Pamukkale weather in September

In September, Pamukkale sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Pamukkale's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pamukkale's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 1.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:51 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 18%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Pamukkale is mahalle (administrative quarter) in Pamukkale, Denizli, southwestern Turkey.

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 32°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical September day in Pamukkale reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 6°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)	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	18
5	31	18
6	31	18
7	31	18
8	31	17
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	30	17
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	30	17
15	30	17
16	30	16
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	29	16
20	29	16
21	29	16
22	29	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	15
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	27	14

How September really feels in Pamukkale

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 2 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

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pamukkale weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 1°	62	8.6	1.7	9.7	2.3
Feb	12° / 2°	53	8.1	1.8	10.5	3.2
Mar	15° / 5°	51	8.4	0.7	11.7	5.0
Apr	20° / 9°	39	7.6	0.1	13	6.8
May	26° / 13°	33	6.4	0	14	7.6
Jun	31° / 17°	17	4.1	0	14.6	5.6
Jul	34° / 20°	5	1.4	0	14.4	3.8
Aug	34° / 20°	4	1.4	0	13.5	4.0
Sep	30° / 16°	7	1.5	0	12.3	6.8
Oct	24° / 11°	29	4.4	0	11	8.1
Nov	17° / 6°	40	5.3	0.2	10	6.2
Dec	11° / 2°	53	8.5	1.1	9.4	2.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. 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 (%)	100	99	99	99	99	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	94	94	93	92	92	91	91	91	91	89	89	89	88	88	87
Cloudier (%)	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	12	12	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	95	5
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	93	7
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	87	13

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Pamukkale gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9

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

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 93% 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 (%)	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 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 72 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 5:42 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)	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	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)	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:37	6:29
2	12.8	5:38	6:27
3	12.8	5:39	6:26
4	12.7	5:40	6:24
5	12.7	5:41	6:23
6	12.7	5:42	6:21
7	12.6	5:43	6:20
8	12.6	5:44	6:18
9	12.5	5:44	6:16
10	12.5	5:45	6:15
11	12.4	5:46	6:13
12	12.4	5:47	6:12
13	12.4	5:48	6:10
14	12.3	5:49	6:08
15	12.3	5:50	6:07
16	12.2	5:51	6:05
17	12.2	5:52	6:03
18	12.2	5:52	6:02
19	12.1	5:53	6:00
20	12.1	5:54	5:59
21	12.0	5:55	5:57
22	12.0	5:56	5:55
23	11.9	5:57	5:54
24	11.9	5:58	5:52
25	11.9	5:59	5:50
26	11.8	6:00	5:49
27	11.8	6:00	5:47
28	11.7	6:01	5:46
29	11.7	6:02	5:44
30	11.7	6:03	5:42

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 5.63 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)	6.4	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	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9
Level	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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Pamukkale?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.7

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pamukkale in September

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

In September, Pamukkale sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pamukkale in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pamukkale peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	8	8	10	10	10	8	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Pamukkale 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 Pamukkale is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 13 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)	13	15	19	20	23	18	13	16	15	15	15	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Pamukkale?

Pamukkale sits at 37.9°N, 29.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Merkezefendi, 14 km away.

Topography around Pamukkale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pamukkale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,583 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,445 m.

The land around Pamukkale is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), trees (28%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (29%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

533 m

cropland 40%

16 km

1,583 m

cropland 35%

80 km

2,445 m

trees 39%

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

September weather nearby: Merkezefendi 14 km · Denizli 16 km · Sarayköy 17 km · Serinhisar 40 km · Nazilli 70 km · Alaşehir 71 km · Kula 81 km · Uşak 88 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 Pamukkale (37.9164°, 29.1173°, elevation 0 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	18
5	31	18
6	31	18
7	31	18
8	31	17
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	30	17
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	30	17
15	30	17
16	30	16
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	29	16
20	29	16
21	29	16
22	29	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	15
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	27	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	95	5
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	93	7
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	18
5	31	18
6	31	18
7	31	18
8	31	17
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	30	17
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	30	17
15	30	17
16	30	16
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	29	16
20	29	16
21	29	16
22	29	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	15
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	27	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	95	5
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	93	7
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	18
5	31	18
6	31	18
7	31	18
8	31	17
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	30	17
12	30	17
13	30	17
14	30	17
15	30	17
16	30	16
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	29	16
20	29	16
21	29	16
22	29	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	15
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	27	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	95	5
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	93	7
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4