Kangar weather in September

In September, Kangar sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 210 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kangar's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kangar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
210 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:12 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Kangar is state capital city of Perlis, Malaysia.

Founded
1897

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Kangar reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Kangar

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Kangar weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°457.511.74.6
Feb33° / 24°396.611.83.8
Mar33° / 25°11314.4123.1
Apr32° / 25°16122.312.12.7
May31° / 26°19325.512.32.7
Jun31° / 25°15322.112.43.1
Jul30° / 25°1622312.33.2
Aug30° / 25°18724.212.23.1
Sep30° / 25°21025.8123.0
Oct30° / 25°26428.411.92.8
Nov30° / 24°21224.811.73.2
Dec29° / 24°12515.411.64.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
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5793
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kangar gets around 210 mm of rain over 25.8 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 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15050
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55248
65347
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105446
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Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:157:23
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512.17:157:21
612.17:147:20
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1112.17:137:17
1212.17:137:17
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1412.07:137:16
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1612.07:127:15
1712.07:127:14
1812.07:127:13
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2012.07:127:12
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2212.07:117:11
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2712.07:107:09
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Kangar

In seasonPeak

In September, Kangar sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kangar sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Kangar?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kangar.

What to pack for Kangar in September

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

In September, Kangar sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kangar in September

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 31°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kangar in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kangar peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 14Nov 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kangar 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 Kangar is worst in October — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1227 µg/m³Feb 1217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kangar?

Kangar sits at 6.4°N, 100.2°E, 8 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampung Hutan Arau, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Kangar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kangar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,144 m.

The land around Kangar is covered by cropland (38%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (29%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
484 m
80 km
1,144 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
September weather nearby: Kampung Hutan Arau 9.0 km · Padang Besar 13 km · Satun 25 km · Changloon 26 km · Jitra 31 km · Sadao 33 km · Anak Bukit 35 km · Kuala Kedah 40 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,125
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 581
Religion
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

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 Kangar (6.4414°, 100.1986°, elevation 8 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).