Bayt al Faqīh weather in September

In September, Bayt al Faqīh sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Bayt al Faqīh's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bayt al Faqīh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
29°
9th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:59 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
45%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Bayt al Faqīh is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical September day in Bayt al Faqīh reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 2°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Bayt al Faqīh

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
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bayt al Faqīh weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°82.411.26.3
Feb31° / 22°72.111.55.8
Mar33° / 24°102.611.94.5
Apr35° / 26°172.512.33.0
May37° / 28°9212.72.0
Jun38° / 29°50.812.81.3
Jul38° / 30°284.312.81.1
Aug37° / 29°496.412.51.6
Sep37° / 29°285.212.11.9
Oct35° / 27°183.811.73.4
Nov32° / 24°71.711.35.0
Dec30° / 22°61.811.26.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57228
67327
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87327
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Bayt al Faqīh gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
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516
616
715
815
915
1014
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2018
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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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
144849
244749
334750
434750
534651
634651
734651
834651
934750
1024751
1124850
1224850
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2015346
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3065737

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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410calm
510calm
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1010calm
1110calm
129calm
139calm
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179calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:586:15
212.35:586:14
312.35:586:13
412.25:586:13
512.25:586:12
612.25:586:11
712.25:586:10
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Bayt al Faqīh

In seasonPeak

In September, Bayt al Faqīh sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bayt al Faqīh sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Bayt al Faqīh?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bayt al Faqīh.

What to pack for Bayt al Faqīh in September

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

In September, Bayt al Faqīh sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Bayt al Faqīh in September

The nearest coast averages about 32°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 49 km away) is warmest in September at about 32°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr28Warm
May30Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Bayt al Faqīh in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bayt al Faqīh peaks around April 9 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 12Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Bayt al Faqīh 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 Bayt al Faqīh is worst in July — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 30 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1056 µg/m³Nov 2031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr38Poor
May39Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug48Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bayt al Faqīh?

Bayt al Faqīh sits at 14.5°N, 43.3°E, 151 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Zabīd, 36 km away.

IbbDhī as SufālYarīmDhamārTaiz

Topography around Bayt al Faqīh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bayt al Faqīh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,925 m.

The land around Bayt al Faqīh is covered by cropland (50%) and bare terrain (33%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (23%), bare terrain (23%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
2,925 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Zabīd 36 km · Al Ḩudaydah 51 km · Bājil 60 km · Ibb 111 km · Dhī as Sufāl 114 km · Yarīm 116 km · Dhamār 116 km · Taiz 128 km

Yemen travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / D / G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 7% of US
price level, 2013
GDP per capita
$634
2018
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

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 Bayt al Faqīh (14.5163°, 43.3245°, elevation 151 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. 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).