, 43 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Baqubah, 9.0 km away.

BaghdadAbū GhuraybSāmarrā’

Topography around Khāliş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khāliş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m.

The land around Khāliş is covered by cropland (50%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and bare terrain (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
228 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Baqubah 9.0 km · Ad Dujayl 28 km · Al Miqdādīyah 42 km · Balad 43 km · Sadr City 47 km · Baghdad 53 km · Abū Ghurayb 65 km · Sāmarrā’ 74 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 Khāliş (33.8081°, 44.5334°, elevation 43 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).