Yala weather in September

In September, Yala sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 160 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Yala's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:08 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Yala is city in Yala province, Thailand.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,924/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical September day in Yala reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and about 1°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Yala

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.

Yala weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°7811.311.74.6
Feb32° / 22°42711.84.1
Mar34° / 23°8611.9123.0
Apr34° / 24°12417.212.12.3
May34° / 24°15122.612.32.1
Jun34° / 24°11119.412.42.3
Jul34° / 24°11419.112.32.4
Aug34° / 24°12520.212.22.3
Sep33° / 23°16022.8122.4
Oct31° / 23°26828.111.92.5
Nov30° / 23°29025.811.73.0
Dec29° / 23°23621.311.63.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Yala gets around 160 mm of rain over 22.8 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 76% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
175
275
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475
575
675
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974
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1174
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1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1974
2074
2175
2276
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2478
2579
2681
2782
2883
2984
3085

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13907
23907
33907
42908
52908
62908
72899
82899
92899
102899
112899
122899
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2228810
2328810
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Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 12 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:116:18
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312.16:106:17
412.16:106:17
512.16:106:16
612.16:106:16
712.16:106:15
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912.16:096:14
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1412.06:096:11
1512.06:086:11
1612.06:086:10
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2012.06:076:08
2112.06:076:07
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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 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Yala

In seasonPeak

In September, Yala sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Yala sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Yala's rainy season runs May–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Yala?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yala.

What to pack for Yala in September

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

In September, Yala sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Yala in September

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 39 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Yala in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yala peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 14Nov 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Yala 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 Yala is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Yala's WHO annual average of 15.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1622 µg/m³Feb 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yala?

Yala sits at 6.5°N, 101.3°E, 24 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Pattani, 37 km away.

Pokok SenaSu-ngai Kolok

Topography around Yala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,495 m.

The land around Yala is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
793 m
80 km
1,495 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Pattani 37 km · Yaring 38 km · Ra-ngae 56 km · Narathiwat 61 km · Betong 88 km · Tak Bai 91 km · Pokok Sena 94 km · Su-ngai Kolok 95 km

Thailand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,057
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
32.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Buddhist 93%Muslim 5%Christian 1%other 1%

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 Yala (6.54°, 101.2813°, elevation 24 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).