Abū ‘Arīsh weather in September

In September, Abū ‘Arīsh sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 31°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Abū ‘Arīsh's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abū ‘Arīsh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
31°
9th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:00 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
35%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month.

A typical September day in Abū ‘Arīsh reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 31°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 2°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Abū ‘Arīsh

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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Abū ‘Arīsh weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°132.311.15.6
Feb32° / 24°91.711.45.1
Mar34° / 26°182.211.93.8
Apr37° / 28°181.912.42.0
May39° / 30°41.212.80.4
Jun40° / 31°40.5130.0
Jul40° / 32°17212.90.1
Aug40° / 32°243.212.60.3
Sep40° / 31°92.112.10.3
Oct37° / 29°143.811.61.6
Nov34° / 26°81.711.23.7
Dec32° / 24°61.5115.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Abū ‘Arīsh gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.1 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12179
22080
31981
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61684
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101387
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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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
29calm
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59calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:586:18
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512.35:596:15
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712.25:596:14
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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 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Abū ‘Arīsh

In seasonPeak

In September, Abū ‘Arīsh sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abū ‘Arīsh sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is September a good time to visit Abū ‘Arīsh?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abū ‘Arīsh.

What to pack for Abū ‘Arīsh in September

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

In September, Abū ‘Arīsh sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 31°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Abū ‘Arīsh in September

The nearest coast averages about 32°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 24 km away) is warmest in September at about 32°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°34°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct32Tropical
Nov31Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Abū ‘Arīsh in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abū ‘Arīsh peaks around March 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 23UV 11Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Abū ‘Arīsh 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 Abū ‘Arīsh is worst in June — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 48 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 1878 µg/m³Dec 1448 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr63Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun79Unhealthy
Jul70Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep77Unhealthy
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov49Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Abū ‘Arīsh?

Abū ‘Arīsh sits at 17.0°N, 42.8°E, 69 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ḑamad, 16 km away.

Sarāt ‘AbīdahAbha

Topography around Abū ‘Arīsh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abū ‘Arīsh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,871 m.

The land around Abū ‘Arīsh is covered by cropland (39%), artificial surfaces (25%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and bare terrain (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (27%), bare terrain (27%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
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430 m
80 km
2,871 m
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September weather nearby: Ḑamad 16 km · Şabyā 30 km · Jizan 31 km · Şāmitah 43 km · Fayfā’ 47 km · Sa'dah 99 km · Sarāt ‘Abīdah 129 km · Abha 143 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,537
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
35.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 404

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 Abū ‘Arīsh (16.9689°, 42.8325°, elevation 69 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. 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).