Kanowit weather in September

In September, Kanowit sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 240 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kanowit's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanowit's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 240 mm; 24.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:25 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Kanowit is human settlement in Malaysia.

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical September day in Kanowit reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
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26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

How September really feels in Kanowit

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

heat index over the day's high

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.

Kanowit weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	299	26.8	11.9	3.0
Feb	30° / 23°	243	22.7	11.9	3.1
Mar	31° / 23°	230	25.7	12	2.8
Apr	31° / 23°	233	26.8	12	2.6
May	31° / 24°	209	25.6	12.1	2.8
Jun	31° / 23°	170	21.6	12.1	3.1
Jul	31° / 23°	169	20.5	12.1	3.3
Aug	31° / 23°	190	21.5	12.1	3.2
Sep	31° / 23°	240	24.4	12	2.9
Oct	30° / 23°	262	27.8	12	2.7
Nov	30° / 23°	278	28.2	11.9	2.6
Dec	30° / 23°	295	28.1	11.9	2.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	8	92
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25	7	93
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28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kanowit gets around 240 mm of rain over 24.4 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 81% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	78
13	78
14	79
15	79
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21	83
22	84
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26	86
27	86
28	87
29	87
30	88

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Oppressive (%)	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	63	64	64	65	66	66	67	68	69
Miserable (%)	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	32	31

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	69	31

Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:20 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:30	6:32
2	12.0	6:30	6:32
3	12.0	6:29	6:32
4	12.0	6:29	6:31
5	12.0	6:29	6:31
6	12.0	6:28	6:30
7	12.0	6:28	6:30
8	12.0	6:28	6:29
9	12.0	6:28	6:29
10	12.0	6:27	6:29
11	12.0	6:27	6:28
12	12.0	6:27	6:28
13	12.0	6:26	6:27
14	12.0	6:26	6:27
15	12.0	6:26	6:26
16	12.0	6:25	6:26
17	12.0	6:25	6:26
18	12.0	6:25	6:25
19	12.0	6:24	6:25
20	12.0	6:24	6:24
21	12.0	6:24	6:24
22	12.0	6:24	6:23
23	12.0	6:23	6:23
24	12.0	6:23	6:23
25	12.0	6:23	6:22
26	12.0	6:22	6:22
27	12.0	6:22	6:21
28	12.0	6:22	6:21
29	12.0	6:21	6:21
30	12.0	6:21	6:20

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in August across the year — September's 4.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
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17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
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20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
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24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Kanowit

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pacific typhoon

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

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Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Kanowit?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kanowit.

What to pack for Kanowit in September

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

In September, Kanowit sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kanowit 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 Kanowit peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	16	15	14	12	11	13	13	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Kanowit 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 Kanowit is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 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)	8	10	11	10	10	10	12	14	19	12	8	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	12	Good
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kanowit?

Kanowit sits at 2.1°N, 112.2°E, 16 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sibu Jaya, 25 km away.

Topography around Kanowit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanowit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,262 m.

The land around Kanowit is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

83 m

trees 85%

16 km

241 m

trees 96%

80 km

1,262 m

trees 97%

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

September weather nearby: Sibu Jaya 25 km · Julau 28 km · Sibu 43 km · Selangau 51 km · Pakan 57 km · Maradong 59 km · Dalat 63 km · Sarikei 70 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

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 Kanowit (2.1°, 112.15°, elevation 16 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). 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	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
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21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	78
13	78
14	79
15	79
16	80
17	80
18	81
19	82
20	82
21	83
22	84
23	84
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	87
29	87
30	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	69	31

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
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14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
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21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	78
13	78
14	79
15	79
16	80
17	80
18	81
19	82
20	82
21	83
22	84
23	84
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	87
29	87
30	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	69	31

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	78
13	78
14	79
15	79
16	80
17	80
18	81
19	82
20	82
21	83
22	84
23	84
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	87
29	87
30	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	69	31