SeasonMapWhat season is it in September? The world, region by region
In September, 7 of 27 regions are in a dry season, 3 in a wet one and 17 in between; the northern hemisphere is in autumn (16 regions), the southern in spring (3) and 8 regions are tropical, with no cool season. The region with most places at their best is Central Asia, 87% of its 16.
Each row averages the region's own places from monthly climate normals: the afternoon feels-like high, the month's rain and its share of the year, and the hazard and condition seasons on somewhere in it. Wet means the month carries well over its share of the year's rain; dry, well under.
Every region has its own year. “In season” and “off-season” below compare a region against its own twelve months, never against another region's — a hemisphere in its winter isn't “worse” than one in summer, it's just further from its own best months right now.
In season in September (8 regions)
well over a third of the region's places are at one of their own best three months right now.
Central AsiaAsia
87% of 16 places at their bestSeptember in Central Asia is autumn and dry: 25 °C afternoons and 26 mm of rain, 4% of the year's total; trail season and harvest are on in parts of the region — 87% of its 16 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 25 °C
- Rainfall
- 26 mm (4% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇰🇿 Almaty, 🇺🇿 Bukhara
PacificOceania
67% of 33 places at their bestSeptember in the Pacific is tropical and between wet and dry: 30 °C afternoons and 155 mm of rain, 6% of the year's total; typhoon season is on in parts of the region, dry season and monsoon in others — 67% of its 33 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 30 °C
- Rainfall
- 155 mm (6% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇫🇯 Nadi, 🇵🇫 Bora Bora, 🇵🇫 Moorea, Aitutaki
Indian OceanAfrica
67% of 18 places at their bestSeptember in the Indian Ocean is tropical and dry: 30 °C afternoons and 54 mm of rain, 3% of the year's total; wind season and dry season are on in parts of the region — 67% of its 18 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 30 °C
- Rainfall
- 54 mm (3% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇲🇬 Antananarivo, 🇲🇺 Grand Baie, 🇲🇺 Port Louis, 🇲🇬 Nosy Be
Western AsiaAsia
62% of 26 places at their bestSeptember in Western Asia is autumn and dry: 29 °C afternoons and 33 mm of rain, 3% of the year's total; smoke season and extreme heat are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and harvest in others — 62% of its 26 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 29 °C
- Rainfall
- 33 mm (3% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇹🇷 Antalya, 🇹🇷 Bodrum, 🇹🇷 Kaş, 🇹🇷 Alanya
MediterraneanEurope
60% of 5 places at their bestSeptember in the Mediterranean is autumn and dry: 34 °C afternoons and 11 mm of rain, 3% of the year's total; extreme heat is on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and harvest in others — 60% of its 5 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 34 °C
- Rainfall
- 11 mm (3% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇨🇾 Paphos, 🇨🇾 Limassol, 🇲🇹 Valletta
CaucasusAsia
55% of 11 places at their bestSeptember in the Caucasus is autumn and between wet and dry: 23 °C afternoons and 86 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; trail season and sea warm enough are on in parts of the region — 55% of its 11 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 23 °C
- Rainfall
- 86 mm (8% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇬🇪 Mestia, 🇬🇪 Tbilisi, 🇬🇪 Kazbegi, 🇦🇿 Baku
Southeast EuropeEurope
44% of 25 places at their bestSeptember in Southeast Europe is autumn and between wet and dry: 27 °C afternoons and 99 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; extreme heat and smoke season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and summer season opens in others — 44% of its 25 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 27 °C
- Rainfall
- 99 mm (8% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇷🇸 Belgrade, 🇭🇷 Zagreb, 🇭🇷 Hvar, 🇭🇷 Plitvice Lakes
Eastern EuropeEurope
40% of 38 places at their bestSeptember in Eastern Europe is autumn and between wet and dry: 19 °C afternoons and 58 mm of rain, 9% of the year's total; typhoon season is on in parts of the region, summer season opens and trail season in others — 40% of its 38 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 19 °C
- Rainfall
- 58 mm (9% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇷🇴 Brașov, 🇷🇴 Bucharest, 🇧🇬 Sunny Beach, 🇷🇺 Kaliningrad
Shoulder season in September (9 regions)
a mixed bag — some of the region's places are near their best, most aren't.
Western EuropeEurope
39% of 38 places at their bestSeptember in Western Europe is autumn and between wet and dry: 22 °C afternoons and 69 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; smoke season is on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and summer season opens in others — 39% of its 38 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 22 °C
- Rainfall
- 69 mm (8% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇫🇷 Lyon, 🇫🇷 Strasbourg, 🇫🇷 Bordeaux, 🇫🇷 Carcassonne
Southern EuropeEurope
36% of 108 places at their bestSeptember in Southern Europe is autumn and between wet and dry: 27 °C afternoons and 58 mm of rain, 7% of the year's total; smoke season and flood season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and harvest in others — 36% of its 108 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 27 °C
- Rainfall
- 58 mm (7% of the year)
⚠ Smoke season⚠ Flood season⚠ Extreme heat⚠ Dust seasonSea warm enoughHarvestSummer season opensWind seasonBest-known this month: 🇪🇸 Málaga, 🇪🇸 Tenerife, 🇵🇹 Funchal, 🇬🇷 Heraklion
North AmericaNorth America
36% of 225 places at their bestSeptember in North America is autumn and between wet and dry: 25 °C afternoons and 93 mm of rain, 10% of the year's total; hurricane season and smoke season are on in parts of the region, trail season and monsoon in others — 36% of its 225 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 25 °C
- Rainfall
- 93 mm (10% of the year)
⚠ Hurricane season⚠ Smoke season⚠ Extreme heat⚠ Flood seasonTrail seasonMonsoonSummer season opensSea warm enoughBest-known this month: 🇺🇸 San Francisco, 🇺🇸 South Lake Tahoe, 🇺🇸 Portland, 🇺🇸 Kauai
South AmericaSouth America
34% of 121 places at their bestSeptember in South America is spring and between wet and dry: 23 °C afternoons and 90 mm of rain, 5% of the year's total; smoke season and flood season are on in parts of the region, dry season and ski season in others — 34% of its 121 places are at their best.
- Season
- Spring
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 23 °C
- Rainfall
- 90 mm (5% of the year)
⚠ Smoke season⚠ Flood season⚠ Dust season⚠ Hurricane seasonDry seasonSki seasonMonsoonOff-season shutdownBest-known this month: 🇵🇪 Arequipa, 🇪🇨 Puerto Ayora, 🇦🇷 Mendoza, 🇵🇪 Lima
Central EuropeEurope
34% of 70 places at their bestSeptember in Central Europe is autumn and between wet and dry: 20 °C afternoons and 104 mm of rain, 9% of the year's total; flood season is on in parts of the region, trail season and summer season opens in others — 34% of its 70 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 20 °C
- Rainfall
- 104 mm (9% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇭🇺 Budapest, 🇩🇪 Heidelberg, 🇩🇪 Frankfurt, 🇩🇪 Freiburg
East AfricaAfrica
33% of 32 places at their bestSeptember in East Africa is tropical and between wet and dry: 29 °C afternoons and 82 mm of rain, 6% of the year's total; extreme heat is on in parts of the region, dry season and monsoon in others — 33% of its 32 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 29 °C
- Rainfall
- 82 mm (6% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇰🇪 Nairobi, 🇹🇿 Ngorongoro, 🇹🇿 Zanzibar, 🇰🇪 Lamu
OceaniaOceania
27% of 48 places at their bestSeptember in Oceania is spring and between wet and dry: 16 °C afternoons and 94 mm of rain, 7% of the year's total; avalanche season and extreme cold are on in parts of the region, ski season and dry season in others — 27% of its 48 places are at their best.
- Season
- Spring
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 16 °C
- Rainfall
- 94 mm (7% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇦🇺 Brisbane, 🇦🇺 Airlie Beach, 🇦🇺 Cairns, 🇦🇺 Exmouth
Southern AfricaAfrica
20% of 35 places at their bestSeptember in Southern Africa is spring and dry: 25 °C afternoons and 23 mm of rain, 4% of the year's total; extreme heat and smoke season are on in parts of the region, dry season and wind season in others — 20% of its 35 places are at their best.
- Season
- Spring
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 25 °C
- Rainfall
- 23 mm (4% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇿🇦 Drakensberg
North AfricaAfrica
15% of 35 places at their bestSeptember in North Africa is autumn and dry: 33 °C afternoons and 10 mm of rain, 5% of the year's total; extreme heat and dust season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and wind season in others — 15% of its 35 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 33 °C
- Rainfall
- 10 mm (5% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh, 🇲🇦 Taghazout, 🇪🇬 Dahab, 🇪🇬 El Gouna
Off-season in September (10 regions)
few of the region's places are near their own best right now — that's a fact about the calendar, not a verdict on the place.
Central AfricaAfrica
14% of 9 places at their bestSeptember in Central Africa is tropical and between wet and dry: 34 °C afternoons and 141 mm of rain, 9% of the year's total; dry season and monsoon are on in parts of the region — 14% of its 9 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 34 °C
- Rainfall
- 141 mm (9% of the year)
East AsiaAsia
14% of 82 places at their bestSeptember in East Asia is autumn and between wet and dry: 30 °C afternoons and 184 mm of rain, 12% of the year's total; typhoon season and dust season are on in parts of the region, monsoon and harvest in others — 14% of its 82 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 30 °C
- Rainfall
- 184 mm (12% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇨🇳 Lhasa, 🇨🇳 Qingdao, 🇯🇵 Sapporo, 🇨🇳 Beijing
Southeast AsiaAsia
9% of 102 places at their bestSeptember in Southeast Asia is tropical and between wet and dry: 36 °C afternoons and 259 mm of rain, 12% of the year's total; typhoon season and smoke season are on in parts of the region, monsoon and dry season in others — 9% of its 102 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 36 °C
- Rainfall
- 259 mm (12% of the year)
⚠ Typhoon season⚠ Smoke season⚠ Flood season⚠ Winter smogMonsoonDry seasonSurf seasonOff-season shutdownBest-known this month: 🇮🇩 Gili Trawangan, 🇮🇩 Lombok, 🇮🇩 Labuan Bajo, 🇮🇩 Nusa Penida
South AsiaAsia
5% of 76 places at their bestSeptember in South Asia is autumn and between wet and dry: 31 °C afternoons and 226 mm of rain, 12% of the year's total; flood season is on in parts of the region, monsoon and dry season in others — 5% of its 76 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 31 °C
- Rainfall
- 226 mm (12% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇮🇳 Leh, 🇱🇰 Trincomalee, 🇮🇳 Pondicherry, 🇮🇳 Srinagar
Middle EastAsia
3% of 46 places at their bestSeptember in the Middle East is autumn and dry: 37 °C afternoons and 4 mm of rain, 1% of the year's total; extreme heat and cyclone season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and harvest in others — 3% of its 46 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 37 °C
- Rainfall
- 4 mm (1% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇯🇴 Aqaba, 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv, 🇯🇴 Dead Sea, 🇸🇦 Jeddah
Northern EuropeEurope
0% of 75 places at their bestSeptember in Northern Europe is autumn and between wet and dry: 15 °C afternoons and 98 mm of rain, 9% of the year's total; summer season opens and trail season are on in parts of the region — 0% of its 75 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 15 °C
- Rainfall
- 98 mm (9% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇬🇧 Cambridge, 🇬🇧 London, 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, 🇳🇴 Geiranger
CaribbeanNorth America
0% of 47 places at their bestSeptember in the Caribbean is tropical and wet: 37 °C afternoons and 124 mm of rain, 14% of the year's total; hurricane season and sargassum season are on in parts of the region, off-season shutdown and monsoon in others — 0% of its 47 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Wet season
- Afternoons
- 37 °C
- Rainfall
- 124 mm (14% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇯🇲 Negril, Kralendijk, 🇱🇨 Castries, Fort-de-France
Central AmericaNorth America
0% of 34 places at their bestSeptember in Central America is tropical and wet: 35 °C afternoons and 291 mm of rain, 13% of the year's total; hurricane season and sargassum season are on in parts of the region, monsoon and surf season in others — 0% of its 34 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Wet season
- Afternoons
- 35 °C
- Rainfall
- 291 mm (13% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇭🇳 Roatán, 🇵🇦 Bocas del Toro, 🇧🇿 Caye Caulker, 🇧🇿 Placencia
West AfricaAfrica
0% of 24 places at their bestSeptember in West Africa is tropical and wet: 35 °C afternoons and 206 mm of rain, 25% of the year's total; monsoon and dry season are on in parts of the region — 0% of its 24 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Wet season
- Afternoons
- 35 °C
- Rainfall
- 206 mm (25% of the year)
ArcticNorth America
0% of 3 places at their bestSeptember in the Arctic is autumn and between wet and dry: 3 °C afternoons and 64 mm of rain, 12% of the year's total; summer season opens is on in parts of the region — 0% of its 3 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 3 °C
- Rainfall
- 64 mm (12% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇬🇱 Ilulissat
The two hemispheres in September
Northern hemisphere
Autumn in 16 regions (Central Asia, Western Asia, Mediterranean, Caucasus, Southeast Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Southern Europe, North America, Central Europe, North Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Middle East, Northern Europe, Arctic). Tropical, with no cool season: Central Africa, Southeast Asia, Caribbean, Central America, West Africa. Driest: Middle East at 4 mm; wettest: South Asia at 226 mm. Most places at their best: Central Asia, 87%.
Southern hemisphere
Spring in 3 regions (South America, Oceania, Southern Africa). Tropical, with no cool season: Pacific, Indian Ocean, East Africa. Driest: Southern Africa at 23 mm; wettest: Oceania at 94 mm. Most places at their best: Pacific, 67%.