Zabīd weather in September

In September, Zabīd sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 miserable.

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 Zabīd's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zabīd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
29°
10th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:59 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
44%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Zabīd is city in Yemen.

Density
38,956/km²
people per km²

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 Zabīd 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 Zabīd

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.

Zabīd 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°61.411.36.2
Feb31° / 22°61.911.55.6
Mar33° / 24°9211.94.4
Apr35° / 26°141.812.33.0
May37° / 28°71.212.62.1
Jun38° / 29°50.712.81.6
Jul38° / 30°253.812.81.3
Aug37° / 29°405.212.51.7
Sep37° / 29°213.712.12.0
Oct35° / 27°132.811.73.2
Nov33° / 24°51.111.34.7
Dec31° / 22°41.511.26.0

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 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Zabīd gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
123959
223959
323860
423761
523761
623662
723662
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1023662
1123761
1213861
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2735146
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2945343
3055441

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412calm
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811calm
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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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
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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1012.25:596:08
1112.15:596:07
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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 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Zabīd

In seasonPeak

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

Zabīd 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 Zabīd?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zabīd.

What to pack for Zabīd in September

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

In September, Zabīd sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Zabīd 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 22 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 Zabīd 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 Zabīd peaks around April 13 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 highApr 13UV 12Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Zabīd 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 Zabīd 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 Zabīd?

Zabīd sits at 14.2°N, 43.3°E, 114 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Bayt al Faqīh, 36 km away.

Al ḨudaydahDhī as SufālBājilIbbMochaTaizYarīm

Topography around Zabīd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zabīd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,873 m.

The land around Zabīd is covered by cropland (53%) and bare terrain (42%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and cropland (45%) within 16 km, and water (31%), bare terrain (24%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
2,873 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Bayt al Faqīh 36 km · Al Ḩudaydah 77 km · Dhī as Sufāl 95 km · Bājil 96 km · Ibb 97 km · Mocha 98 km · Taiz 102 km · Yarīm 115 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 Zabīd (14.1951°, 43.3152°, elevation 114 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).