‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ weather in September

In September, ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 42°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’'s 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:55 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
8%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 42°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical September day in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14227
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How September really feels in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’

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
24 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.

‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 152.510.57.8
Feb22° / 10°71.511.18.7
Mar27° / 14°142.411.88.2
Apr32° / 19°142.712.64.9
May38° / 24°20.613.31.4
Jun41° / 27°0013.60.0
Jul43° / 28°0013.50.0
Aug43° / 28°0012.90.0
Sep40° / 25°0012.20.3
Oct35° / 20°30.511.43.6
Nov26° / 14°273.310.77.9
Dec21° / 10°162.610.48.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2973
3973
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5973
6973
7973
8973
9991
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14991
15991
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19991
20991
21991
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23982
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 42 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:496:22
212.55:496:21
312.55:506:19
412.55:506:18
512.45:506:17
612.45:516:16
712.45:516:15
812.45:526:14
912.35:526:13
1012.35:536:11
1112.35:536:10
1212.35:536:09
1312.25:546:08
1412.25:546:07
1512.25:556:06
1612.25:556:04
1712.15:566:03
1812.15:566:02
1912.15:566:01
2012.05:576:00
2112.05:575:59
2212.05:585:57
2312.05:585:56
2411.95:595:55
2511.95:595:54
2611.96:005:53
2711.96:005:52
2811.86:005:50
2911.86:015:49
3011.86:015:48

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
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126.7Intense
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146.7Intense
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266.3Intense
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286.3Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’

In seasonPeak

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

‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is September a good time to visit ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?

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
3.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’.

What to pack for ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ in September

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

In September, ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 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 ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 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 ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 41 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorMar 2077 µg/m³Jul 2441 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun45Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?

‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ sits at 26.5°N, 43.6°E, 659 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Buraydah, 39 km away.

Topography around ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’.

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 672 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m.

The land around ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ is covered by bare terrain (77%) within 3 km, bare terrain (77%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
428 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Buraydah 39 km · Al Bukayrīyah 40 km · Al Khabrā’ 47 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 49 km · Unaizah 58 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 58 km · Ar Rass 71 km · Al Mithnab 92 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 ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ (26.4983°, 43.6312°, elevation 659 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).