Ar Raqqah weather in September

In September, Ar Raqqah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 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 37°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ar Raqqah's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ar Raqqah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:12 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
6%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Ar Raqqah is city in Syria.

Density
271/km²
people per km²
Founded
~244 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 37°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ar Raqqah reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

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

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 Raqqah 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
Jan12° / 316.99.83.7
Feb15° / 265.810.65.0
Mar20° / 25511.77.3
Apr26° / 13°183.912.97.9
May32° / 18°102.113.95.2
Jun37° / 23°10.214.42.1
Jul40° / 25°00.114.20.2
Aug39° / 25°00.113.40.5
Sep35° / 22°10.212.23.3
Oct29° / 16°162.511.16.8
Nov20° / 234.110.17.5
Dec14° / 296.19.64.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
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11991
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15991
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25973
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27973
28964
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30955

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ar Raqqah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13540241
23640231
33840221
43939211
54139200
64239190
74438180
84637170
94737160
104837150
115036140
125136130
135236120
145336110
155535100
16563590
17573580
18573580
19583570
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21603460
22613450
23623350
24633340
25643240
26663130
27673030
28682930
29692830
30722620

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
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916light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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2712light breeze
2812calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:005:48
212.85:005:46
312.75:015:45
412.75:025:43
512.65:035:42
612.65:045:40
712.65:045:39
812.55:055:37
912.55:065:36
1012.55:075:34
1112.45:085:33
1212.45:085:31
1312.35:095:30
1412.35:105:28
1512.35:115:27
1612.25:125:25
1712.25:125:23
1812.15:135:22
1912.15:145:20
2012.15:155:19
2112.05:165:17
2212.05:165:16
2312.05:175:14
2411.95:185:13
2511.95:195:11
2611.85:205:10
2711.85:205:08
2811.85:215:07
2911.75:225:05
3011.75:235:04

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
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255.6Bright
265.5Bright
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305.3Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ar Raqqah

In seasonPeak

None of Ar Raqqah'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 Raqqah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
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Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is September a good time to visit Ar Raqqah?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ar Raqqah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ar Raqqah in September

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

In September, Ar Raqqah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ar Raqqah in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ar Raqqah peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ar Raqqah 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 Raqqah is worst in March — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2139 µg/m³Jan 1028 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr37Poor
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ar Raqqah?

Ar Raqqah sits at 36.0°N, 39.0°E, 259 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al-Tabqa, 43 km away.

Al-TabqaAkçakaleManbijDayr Ḩāfir‘Ayn al ‘ArabDeir ez-ZorSuruçJarābulus

Topography around Ar Raqqah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ar Raqqah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 249 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 639 m.

The land around Ar Raqqah is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and bare terrain (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (49%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
639 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Al-Tabqa 43 km · Akçakale 84 km · Manbij 114 km · Dayr Ḩāfir 119 km · ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 120 km · Deir ez-Zor 123 km · Suruç 125 km · Jarābulus 131 km

Syria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2022
GDP per capita
$1,057
2022
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2018
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2010
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 456
Religion
Muslim 87%Christian 10%Druze 3%

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 Raqqah (35.9528°, 39.0079°, elevation 259 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).