Al Khurmah weather in September

In September, Al Khurmah sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Al Khurmah's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Khurmah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
17%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical September day in Al Khurmah reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Al Khurmah

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
13 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.

Al Khurmah weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°81.710.89.0
Feb27° / 13°30.811.28.6
Mar30° / 16°112.811.86.1
Apr34° / 20°163.412.53.7
May38° / 24°31.1131.4
Jun40° / 26°0013.30.0
Jul40° / 27°00.113.20.0
Aug41° / 27°10.112.80.0
Sep39° / 24°0012.10.9
Oct34° / 19°10.411.54.2
Nov29° / 16°71.3117.3
Dec26° / 13°40.910.78.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5946
6955
7955
8955
9964
10964
11964
12964
13973
14973
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20991
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25991
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27991
28991
29991
30982

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Al Khurmah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19541
29631
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Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
614light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:586:25
212.45:596:24
312.45:596:23
412.45:596:22
512.45:596:21
612.36:006:20
712.36:006:19
812.36:006:18
912.36:016:17
1012.36:016:16
1112.26:016:15
1212.26:016:14
1312.26:026:13
1412.26:026:12
1512.16:026:11
1612.16:026:10
1712.16:036:09
1812.16:036:08
1912.16:036:07
2012.06:046:06
2112.06:046:05
2212.06:046:04
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2412.06:056:02
2511.96:056:01
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2711.96:065:59
2811.96:065:58
2911.86:065:57
3011.86:075:56

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Al Khurmah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Khurmah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Feb
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May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Al Khurmah?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Khurmah.

What to pack for Al Khurmah in September

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

In September, Al Khurmah sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Khurmah 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 Al Khurmah peaks around July 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 13UV 13Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Al Khurmah 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 Al Khurmah is worst in February — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 2286 µg/m³Oct 1244 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan78Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul71Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep48Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Khurmah?

Al Khurmah sits at 21.9°N, 42.0°E, 1,025 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Turabah, 88 km away.

Al ‘AqīqTa'ifAsh ShafāMahd adh DhahabAl BahahQal‘at Bīshah

Topography around Al Khurmah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Khurmah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 1,020 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m.

The land around Al Khurmah is covered by bare terrain (76%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
667 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Turabah 88 km · Ranyah 112 km · Al ‘Aqīq 154 km · Ta'if 182 km · Ash Shafā 200 km · Mahd adh Dhahab 212 km · Al Bahah 219 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 221 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 Al Khurmah (21.9115°, 42.0309°, elevation 1,025 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).