Kyakhta weather in September

In September, Kyakhta sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kyakhta's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyakhta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:37 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Kyakhta is town in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia.

Density
658/km²
people per km²
Founded
1727

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical September day in Kyakhta reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 7°C cooler than August and about 10°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
2219
3219
4208
5208
6208
7197
8197
9197
10196
11186
12186
13186
14185
15185
16175
17174
18174
19174
20164
21163
22163
23153
24152
25152
26152
27142
28141
29141
30131

How September really feels in Kyakhta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
7
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kyakhta weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-16° / -27°20.61.28.30.0
Feb-9° / -23°20.81.49.70.0
Mar / -12°62.22.511.50.2
Apr11° / -2°174.33.213.53.2
May19° / 336.71.515.26.5
Jun25° / 12°479016.16.8
Jul27° / 15°6510.7015.76.3
Aug24° / 12°7210.7014.36.7
Sep17° / 398.20.512.45.8
Oct / -4°154.12.610.51.6
Nov-5° / -15°72.33.28.80.0
Dec-14° / -24°51.92.47.90.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95446
105446
115446
125545
135545
145644
155644
165743
175743
185743
195743
205743
215743
225743
235743
245743
255644
265644
275644
285545
295545
305446

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Kyakhta gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1290
2290
3290
4290
5290
6291
7291
8291
9291
10291
11291
12291
13281
14282
15272
16272
17262
18262
19262
20252
21242
22243
23233
24223
25223
26213
27203
28203
29204
30194

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2946
3955
4964
5964
6973
7982
8982
9991
10991
11991
12991
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:147:34
213.36:157:32
313.26:177:29
413.16:197:27
513.16:207:25
613.06:227:23
713.06:237:20
812.96:257:18
912.86:267:16
1012.86:287:14
1112.76:297:11
1212.66:317:09
1312.66:337:07
1412.56:347:04
1512.46:367:02
1612.46:377:00
1712.36:396:57
1812.26:406:55
1912.26:426:53
2012.16:446:50
2112.06:456:48
2212.06:476:46
2311.96:486:44
2411.96:506:41
2511.86:526:39
2611.76:536:37
2711.76:556:34
2811.66:566:32
2911.56:586:30
3011.57:006:27

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 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.3Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Kyakhta?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Kyakhta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kyakhta in September

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

In September, Kyakhta sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kyakhta in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kyakhta peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kyakhta?

Kyakhta sits at 50.3°N, 106.5°E, 742 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sühbaatar, 22 km away.

Topography around Kyakhta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyakhta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m around an average of 821 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,186 m.

The land around Kyakhta is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
310 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
1,186 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Sühbaatar 22 km · Darhan 103 km · Gusinoozyorsk 104 km · Dzüünharaa 166 km · Ulan-Ude 183 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 197 km · Baykal’sk 207 km · Erdenet 225 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

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 Kyakhta (50.3496°, 106.451°, elevation 742 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).