Elmalı weather in September

In September, Elmalı sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% 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 Elmalı's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elmalı's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 16 mm; 2.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:48 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 1st clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.7; out of 10

Elmalı is district and town of Antalya, Turkey.

Founded: 1868

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical September day in Elmalı reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	13
2	25	13
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	25	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	11
12	24	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	10
19	23	10
20	22	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	9
25	22	9
26	21	9
27	21	9
28	21	9
29	21	9
30	21	8

How September really feels in Elmalı

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Elmalı weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -6°	90	9.7	8.6	9.8	0.0
Feb	5° / -5°	68	8.9	7.4	10.6	0.1
Mar	9° / -2°	66	9.3	5	11.7	1.7
Apr	14° / 2°	64	10.9	1.8	12.9	3.9
May	18° / 7°	66	10.4	0.1	13.9	6.1
Jun	23° / 11°	29	4.7	0	14.5	8.1
Jul	26° / 15°	16	2.3	0	14.3	8.5
Aug	26° / 15°	13	2.5	0	13.4	8.5
Sep	23° / 11°	16	2.6	0	12.2	8.7
Oct	18° / 6°	38	5.7	0.1	11.1	6.7
Nov	12° / 1°	46	5.6	1	10	3.5
Dec	6° / -3°	81	9.2	5.5	9.5	0.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	92	91	91	90	90	90	89	88	88	87	86
Cloudier (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	12	12	13	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	92	8
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	87	13
30	86	14

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Elmalı gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	5
3	5
4	5
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	9
15	9
16	9
17	10
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	11
28	12
29	12
30	12

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

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 5:35 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 5:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:35	6:25
2	12.8	5:36	6:23
3	12.7	5:37	6:22
4	12.7	5:38	6:20
5	12.7	5:39	6:19
6	12.6	5:39	6:17
7	12.6	5:40	6:16
8	12.5	5:41	6:14
9	12.5	5:42	6:13
10	12.5	5:43	6:11
11	12.4	5:44	6:09
12	12.4	5:44	6:08
13	12.4	5:45	6:06
14	12.3	5:46	6:05
15	12.3	5:47	6:03
16	12.2	5:48	6:02
17	12.2	5:49	6:00
18	12.2	5:49	5:58
19	12.1	5:50	5:57
20	12.1	5:51	5:55
21	12.0	5:52	5:54
22	12.0	5:53	5:52
23	11.9	5:54	5:51
24	11.9	5:54	5:49
25	11.9	5:55	5:47
26	11.8	5:56	5:46
27	11.8	5:57	5:44
28	11.7	5:58	5:43
29	11.7	5:59	5:41
30	11.7	6:00	5:40

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Elmalı

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Elmalı?

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

8.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Elmalı for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Elmalı in September

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

In September, Elmalı sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Elmalı in September

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 64 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 6 to Dec 11 — about 7.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	17	17	18	21	25	28	29	28	25	22	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	22	Refreshing
Dec	20	Cool

UV index in Elmalı in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Elmalı peaks around August 11 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	4	9	9	11	11	11	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	9	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Elmalı 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 Elmalı is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	13	16	18	20	17	14	16	14	14	12	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Elmalı?

Elmalı sits at 36.7°N, 29.9°E, 1,078 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Korkuteli, 44 km away.

Topography around Elmalı

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elmalı has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 917 m around an average of 1,176 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,457 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,985 m.

The land around Elmalı is covered by grassland (47%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

917 m

grassland 47%

16 km

1,457 m

grassland 50%

80 km

2,985 m

trees 40%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← August Elmalı year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Korkuteli 44 km · Beykonak 57 km · Kemer 59 km · Kas 64 km · Fethiye 71 km · Ölüdeniz 71 km · Antalya 72 km · Muratpaşa 77 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $18,599; 2025
Happiness: 5.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 3.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 6.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 488
Religion

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 Elmalı (36.7358°, 29.9178°, elevation 1,078 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	13
2	25	13
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	25	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	11
12	24	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	10
19	23	10
20	22	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	9
25	22	9
26	21	9
27	21	9
28	21	9
29	21	9
30	21	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	92	8
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	87	13
30	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	5
3	5
4	5
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	9
15	9
16	9
17	10
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	11
28	12
29	12
30	12

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	13
2	25	13
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	25	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	11
12	24	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	10
19	23	10
20	22	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	9
25	22	9
26	21	9
27	21	9
28	21	9
29	21	9
30	21	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	92	8
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	87	13
30	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	5
3	5
4	5
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	9
15	9
16	9
17	10
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	11
28	12
29	12
30	12

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	13
2	25	13
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	25	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	11
12	24	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	10
19	23	10
20	22	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	9
25	22	9
26	21	9
27	21	9
28	21	9
29	21	9
30	21	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	92	8
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	87	13
30	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	5
3	5
4	5
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	9
15	9
16	9
17	10
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	11
28	12
29	12
30	12

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100