Ridder weather in September

In September, Ridder sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 97 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ridder's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ridder's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
97 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:09 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Ridder is city.

Density
11/km²
people per km²
Founded
1786

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 16°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ridder reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 8°C warmer than October.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1174
2174
3163
4163
5163
6163
7152
8152
9152
10152
11142
12141
13141
14141
15131
16130
17130
18130
19120
20120
2112-1
2212-1
2311-1
2411-1
2511-1
2611-2
2710-2
2810-2
2910-2
3010-2

How September really feels in Ridder

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
21
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ridder weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -20°6010.110.98.30.0
Feb-8° / -19°578.69.59.70.0
Mar-2° / -13°7510.210.611.50.0
Apr / -4°10011.67.613.50.8
May14° / 12813.32.815.23.7
Jun19° / 13514.80.116.15.3
Jul20° / 16817.5015.75.4
Aug19° / 11912.80.114.35.9
Sep13° / 9711.12.812.43.7
Oct / -5°11812.69.810.50.5
Nov-5° / -14°11412.713.18.80.0
Dec-10° / -18°9112.714.17.90.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35743
45743
55644
65644
75545
85545
95545
105446
115347
125347
135248
145149
155050
165050
175050
185050
194951
204852
214852
224852
234852
244852
254852
264753
274753
284753
294753
304753

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Ridder gets around 97 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1372
2372
3373
4373
5373
6373
7374
8364
9364
10365
11375
12375
13376
14377
15388
16388
17389
183910
193911
203912
213913
223914
233915
243915
253916
263917
273918
283919
293919
303920

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:467:06
213.35:477:03
313.25:497:01
413.15:506:59
513.15:526:57
613.05:536:54
713.05:556:52
812.95:576:50
912.85:586:48
1012.86:006:45
1112.76:016:43
1212.66:036:41
1312.66:046:38
1412.56:066:36
1512.46:086:34
1612.46:096:31
1712.36:116:29
1812.26:126:27
1912.26:146:24
2012.16:156:22
2112.06:176:20
2212.06:196:18
2311.96:206:15
2411.96:226:13
2511.86:236:11
2611.76:256:08
2711.76:266:06
2811.66:286:04
2911.56:306:01
3011.56:315:59

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Ridder?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ridder.

What to pack for Ridder in September

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

In September, Ridder sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ridder in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ridder peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ridder?

Ridder sits at 50.3°N, 83.5°E, 725 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Ust-Kamenogorsk, 77 km away.

KalbatauRubtsovskSemeyAleysk

Topography around Ridder

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ridder has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m around an average of 757 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,908 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,449 m.

The land around Ridder is covered by grassland (42%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
361 m
16 km
1,908 m
80 km
2,449 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
September weather nearby: Ust-Kamenogorsk 77 km · Altay 86 km · Shemonaikha 118 km · Gornyak 161 km · Kalbatau 179 km · Rubtsovsk 208 km · Semey 232 km · Aleysk 245 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
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Ridder (50.3452°, 83.5156°, elevation 725 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).