Hyderabad weather in September
September in Hyderabad: sweltering, soaked, with muggy air — a gamble, with 19 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#8 of 12 months in Hyderabad · #1233 of 1413 destinations to visit in September · comfort 53/100 (tier D)
- Days
- 32°C
- Nights
- 22°C
- Wet days
- 19
- Sun
- 7.6 h
- Humidity
- 82%
- Daylight
- 12 h

Traveller notes on Hyderabad in September
Other months in Hyderabad
Regulars call this the last month of the monsoon rather than a clean break from it, with rain still a real, near-daily possibility even as the season winds down - a late-October visitor's concern about ongoing rain reports is treated by regulars as reasonable rather than overblown. Our row backs the tail-end wetness, 89.4mm across 12.1 days, alongside real heat, 32.1C reading as a hot 35C at 75.6 percent humidity, over 21C nights. The practical read from regulars is that a shower rarely lasts the whole day, so sightseeing plans built with some flexibility around a wet hour or two tend to work out better than a rigid schedule. The record: 9.6 hours of sun, a 12.4 kph wind and AQI 98.
November opens the window regulars recommend here, running to February: the humidity of September and October has gone and the heat that starts in March has not arrived. Our row gives 31.2C reading as 33C - still hot by most standards - over 18.5C nights, and that twelve-degree fall is what makes the forts and the old city walkable early and late. Rain has stopped at 12.3mm across 3 days. The cost is the same one this collection keeps finding in South Asian dry seasons: AQI 117, because nothing is washing the air between now and the next monsoon. The record: humidity 67 percent, 9.9 hours of sun and an 11.8 kph wind.
December sits in the window Hyderabad regulars name as the year's best, November through February, and their description of it is sunny, beautiful days with evenings that only just begin to feel cool. They put the overnight minimum at 12 to 14C - our row's 16.5C is a shade milder - and the clothing advice follows from that: light, breathable things for the day and one basic woollen layer for after dark, nothing heavier. Rain is finished by now at 6.4mm across 1.4 days. The figure our row adds that the forum does not discuss is the air: AQI 104 is the winter haze that settles over the Deccan cities in this season. The record: 30.2C days that feel like 31C, humidity 64 percent and 9.5 hours of sun.
Hyderabad forum threads consistently name January as one of the best times to visit, with posters citing minimum temperatures typically around 12-14C overnight and pleasant, mild days. Compared to the harsher winter cold further north in India, Hyderabad was described as noticeably milder - posters coming from Delhi or similar northern cities said they could get by with much lighter clothing than they'd packed for home. The standard recommendation across threads was still to bring light woollens for the cooler evenings and mornings, but daytime was described as comfortable enough for regular sightseeing without heavy winter gear.
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Hyderabad climate normals — September
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Hyderabad 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.
BusyGanesh Chaturthi immersion, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Hyderabad'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 weatherHyderabad's weather peaks December–February, best around January.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Hyderabad in September
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Southwest monsoon
10 Jun – 30 Sep · usuallyThe Deccan rain arrives in bands rather than a wall of water and the city stays workable, with the lakes at Hussain Sagar and Osman Sagar full and the rock outcrops around Gandipet green.
- Festival
Ganesh Chaturthi immersion
20 Aug – 30 Sep · usuallyReligious feastCrowdedClosuresTen days of pandals ending with the Khairatabad idol, one of the tallest in India, hauled to Hussain Sagar in a procession that takes over the Tank Bund and most of a day and night. Source ↗
- Festival
Bathukamma
20 Sep – 25 Oct · usuallyWildflowers & bloomsNine evenings when Telangana women build and float tiered flower stacks on the tanks and lakes, singing round them in a circle. Tank Bund on the last night is the version everyone photographs. Source ↗
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Hyderabad in September — FAQ
- Is September a good time to visit Hyderabad?
- September in Hyderabad: sweltering, soaked, with muggy air — a gamble, with 19 rainy days. It ranks #8 of 12 months for Hyderabad on SeasonMap's comfort score (53/100).
- What is the weather like in Hyderabad in September?
- In September, Hyderabad averages a daily high of 31.5°C and a low of 22.3°C, with about 224 mm of rain over roughly 19.3 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Hyderabad in September?
- Hyderabad has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 60 in September.