Ngapali weather in September

In September, Ngapali sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 489 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ngapali's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngapali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
489 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:04 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
87%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Ngapali is town in Rakhine State, Myanmar.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ngapali reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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

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.

Ngapali weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°70.7118.5
Feb28° / 21°20.311.47.9
Mar30° / 24°70.711.97.1
Apr31° / 26°262.912.45.9
May30° / 27°3212212.93.7
Jun28° / 26°99329.413.13.0
Jul28° / 26°108830.8133.1
Aug28° / 26°83730.912.63.2
Sep28° / 26°48928.612.13.1
Oct30° / 26°15419.811.64.0
Nov30° / 25°294.411.16.0
Dec29° / 22°91.110.97.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4496
5496
6595
7595
8694
9694
10694
11694
12793
13892
14892
15892
16892
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ngapali gets around 489 mm of rain over 28.6 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 95% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
199
299
398
498
598
698
797
897
997
1097
1197
1297
1397
1496
1596
1696
1796
1896
1995
2095
2194
2294
2393
2492
2591
2691
2790
2889
2988
3088

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24397
25397
26496
27496
28595
29694
30793

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
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269calm
279calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:016:23
212.36:026:23
312.36:026:22
412.36:026:21
512.36:026:20
612.36:026:19
712.36:026:18
812.26:036:17
912.26:036:16
1012.26:036:16
1112.26:036:15
1212.26:036:14
1312.26:036:13
1412.16:046:12
1512.16:046:11
1612.16:046:10
1712.16:046:09
1812.16:046:08
1912.06:046:07
2012.06:056:06
2112.06:056:06
2212.06:056:05
2312.06:056:04
2412.06:056:03
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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 3.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 3.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Bright
194.0Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.2Bright
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244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ngapali

In seasonPeak

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

Ngapali sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Ngapali's monsoon runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Ngapali?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ngapali.

What to pack for Ngapali in September

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

In September, Ngapali sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Ngapali in September

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 30°C and coldest in February near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ngapali in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ngapali peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Ngapali 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 Ngapali is worst in April — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateApr 943 µg/m³Nov 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr43Poor
May24Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ngapali?

Ngapali sits at 18.4°N, 94.3°E, 0 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Taungup, 47 km away.

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Topography around Ngapali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngapali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,353 m.

The land around Ngapali is covered by trees (49%) and water (38%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
360 m
80 km
1,353 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
September weather nearby: Taungup 47 km · Kyeintali 51 km · Manaung 78 km · Gwa 98 km · Pyay 103 km · Myanaung 107 km · Ingabu 122 km · Paungde 125 km

Myanmar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / F / G / I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,489
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 444
Religion
Buddhist 88%Christian 6%Muslim 4%Animist 1%

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 Ngapali (18.4366°, 94.3221°, elevation 0 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).