Kherson weather in September

In September, Kherson sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 40 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kherson's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kherson's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:34 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
47%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Kherson is capital city of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine.

Density
961/km²
people per km²
Founded
1778

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 26°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical September day in Kherson reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42614
52514
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112413
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292010
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How September really feels in Kherson

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.

Kherson weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°326.63.68.80.0
Feb / -3°296.32.9100.0
Mar / 337.8211.61.5
Apr16° / 377.60.313.35.1
May22° / 11°478.9014.87.0
Jun27° / 16°528.7015.66.9
Jul30° / 18°326.2015.36.0
Aug29° / 17°345.40146.3
Sep23° / 13°405.9012.47.6
Oct16° / 285.1010.65.4
Nov / 335.60.89.21.5
Dec / -2°326.22.28.40.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36634
46535
56535
66535
76535
86535
96535
106634
116634
126634
136733
146733
156733
166634
176634
186535
196436
206337
216238
226040
236040
245941
255743
265644
275545
285446
295347
305347

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kherson gets around 40 mm of rain over 5.9 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.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
420
520
620
719
819
919
1019
1119
1219
1319
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2119
2219
2320
2420
2519
2619
2719
2819
2918
3018

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16523111
26523111
36722101
4682291
5692281
6712180
7722170
8722170
9732160
10742060
11742060
12752050
13752050
14761950
15761950
16761950
17771850
18771850
19771850
20781750
21771760
22771760
23781660
24781660
25781660
26781660
27781660
28791560
29791560
30791560

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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1512calm
1612calm
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1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:146:24
213.15:156:22
313.15:176:20
413.05:186:18
512.95:196:16
612.95:216:14
712.85:226:12
812.85:236:10
912.75:256:08
1012.75:266:06
1112.65:276:04
1212.65:296:02
1312.55:306:00
1412.45:315:58
1512.45:335:56
1612.35:345:54
1712.35:355:52
1812.25:375:50
1912.25:385:47
2012.15:395:45
2112.05:415:43
2212.05:425:41
2311.95:435:39
2411.95:455:37
2511.85:465:35
2611.85:475:33
2711.75:495:31
2811.65:505:29
2911.65:525:27
3011.55:535:25

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 4.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Kherson?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kherson in September

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

In September, Kherson sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Kherson in September

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 60 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 16 to Sep 18 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Kherson in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kherson peaks around July 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 22UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kherson?

Kherson sits at 46.6°N, 32.6°E, 41 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Oleshky, 8.0 km away.

ArmyanskPivdenneYany Kapu

Topography around Kherson

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kherson has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m.

The land around Kherson is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) within 3 km, cropland (28%) and wetland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
88 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Oleshky 8.0 km · Nova Kakhovka 58 km · Mykolayiv 61 km · Skadovsk 62 km · Kakhovka 69 km · Armyansk 101 km · Pivdenne 116 km · Yany Kapu 118 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 Kherson (46.6369°, 32.6146°, elevation 41 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).