Khān Yūnis in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Khān Yūnis sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 26 mm of rain over about 7 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early September to 22°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

Fall is Khān Yūnis's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Khān Yūnis's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
26 mm
7 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
7.0
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Khān Yūnis in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early September to 22°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Khān Yūnis reaches about 28°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Khān Yūnis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 25 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
25
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Khān Yūnis weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 358.210.26.5
Feb19° / 10°276.910.96.9
Mar22° / 12°194.511.87.9
Apr26° / 14°72.212.78.6
May29° / 17°30.813.67.7
Jun31° / 21°10.2146.3
Jul33° / 23°00.113.85.2
Aug33° / 24°0013.15.0
Sep32° / 22°10.312.25.8
Oct29° / 19°92.311.27.1
Nov25° / 14°164.510.48.1
Dec20° / 10°236.3107.2

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Khān Yūnis gets around 26 mm of rain over 7 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 10 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min in early September to 10 h 06 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Khān Yūnis

In seasonPeak

None of Khān Yūnis's seasonal hazards peak in fall. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Khān Yūnis sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
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May
Jun
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Sep
Oct
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Is fall a good time to visit Khān Yūnis?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is one of the better times to visit Khān Yūnis for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Khān Yūnis in Fall

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

In fall, Khān Yūnis sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Khān Yūnis in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 26°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 29 to Dec 25 — about 7.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr19Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov24Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Khān Yūnis in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Khān Yūnis peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khān Yūnis in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Khān Yūnis is worst in February — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1464 µg/m³Aug 1827 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun35Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov54Poor
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Khān Yūnis?

Khān Yūnis sits at 31.3°N, 34.3°E, 55 m above sea level, in Palestinian Territory. The nearest listed city is Banī Suhaylā, 2.0 km away.

RafaḩDayr al BalaḩAz ZuwāydahAl Burayj

Topography around Khān Yūnis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khān Yūnis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m.

The land around Khān Yūnis is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, water (32%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (45%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
1,018 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Banī Suhaylā 2.0 km · ‘Abasān al Kabīrah 4.0 km · Al Qarārah 5.0 km · Rafaḩ 8.0 km · Rafaḩ 9.0 km · Dayr al Balaḩ 10 km · Az Zuwāydah 13 km · Al Burayj 14 km

Palestinian Territory travel facts

Power plugs
Type C / H
230 V · 50 Hz
GDP per capita
$3,171
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
81%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2016
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 463

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 Khān Yūnis (31.3402°, 34.3063°, elevation 55 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.