Saylac weather in September

In September, Saylac sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Saylac's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saylac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
30°
9th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:59 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
19%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Saylac is town in Awdal, Somaliland.

Founded
~50 CE

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 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical September day in Saylac reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C cooler than August and about 3°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Saylac

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.

Saylac weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°258.411.47.3
Feb26° / 24°163.511.67.8
Mar28° / 25°164.111.97.5
Apr29° / 27°285.212.26.2
May32° / 29°284.412.54.8
Jun35° / 30°30.212.73.3
Jul36° / 31°30.912.62.5
Aug35° / 31°122.612.43.0
Sep34° / 30°91.912.14.1
Oct30° / 27°347.811.75.6
Nov28° / 25°388.111.56.8
Dec27° / 24°257.711.37.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Saylac gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.9 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 7% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
16
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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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
114455
214257
304060
403862
503565
603268
703070
802773
902575
1002278
1102080
1201882
1301585
1401387
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Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:596:12
212.25:596:12
312.25:596:11
412.25:596:10
512.25:596:10
612.25:596:09
712.25:596:08
812.15:596:08
912.15:596:07
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1812.05:586:01
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2112.05:585:59
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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 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 6.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Saylac

In seasonPeak

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

Saylac sees seasonal dust haze (June–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is September a good time to visit Saylac?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saylac in September

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

In September, Saylac sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Saylac in September

The nearest coast averages about 31°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 17 km away) is warmest in June at about 31°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Saylac in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saylac peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Saylac 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 Saylac is worst in August — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1349 µg/m³Nov 1417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Saylac?

Saylac sits at 11.4°N, 43.5°E, 6 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Djibouti, 44 km away.

Ali SabihDikhilRuqi

Topography around Saylac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saylac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m.

The land around Saylac is covered by water (60%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, water (64%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (53%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
971 m
shrubsgrasslandbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Djibouti 44 km · Balbala 46 km · Arta 70 km · Obock 71 km · Tadjoura 80 km · Ali Sabih 86 km · Dikhil 123 km · Ruqi 154 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$661
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
27.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 399
Religion
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

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 Saylac (11.3539°, 43.4731°, elevation 6 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).