Peshawar weather in September

In September, Peshawar sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 74 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Peshawar's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peshawar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:02 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
26%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Peshawar is capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 79.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,786/km²
people per km²

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 33°C through the month.

A typical September day in Peshawar reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 29 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
29
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.

Peshawar weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 354.7106.1
Feb18° / 666.910.76.5
Mar23° / 12°859.611.77.0
Apr29° / 17°747.812.85.8
May35° / 22°325.713.72.6
Jun38° / 26°406.514.20.9
Jul36° / 26°15416.5141.7
Aug34° / 25°15218.413.32.6
Sep33° / 23°741012.23.9
Oct29° / 17°364.611.16.7
Nov23° / 11°233.110.28.5
Dec19° / 182.29.87.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28614
38713
48713
58812
68911
78911
89010
99010
10919
11928
12928
13937
14937
15946
16946
17946
18955
19955
20955
21955
22964
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25964
26964
27955
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30955

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Peshawar gets around 74 mm of rain over 10 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 33% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
151
250
348
447
546
645
743
842
941
1039
1137
1236
1334
1433
1531
1630
1729
1828
1927
2026
2126
2225
2324
2423
2523
2622
2722
2822
2921
3021

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1017195815
2028195714
3028205812
4029215711
50210225610
6131123539
7131224528
8131325517
9141426496
10141528475
11151529454
12251630434
13261732403
14271933372
15372034352
16382135321
17492235291
184102336261
195112436231
206122536210
217132635180
228152734160
239162734140
2411172832120
2512182931100
261419292990
271520302880
281721302670
291822312460
302023312250

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:516:36
212.75:526:34
312.75:536:33
412.65:536:32
512.65:546:30
612.65:556:29
712.55:556:27
812.55:566:26
912.55:576:24
1012.45:576:23
1112.45:586:22
1212.45:596:20
1312.36:006:19
1412.36:006:17
1512.26:016:16
1612.26:026:14
1712.26:026:13
1812.16:036:11
1912.16:046:10
2012.16:056:08
2112.06:056:07
2212.06:066:06
2312.06:076:04
2411.96:086:03
2511.96:086:01
2611.86:096:00
2711.86:105:58
2811.86:105:57
2911.76:115:55
3011.76:125:54

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.2Bright
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235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Peshawar

In seasonPeak

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

Peshawar's rainy season runs March–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Peshawar sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Peshawar?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Peshawar. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Peshawar in September

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

In September, Peshawar sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Peshawar in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Peshawar peaks around May 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateModerateMay 23UV 10Nov 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov2Low
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Peshawar 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 Peshawar is worst in December — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 57 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Peshawar's WHO annual average of 79.5 µg/m³.

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 1999 µg/m³May 1358 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul81Unhealthy
Aug79Unhealthy
Sep73Unhealthy
Oct79Unhealthy
Nov93Unhealthy
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Peshawar?

Peshawar sits at 34.0°N, 71.6°E, 340 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn, 81 km away.

AsadābādJalālābādĀsmārIslamabadMehtar LāmMurreeKhōst

Topography around Peshawar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peshawar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,041 m.

The land around Peshawar is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
378 m
80 km
3,041 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 81 km · Asadābād 104 km · Jalālābād 114 km · Āsmār 116 km · Islamabad 139 km · Mehtar Lām 146 km · Murree 167 km · Khōst 170 km

Pakistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,596
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
45%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 493
Religion
Muslim 96%Hindu 2%Christian 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 Peshawar (34.008°, 71.5785°, elevation 340 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. 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).