Ar Rahad weather in September

In September, Ar Rahad sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 57 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Ar Rahad's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ar Rahad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:50 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
51%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Ar Rahad is town in central Sudan..

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ar Rahad reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Ar Rahad

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Ar Rahad weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°0011.36.7
Feb32° / 18°0011.65.1
Mar36° / 21°00.211.92.8
Apr39° / 23°20.712.30.9
May39° / 26°175.212.60.6
Jun37° / 26°33912.71.6
Jul34° / 24°791612.72.7
Aug32° / 23°9317.212.43.3
Sep34° / 24°5712.612.12.9
Oct36° / 24°195.711.72.2
Nov34° / 21°0011.43.9
Dec31° / 17°0011.36.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56436
66436
76436
86535
96535
106634
116634
126634
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ar Rahad gets around 57 mm of rain over 12.6 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 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
147
247
346
446
546
645
745
845
945
1044
1144
1244
1344
1444
1543
1643
1743
1842
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2140
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2636
2735
2834
2934
3033

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10014851
20014851
30014851
40024850
50024949
60024949
70025048
80025147
90035047
100035146
110035245
120035245
130045244
140045343
150045442
161155241
171155340
181165339
191165537
201175536
211275535
221285633
231295632
242395630
2523105728
2623115727
2723125825
2824125923
2934135921
3034145920

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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310calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
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309calm

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 6:50 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:507:05
212.26:507:04
312.26:507:03
412.26:507:02
512.26:507:02
612.26:507:01
712.26:507:00
812.26:507:00
912.26:506:59
1012.16:506:58
1112.16:506:57
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1312.16:506:56
1412.16:506:55
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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 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 6.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
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286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ar Rahad

In seasonPeak

None of Ar Rahad's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ar Rahad sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Nov
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Is September a good time to visit Ar Rahad?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ar Rahad.

What to pack for Ar Rahad in September

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

In September, Ar Rahad sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ar Rahad 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 Ar Rahad peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ar Rahad 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 Ar Rahad is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1550 µg/m³Aug 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr41Poor
May27Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ar Rahad?

Ar Rahad sits at 12.7°N, 30.6°E, 506 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Umm Ruwaba, 65 km away.

BārahDillingTandaltīAbu JibehaAbū ZabadKadugli

Topography around Ar Rahad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ar Rahad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 494 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 944 m.

The land around Ar Rahad is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
50 m
80 km
944 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Umm Ruwaba 65 km · El Obeid 70 km · Bārah 114 km · Dilling 131 km · Tandaltī 136 km · Abu Jibeha 154 km · Abū Zabad 157 km · Kadugli 215 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / F / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 215% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,165
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
5.1
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 421

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 Ar Rahad (12.7167°, 30.65°, elevation 506 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).