Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah weather in September

In September, Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 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 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah'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
5:51 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
3%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah is city.

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 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 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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How September really feels in Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah

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.

Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 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° / 244.310.16.6
Feb20° / 193.510.87.7
Mar25° / 13°172.911.78.4
Apr32° / 18°122.412.85.3
May38° / 24°4113.71.4
Jun43° / 29°0014.10.0
Jul45° / 31°0013.90.0
Aug45° / 30°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 27°00.112.20.1
Oct35° / 21°71.311.23.4
Nov25° / 14°223.210.38.1
Dec19° / 213.89.97.3

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
111000
121000
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151000
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20991
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25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19280
29280
39370
49370
59370
69370
79460
89460
99460
109460
119550
129550
139550
149550
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189640
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209640
219640
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289541
299541
309631

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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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 5:41 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:416:24
212.75:426:22
312.65:426:21
412.65:436:20
512.65:446:18
612.55:446:17
712.55:456:16
812.55:466:14
912.45:466:13
1012.45:476:11
1112.45:486:10
1212.35:486:09
1312.35:496:07
1412.35:506:06
1512.25:506:04
1612.25:516:03
1712.25:526:02
1812.15:526:00
1912.15:535:59
2012.15:545:57
2112.05:545:56
2212.05:555:54
2312.05:565:53
2411.95:565:52
2511.95:575:50
2611.95:585:49
2711.85:585:47
2811.85:595:46
2911.76:005:45
3011.76:015:43

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.21 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
96.5Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.7Bright
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295.6Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah

In seasonPeak

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

Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is September a good time to visit Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah?

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 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah.

What to pack for Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah in September

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 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 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 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 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah is worst in December — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 20108 µg/m³Jul 1772 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb102Unhealthy
Mar97Unhealthy
Apr94Unhealthy
May91Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep86Unhealthy
Oct103Unhealthy
Nov100Unhealthy
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah?

Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah sits at 32.9°N, 44.3°E, 37 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al-Musayab, 13 km away.

Topography around Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m.

The land around Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah is covered by bare terrain (43%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and bare terrain (41%) within 80 km.

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25 m
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32 m
80 km
100 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Al-Musayab 13 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 20 km · Saddat al Hindīyah 20 km · Al Maḩāwīl 26 km · Al Hindīyah 40 km · Aş Şuwayrah 40 km · Karbala 43 km · Al Hillah 48 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 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah (32.8873°, 44.3462°, elevation 37 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).