Muş weather in September

In September, Muş sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 23 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Muş's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:01 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
19%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Muş is central district and city in Muş Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Very high
PM10 135.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,399/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical September day in Muş reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 8°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52813
62813
72713
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How September really feels in Muş

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Muş weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -9°12011.812.29.60.0
Feb / -6°12111.611.310.50.0
Mar / -2°14714.310.711.70.5
Apr12° / 16217.24132.8
May19° / 13217.30.214.15.2
Jun25° / 12°397.3014.77.7
Jul30° / 15°123.4014.46.5
Aug30° / 16°71.9013.56.4
Sep25° / 11°233.6012.38.4
Oct18° / 829.30.2116.1
Nov / -1°938.43.69.91.9
Dec / -6°11810.710.49.30.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11964
12964
13955
14955
15955
16955
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21937
22919
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259010
268911
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308713

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Muş gets around 23 mm of rain over 3.6 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 12% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
108
118
129
139
1410
1511
1611
1712
1813
1914
2014
2115
2216
2317
2418
2518
2619
2719
2820
2920
3020

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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 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 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 4:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.94:475:40
212.84:485:39
312.84:495:37
412.84:505:36
512.74:515:34
612.74:525:32
712.64:535:31
812.64:545:29
912.54:555:27
1012.54:555:26
1112.54:565:24
1212.44:575:22
1312.44:585:21
1412.34:595:19
1512.35:005:17
1612.25:015:16
1712.25:025:14
1812.25:035:12
1912.15:045:11
2012.15:055:09
2112.05:065:08
2212.05:065:06
2311.95:075:04
2411.95:085:03
2511.95:095:01
2611.85:104:59
2711.85:114:58
2811.75:124:56
2911.75:134:54
3011.65:144:53

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.8Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Muş

In seasonPeak

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

Muş's rainy season runs October–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 Muş?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Muş in September

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

In September, Muş sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Muş 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 Muş peaks around August 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeExtremeVery highModerateAug 12UV 11Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Muş 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 Muş is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1024 µg/m³Dec 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Muş?

Muş sits at 38.7°N, 41.5°E, 1,420 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Solhan, 45 km away.

Topography around Muş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muş has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m around an average of 1,509 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,507 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,627 m.

The land around Muş is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
707 m
16 km
1,507 m
80 km
2,627 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Solhan 45 km · Kulp 49 km · Varto 49 km · Güroymak 49 km · Kozluk 60 km · Bitlis 65 km · Hınıs 72 km · Tatvan 74 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
Muslim 100%other 0%

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 Muş (38.7316°, 41.4848°, elevation 1,420 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).