Tangkak weather in September

In September, Tangkak sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 145 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 miserable.

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 Tangkak's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tangkak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:04 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
84%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Tangkak is town and district capital of Johor.

Founded
1976

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 Tangkak reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Tangkak

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.

Tangkak weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°13417.511.93.7
Feb32° / 24°9213.511.93.5
Mar32° / 25°16922.4122.7
Apr32° / 25°20825.7122.5
May31° / 25°18225.412.12.7
Jun31° / 25°14221.712.13.1
Jul30° / 24°13921.812.13.3
Aug30° / 24°14922.212.13.3
Sep30° / 24°14521.9123.2
Oct31° / 24°19524.711.92.9
Nov31° / 24°26327.311.92.6
Dec30° / 24°22424.111.93.1

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 8% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101189
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Tangkak gets around 145 mm of rain over 21.9 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 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
373
473
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
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1372
1473
1573
1673
1774
1874
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2075
2175
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14060
24159
34159
44258
54357
64456
74456
84456
94555
104555
114456
124456
134456
144357
154258
164159
174060
183961
193862
203763
213763
223664
233664
243664
253763
263763
273763
283862
293862
303961

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
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
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297calm
307calm

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 7:08 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:087:11
212.07:087:10
312.07:087:10
412.07:077:10
512.07:077:09
612.07:077:09
712.07:077:08
812.07:067:08
912.07:067:08
1012.07:067:07
1112.07:057:07
1212.07:057:06
1312.07:057:06
1412.07:047:05
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1712.07:037:04
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2012.07:037:03
2112.07:027:02
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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 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Tangkak

In seasonPeak

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

Tangkak 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 Tangkak?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tangkak.

What to pack for Tangkak in September

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

In September, Tangkak sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tangkak 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 at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tangkak in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tangkak peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tangkak 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 Tangkak is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (February, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1638 µg/m³Feb 816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tangkak?

Tangkak sits at 2.3°N, 102.5°E, 20 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bukit Gambir, 14 km away.

Topography around Tangkak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tangkak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,219 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,226 m.

The land around Tangkak is covered by trees (71%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
1,219 m
80 km
1,226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Bukit Gambir 14 km · Merlimau 19 km · Gerisek 19 km · Taman Pelangi 23 km · Kampung Ayer Molek 25 km · Muar 25 km · Kampung Machap Baru 27 km · Bakri 28 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 Tangkak (2.2673°, 102.5453°, elevation 20 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).