Tikrīt weather in September

In September, Tikrīt sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 25°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 42°C in the first days to 37°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 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 Tikrīt's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tikrīt's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 40°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:53 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 3%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.5; out of 10

Tikrīt is city in Saladin, Iraq.

Founded: ~615 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Tikrīt reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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 43°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37
Avg low (°C)	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	43	28
2	42	28
3	42	27
4	42	27
5	42	27
6	42	27
7	42	27
8	41	26
9	41	26
10	41	26
11	41	26
12	41	26
13	41	25
14	40	25
15	40	25
16	40	25
17	40	25
18	40	25
19	39	24
20	39	24
21	39	24
22	39	24
23	39	24
24	38	24
25	38	23
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	22

How September really feels in Tikrīt

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

21 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Tikrīt 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 6°	35	5.9	9.9	5.3
Feb	18° / 7°	30	4.9	10.7	6.7
Mar	23° / 11°	30	4.5	11.7	8.1
Apr	29° / 17°	18	3.1	12.8	6.4
May	36° / 22°	4	1.1	13.8	2.5
Jun	42° / 27°	0	0	14.3	0.0
Jul	44° / 30°	0	0	14.1	0.0
Aug	44° / 29°	0	0	13.3	0.0
Sep	40° / 25°	0	0.1	12.2	0.5
Oct	33° / 20°	11	1.3	11.1	4.5
Nov	23° / 12°	25	3.8	10.2	8.1
Dec	17° / 7°	32	5.5	9.7	6.3

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	98	97	97	97
Cloudier (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Tikrīt 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	calm

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 5:42 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 5:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:12	6:10	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:47	5:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:42	6:28
2	12.7	5:43	6:26
3	12.7	5:44	6:25
4	12.7	5:44	6:24
5	12.6	5:45	6:22
6	12.6	5:46	6:21
7	12.5	5:47	6:19
8	12.5	5:47	6:18
9	12.5	5:48	6:16
10	12.4	5:49	6:15
11	12.4	5:50	6:13
12	12.4	5:50	6:12
13	12.3	5:51	6:10
14	12.3	5:52	6:09
15	12.3	5:52	6:07
16	12.2	5:53	6:06
17	12.2	5:54	6:05
18	12.1	5:55	6:03
19	12.1	5:55	6:02
20	12.1	5:56	6:00
21	12.0	5:57	5:59
22	12.0	5:58	5:57
23	12.0	5:58	5:56
24	11.9	5:59	5:54
25	11.9	6:00	5:53
26	11.8	6:01	5:51
27	11.8	6:01	5:50
28	11.8	6:02	5:48
29	11.7	6:03	5:47
30	11.7	6:04	5:45

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Tikrīt

In seasonPeak

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

Tikrīt sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Tikrīt?

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

0.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tikrīt.

What to pack for Tikrīt in September

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

In September, Tikrīt sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Tikrīt 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 Tikrīt 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	3	4	5	7	10	5	8	5	5	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Moderate	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Tikrīt 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 Tikrīt is worst in July — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	45	46	51	50	55	56	60	57	50	47	42	46
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	46	Poor
Mar	51	Poor
Apr	50	Poor
May	55	Poor
Jun	56	Unhealthy
Jul	60	Unhealthy
Aug	57	Unhealthy
Sep	50	Poor
Oct	47	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	46	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Tikrīt?

Tikrīt sits at 34.6°N, 43.7°E, 112 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al-'Alam, 10 km away.

Topography around Tikrīt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tikrīt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m.

The land around Tikrīt is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (41%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

44 m

artificial surfaces 36%

16 km

84 m

bare terrain 41%

80 km

469 m

bare terrain 60%

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← August Tikrīt year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Al-'Alam 10 km · Bayjī 39 km · Sāmarrā’ 50 km · Balad 79 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 92 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 97 km · Ad Dujayl 100 km · Ash Sharqāt 108 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

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 Tikrīt (34.6158°, 43.6786°, elevation 112 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	43	28
2	42	28
3	42	27
4	42	27
5	42	27
6	42	27
7	42	27
8	41	26
9	41	26
10	41	26
11	41	26
12	41	26
13	41	25
14	40	25
15	40	25
16	40	25
17	40	25
18	40	25
19	39	24
20	39	24
21	39	24
22	39	24
23	39	24
24	38	24
25	38	23
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	43	28
2	42	28
3	42	27
4	42	27
5	42	27
6	42	27
7	42	27
8	41	26
9	41	26
10	41	26
11	41	26
12	41	26
13	41	25
14	40	25
15	40	25
16	40	25
17	40	25
18	40	25
19	39	24
20	39	24
21	39	24
22	39	24
23	39	24
24	38	24
25	38	23
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	43	28
2	42	28
3	42	27
4	42	27
5	42	27
6	42	27
7	42	27
8	41	26
9	41	26
10	41	26
11	41	26
12	41	26
13	41	25
14	40	25
15	40	25
16	40	25
17	40	25
18	40	25
19	39	24
20	39	24
21	39	24
22	39	24
23	39	24
24	38	24
25	38	23
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2