Buôn Ma Thuột weather in September

In September, Buôn Ma Thuột sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 195 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high: 30°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 195 mm; 24.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:40 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 12th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Buôn Ma Thuột is capital of Đắk Lắk province, Vietnam.

Density: 1,151/km²; people per km²

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Buôn Ma Thuột reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How September really feels in Buôn Ma Thuột

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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.

Buôn Ma Thuột weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	8	1.2	11.3	6.8
Feb	31° / 21°	4	0.8	11.6	5.6
Mar	33° / 23°	16	2.8	11.9	4.0
Apr	34° / 24°	53	8.5	12.3	3.0
May	33° / 25°	127	21.2	12.6	2.6
Jun	31° / 24°	125	21	12.7	3.0
Jul	30° / 24°	145	23.2	12.7	3.3
Aug	30° / 24°	171	23.4	12.4	3.3
Sep	30° / 23°	195	24.6	12.1	3.1
Oct	30° / 23°	169	18.5	11.7	4.0
Nov	29° / 22°	88	6.9	11.4	5.7
Dec	28° / 21°	37	4.1	11.3	6.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in September, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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 (%)	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	15	16	16	16	17
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	85	84	84	84	83

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Buôn Ma Thuột gets around 195 mm of rain over 24.6 wet days in September, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 82% and peaks near 84% 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 (%)	79	79	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	80
5	80
6	81
7	81
8	82
9	82
10	82
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	80
29	80
30	80

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5
Oppressive (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	95	95

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
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10	7	calm
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13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	6	calm
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30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:34 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:40	5:55
2	12.2	5:40	5:54
3	12.2	5:40	5:54
4	12.2	5:40	5:53
5	12.2	5:40	5:52
6	12.2	5:40	5:52
7	12.2	5:40	5:51
8	12.2	5:40	5:50
9	12.2	5:40	5:49
10	12.1	5:40	5:49
11	12.1	5:40	5:48
12	12.1	5:40	5:47
13	12.1	5:40	5:46
14	12.1	5:40	5:46
15	12.1	5:40	5:45
16	12.1	5:40	5:44
17	12.1	5:40	5:44
18	12.0	5:40	5:43
19	12.0	5:40	5:42
20	12.0	5:40	5:41
21	12.0	5:40	5:41
22	12.0	5:40	5:40
23	12.0	5:40	5:39
24	12.0	5:40	5:38
25	12.0	5:40	5:38
26	11.9	5:40	5:37
27	11.9	5:40	5:36
28	11.9	5:40	5:36
29	11.9	5:40	5:35
30	11.9	5:40	5:34

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 4.41 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Buôn Ma Thuột

In seasonPeak

In September, Buôn Ma Thuột sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Buôn Ma Thuột's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Buôn Ma Thuột?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buôn Ma Thuột.

What to pack for Buôn Ma Thuột in September

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

In September, Buôn Ma Thuột sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Buôn Ma Thuột in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buôn Ma Thuột peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	13	12	12	13	14	12	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Buôn Ma Thuột 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 Buôn Ma Thuột is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 14 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)	18	22	35	33	23	18	17	16	20	22	17	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	33	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Buôn Ma Thuột?

Buôn Ma Thuột sits at 12.7°N, 108.0°E, 459 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Quảng Phú, 17 km away.

Topography around Buôn Ma Thuột

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buôn Ma Thuột has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,292 m.

The land around Buôn Ma Thuột is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

141 m

trees 49%

16 km

372 m

trees 72%

80 km

2,292 m

trees 73%

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← August Buôn Ma Thuột year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Quảng Phú 17 km · Ea T’ling 18 km · Buôn Trấp 20 km · Phước An 29 km · Buôn Hồ 42 km · Ea Drăng 63 km · Gia Nghĩa 83 km · Da Lat 91 km

Vietnam travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B / C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,066; 2025
Happiness: 6.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 59%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.5; per 100k, 2011
Road deaths: 30.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 500
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 Buôn Ma Thuột (12.6675°, 108.0378°, elevation 459 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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	80
5	80
6	81
7	81
8	82
9	82
10	82
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	80
29	80
30	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	80
5	80
6	81
7	81
8	82
9	82
10	82
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	80
29	80
30	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	80
5	80
6	81
7	81
8	82
9	82
10	82
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	80
29	80
30	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95