Ḩamāh weather in September

In September, Ḩamāh sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-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 96% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Ḩamāh's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ḩamāh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:21 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
8%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Ḩamāh is city in Hama Governorate, Syria.

Founded
~1450 BCE

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 Ḩamāh reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13521
23521
33521
43520
53520
63520
73520
83520
93520
103420
113420
123420
133420
143419
153419
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213319
223319
233318
243218
253218
263218
273218
283218
293218
303218

How September really feels in Ḩamāh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 27 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
27
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.

Ḩamāh weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 499.49.93.9
Feb15° / 418.310.74.9
Mar19° / 317.211.76.8
Apr24° / 11°174.212.98.0
May30° / 15°122.313.86.7
Jun34° / 19°20.614.34.5
Jul36° / 22°00.114.13.0
Aug36° / 22°10.213.32.7
Sep34° / 19°30.812.24.4
Oct29° / 15°123.111.16.9
Nov21° / 244.910.27.6
Dec15° / 417.69.74.9

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27964
28964
29964
30955

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ḩamāh gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
152
162
172
182
193
203
213
224
234
245
255
265
275
286
296
306

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16195718
27205716
38215615
49225613
510235512
612245410
71324549
81425538
91526527
101627507
111728496
121730485
131831465
141932455
151933435
162034414
172135404
182136384
192237364
202338354
212439334
222540324
232740303
242840283
253041273
263241252
273341242
283541222
293741211
303841191

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 5:09 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:095:56
212.75:105:55
312.75:115:53
412.75:125:52
512.65:125:50
612.65:135:49
712.65:145:47
812.55:155:46
912.55:155:44
1012.45:165:43
1112.45:175:41
1212.45:185:40
1312.35:185:38
1412.35:195:37
1512.35:205:35
1612.25:215:34
1712.25:225:32
1812.15:225:31
1912.15:235:29
2012.15:245:28
2112.05:255:26
2212.05:255:25
2312.05:265:23
2411.95:275:22
2511.95:285:20
2611.85:285:19
2711.85:295:17
2811.85:305:16
2911.75:315:14
3011.75:325:13

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.6Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Ḩamāh?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ḩamāh in September

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

In September, Ḩamāh sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ḩamāh in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ḩamāh peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ḩamāh 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 Ḩamāh is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorFeb 2154 µg/m³Jul 2124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr48Poor
May38Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ḩamāh?

Ḩamāh sits at 35.1°N, 36.8°E, 270 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ţayyibat al Imām, 15 km away.

Topography around Ḩamāh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ḩamāh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,540 m.

The land around Ḩamāh is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
457 m
80 km
1,540 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Ţayyibat al Imām 15 km · Şūrān 18 km · Ḩalfāyā 20 km · Maharda 21 km · Ar Rastan 23 km · As Salamīyah 30 km · Kafr Zaytā 30 km · Tallbīsah 32 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 Ḩamāh (35.1318°, 36.7578°, elevation 270 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).