Jizan weather in September

In September, Jizan sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 31°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-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 70% 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 Jizan's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jizan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
31°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:01 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
32%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Jizan is capital of Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia.

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 Jizan reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 31°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 1°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Jizan

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.

Jizan weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°143.511.18.2
Feb27° / 25°51.211.48.6
Mar28° / 26°101.811.98.1
Apr30° / 28°101.112.46.7
May32° / 30°30.412.85.6
Jun33° / 31°10.2134.8
Jul33° / 31°131.212.94.3
Aug33° / 30°202.412.64.5
Sep33° / 31°51.112.14.8
Oct31° / 29°234.311.65.4
Nov29° / 27°195.411.26.6
Dec27° / 25°154.5117.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
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68515
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Jizan gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
53
63
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2910
3010

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 100% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Miserable (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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 5:59 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:596:20
212.36:006:19
312.36:006:18
412.36:006:17
512.36:006:16
612.36:006:15
712.26:006:15
812.26:006:14
912.26:006:13
1012.26:016:12
1112.26:016:11
1212.26:016:10
1312.16:016:10
1412.16:016:09
1512.16:016:08
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1912.06:026:04
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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 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Jizan

In seasonPeak

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

Jizan 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 Jizan?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Jizan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jizan in September

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

In September, Jizan sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 31°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Jizan 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 offshore 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 Jizan in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jizan peaks around March 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 6 (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 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Jizan 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 Jizan 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 Jizan?

Jizan sits at 16.9°N, 42.6°E, 19 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Şabyā, 30 km away.

Sa'dahSarāt ‘AbīdahAbha

Topography around Jizan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jizan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m.

The land around Jizan is covered by water (37%), artificial surfaces (33%) and bare terrain (27%) within 3 km, water (59%) and bare terrain (29%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
2,681 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Şabyā 30 km · Abū ‘Arīsh 31 km · Ḑamad 34 km · Şāmitah 53 km · Fayfā’ 76 km · Sa'dah 129 km · Sarāt ‘Abīdah 147 km · Abha 148 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 Jizan (16.8892°, 42.5511°, elevation 19 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).