Balaklava weather in September

In September, Balaklava sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 33 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Balaklava's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balaklava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:31 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
34%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Balaklava is settlement on the Crimean Peninsula.

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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical September day in Balaklava reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12420
22419
32319
42319
52319
62319
72319
82318
92218
102218
112218
122218
132218
142218
152218
162217
172117
182117
192117
202117
212117
222117
232116
242016
252016
262016
272016
282016
292016
301915

How September really feels in Balaklava

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.

Balaklava weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 489.52.690.3
Feb / 408.82.110.10.4
Mar / 378.81.111.61.4
Apr12° / 316.70.213.23.5
May17° / 13°276.1014.66.2
Jun22° / 18°336.7015.37.7
Jul25° / 21°214.20158.5
Aug26° / 21°214.2013.98.4
Sep22° / 17°335.8012.37.7
Oct17° / 13°396.6010.75.8
Nov11° / 448.10.39.43.1
Dec / 499.71.88.71.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38218
48218
58218
68218
78218
88218
98218
108218
118218
128119
138119
148218
158119
168119
178020
187921
197921
207822
217723
227624
237525
247327
257327
267228
277129
287030
296931
306931

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Balaklava gets around 33 mm of rain over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
119
220
320
420
520
620
720
820
920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2718
2817
2917
3017

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1232930171
2242930161
3263029151
4283028131
5293028120
6313128110
7323127100
833312790
934312780
1035312770
1136312760
1237312660
1338302660
1439302650
1540302550
1641292550
1742292550
1843282450
1944272450
2045272350
2146262350
2247262350
2348252240
2449252240
2550242240
2652242130
2752242130
2853242030
2954242020
3055241920

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 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 90 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:137:18
213.06:147:16
313.06:157:14
412.96:167:12
512.96:187:10
612.86:197:08
712.86:207:07
812.76:217:05
912.76:227:03
1012.66:247:01
1112.66:256:59
1212.56:266:57
1312.56:276:55
1412.46:286:53
1512.46:306:51
1612.36:316:49
1712.36:326:47
1812.26:336:45
1912.16:346:43
2012.16:366:41
2112.06:376:39
2212.06:386:37
2311.96:396:35
2411.96:416:33
2511.86:426:31
2611.86:436:30
2711.76:446:28
2811.76:456:26
2911.66:476:24
3011.66:486:22

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.7Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Balaklava?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Balaklava for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Balaklava in September

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

In September, Balaklava sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 17°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Balaklava in September

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 15 to Sep 29 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Balaklava in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balaklava peaks around July 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 20UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Balaklava?

Balaklava sits at 44.5°N, 33.6°E, 10 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Sevastopol, 12 km away.

YevpatoriyaBilohirsk

Topography around Balaklava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balaklava has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,531 m.

The land around Balaklava is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (37%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and water (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
342 m
16 km
712 m
80 km
1,531 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Sevastopol 12 km · Bakhchysaray 34 km · Yalta 45 km · Simferopol 64 km · Alushta 67 km · Saki 69 km · Yevpatoriya 79 km · Bilohirsk 100 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Balaklava (44.5112°, 33.5994°, elevation 10 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).