Kentau weather in September

In September, Kentau sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kentau's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kentau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 4 mm; 1.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 7:11 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover: 18%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

Kentau is place in Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan.

Founded: 1955

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 28°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical September day in Kentau reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 8°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)	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10

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

How September really feels in Kentau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kentau weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-0° / -7°	45	8.4	7.1	9.1	0.0
Feb	2° / -5°	42	7.5	5.1	10.2	0.0
Mar	10° / 1°	46	7.9	2.5	11.6	2.2
Apr	18° / 8°	44	7.5	0.5	13.2	6.1
May	25° / 13°	33	5.9	0	14.5	7.7
Jun	30° / 18°	14	3.9	0	15.2	6.0
Jul	32° / 20°	10	2.7	0	14.9	4.9
Aug	31° / 19°	5	1.2	0	13.8	6.0
Sep	25° / 13°	4	1.1	0	12.3	8.9
Oct	17° / 6°	18	3.6	0.4	10.8	6.6
Nov	8° / -0°	41	6.4	2.6	9.5	1.8
Dec	2° / -5°	43	7.4	5.4	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	94	94	94	95	95	95	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	84	83	83	82	81
Cloudier (%)	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	17	17	18	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	89	11
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kentau gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days in September, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 6% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6

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

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in September

Winds average 13 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.

	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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
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	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 7:03 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)	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:28
Sunset (PM)	7:57	7:55	7:53	7:52	7:50	7:48	7:46	7:44	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:35	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	6:54	7:57
2	13.0	6:55	7:55
3	12.9	6:57	7:53
4	12.9	6:58	7:52
5	12.8	6:59	7:50
6	12.8	7:00	7:48
7	12.7	7:01	7:46
8	12.7	7:02	7:44
9	12.6	7:03	7:42
10	12.6	7:05	7:40
11	12.5	7:06	7:39
12	12.5	7:07	7:37
13	12.4	7:08	7:35
14	12.4	7:09	7:33
15	12.3	7:10	7:31
16	12.3	7:11	7:29
17	12.2	7:13	7:27
18	12.2	7:14	7:25
19	12.1	7:15	7:23
20	12.1	7:16	7:22
21	12.0	7:17	7:20
22	12.0	7:18	7:18
23	11.9	7:20	7:16
24	11.9	7:21	7:14
25	11.8	7:22	7:12
26	11.8	7:23	7:10
27	11.7	7:24	7:08
28	11.7	7:26	7:06
29	11.6	7:27	7:05
30	11.6	7:28	7:03

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 5.31 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)	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Kentau?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Kentau for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kentau in September

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

In September, Kentau sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kentau 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 Kentau peaks around August 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	5	8	8	7	9	6	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Kentau 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 Kentau is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	17	27	29	29	24	25	26	26	24	20	14
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kentau?

Kentau sits at 43.5°N, 68.5°E, 426 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Turkestan, 32 km away.

Topography around Kentau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kentau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,960 m.

The land around Kentau is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (90%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

165 m

artificial surfaces 40%

16 km

850 m

grassland 90%

80 km

1,960 m

grassland 89%

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

September weather nearby: Turkestan 32 km · Zhangatas 99 km · Zhangaqorghan 110 km · Arys 123 km · Shiyeli 160 km · Shymkent 161 km · Karatau 162 km · Aksu 162 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $14,692; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 92%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 417
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 Kentau (43.5167°, 68.5046°, elevation 426 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	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	15
5	28	15
6	27	15
7	27	15
8	27	15
9	27	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	26	14
14	26	13
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	25	13
18	25	12
19	24	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	24	12
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	22	11
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	89	11
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	89	11
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	89	11
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19

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

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