Khānaqīn weather in September

In September, Khānaqīn sees average daytime highs of 40°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 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 42°C in the first days to 37°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 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 Khānaqīn's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khānaqīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:46 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
4%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Khānaqīn is city in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.

Founded
1784

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 42°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical September day in Khānaqīn reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Khānaqīn

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
18 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.

Khānaqīn weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 809104.8
Feb17° / 637.910.75.8
Mar22° / 11°667.311.77.4
Apr28° / 16°405.312.86.8
May35° / 21°102.113.82.9
Jun41° / 26°00.114.30.1
Jul44° / 29°00.114.10.0
Aug44° / 28°0013.30.0
Sep40° / 24°00.112.20.7
Oct33° / 19°202.211.14.7
Nov23° / 12°575.810.27.7
Dec17° / 757.79.76.0

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21000
31000
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51000
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71000
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Khānaqīn 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:36 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:366:21
212.75:366:19
312.75:376:18
412.65:386:17
512.65:386:15
612.65:396:14
712.55:406:12
812.55:416:11
912.55:416:09
1012.45:426:08
1112.45:436:06
1212.45:446:05
1312.35:446:04
1412.35:456:02
1512.25:466:01
1612.25:465:59
1712.25:475:58
1812.15:485:56
1912.15:495:55
2012.15:495:53
2112.05:505:52
2212.05:515:50
2312.05:525:49
2411.95:525:47
2511.95:535:46
2611.85:545:44
2711.85:555:43
2811.85:555:42
2911.75:565:40
3011.75:575:39

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.3Intense
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186.1Intense
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206.0Intense
216.0Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Khānaqīn

In seasonPeak

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

Khānaqīn sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is September a good time to visit Khānaqīn?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khānaqīn.

What to pack for Khānaqīn in September

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

In September, Khānaqīn sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khānaqīn 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 Khānaqīn peaks around June 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 15 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 13UV 10Jan 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khānaqīn 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 Khānaqīn is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1343 µg/m³Nov 2331 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr41Poor
May43Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug35Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khānaqīn?

Khānaqīn sits at 34.3°N, 45.4°E, 185 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Qaşr-e Shīrīn, 25 km away.

KifrīAl MiqdādīyahMandalīŢūz KhūrmātūBaqubah

Topography around Khānaqīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khānaqīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 192 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,519 m.

The land around Khānaqīn is covered by artificial surfaces (27%) and bare terrain (25%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), cropland (26%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), bare terrain (30%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
2,519 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Qaşr-e Shīrīn 25 km · Kelar 32 km · Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 45 km · Kifrī 55 km · Al Miqdādīyah 59 km · Mandalī 68 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 92 km · Baqubah 98 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 Khānaqīn (34.3482°, 45.3907°, elevation 185 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).