Hadibu (Socotra) weather in September

September in Hadibu: hot, dry, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Hadibu🇾🇪 Yemen · Arabia & the Gulf · Island92
  1. 95Jan
  2. 96Feb
  3. 95Mar
  4. 93Apr
  5. 87May
  6. 91Jun
  7. 91Jul
  8. 92Aug
  9. 92Sep
  10. 92Oct
  11. 91Nov
  12. 92Dec

#6 of 12 months in Hadibu · #130 of 1413 destinations to visit in September · comfort 92/100 (tier S)

Days
30°C
Nights
25°C
Wet days
2
Sun
10.8 h
Humidity
75%
Daylight
12 h
Hadibu, Yemen
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0

Traveller notes on Hadibu in September

Other months in Hadibu

Socotra's forum is blunt about August: this sits in the peak of the khareef monsoon winds that run roughly June through August, and multiple experienced posters actively discouraged visiting until the season breaks around mid-September. The combination of extreme heat and relentless wind was the recurring complaint, rather than rain - this isn't a wet monsoon in the tropical sense, it's a hot, dry, and very windy one. September onward through the following spring gets recommended instead for calmer, more comfortable conditions to explore the island's famous landscapes.
SocotraKhareefRegular · August · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe Socotra's main travel season as running roughly mid-September through the end of April, placing February comfortably within the good-weather window - a real contrast to May and June, which posters flag as the island's monsoon period bringing extremely hot, punishingly windy conditions that make travel genuinely unpleasant. Posters discussing a February visit specifically weighed seaside activities against mountain trekking, suggesting both remain viable options this time of year depending on wind and temperature on a given day. Posters consistently name Detwah Lagoon, Delisha beach and the Dixsam plateau's dragon blood trees as highlights well-suited to a February visit, before the punishing summer monsoon season sets in.
Tripadvisor community · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Hadibu climate normals — September

Daytime high30°C / 86°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low25°C / 77°F
Feels like (high)32°C / 90°F
Sea temperature27°C / 80°F😎 warm sea
Rainfall6 mm / 0.2 in☀️ dry
Rainy days2 days
Humidity75%💦 very humid
Dew point22°C / 72°F
Sunshine10.8 h/day
Daylight12.2 h
Wind28 km/h / 17 mph
Air quality (US AQI)26🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Hadibu in September

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Shoulder seasonschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month(estimated)

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Best months for Hadibu's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherHadibu's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in Hadibu in September

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Season

    Southwest monsoon wind

    15 Jun – 15 Sep · usuallyWind seasonRiskClosures

    The southwest monsoon puts a hard wind across the island for most of the summer, hardest through July and August. The sea is unusable, camps come down and most operators simply stop running until it drops. Source ↗

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Hadibu in September — FAQ

Is September a good time to visit Hadibu?
September in Hadibu: hot, dry, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #6 of 12 months for Hadibu on SeasonMap's comfort score (92/100).
What is the weather like in Hadibu in September?
In September, Hadibu averages a daily high of 30.1°C and a low of 25.2°C, with about 5.8 mm of rain over roughly 1.8 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Hadibu in September?
Hadibu has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 26 in September.