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September Weather in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates

Daily high temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 102°F to 97°F, rarely falling below 93°F or exceeding 107°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 86°F to 81°F, rarely falling below 77°F or exceeding 90°F.

For reference, on August 4, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Abu Dhabi typically range from 88°F to 104°F, while on January 16, the coldest day of the year, they range from 60°F to 73°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in September in Abu Dhabi

Average High and Low Temperature in September in Abu DhabiSep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303070°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°F105°F105°F110°F110°F115°F115°F120°F120°F125°F125°FAugOctSep 1102°FSep 1102°F86°F86°FSep 3097°FSep 3097°F81°F81°FSep 11100°FSep 11100°F85°F85°FSep 2198°FSep 2198°F83°F83°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on September. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in September in Abu Dhabi

Average Hourly Temperature in September in Abu DhabiSep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAugOctNowNowwarmwarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Chingueṭṭi, Mauritania (4,228 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Abu Dhabi (view comparison).

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The month of September in Abu Dhabi experiences very rapidly decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 29% to 9%.

The clearest day of the month is September 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 91% of the time.

For reference, on July 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 51%, while on October 4, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 92%.

Cloud Cover Categories in September in Abu Dhabi

Cloud Cover Categories in September in Abu DhabiSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AugOctSep 171%Sep 171%Sep 3091%Sep 3091%Sep 1178%Sep 1178%Sep 2186%Sep 2186%NowNowclearovercastmostly cloudymostly clearpartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during September in Abu Dhabi is essentially constant, remaining about 0.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.1 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 0.1 inches on September 16.

Average Monthly Rainfall in September in Abu Dhabi

Average Monthly Rainfall in September in Abu DhabiSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 in0.0 in0.1 in0.1 in0.2 in0.2 in0.3 in0.3 in0.4 in0.4 in0.5 in0.5 inAugOctSep 160.1 inSep 160.1 inSep 10.1 inSep 10.1 inSep 300.0 inSep 300.0 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of September in Abu Dhabi, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 41 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 24 seconds, and weekly decrease of 9 minutes, 49 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is September 30, with 11 hours, 56 minutes of daylight and the longest day is September 1, with 12 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in September in Abu Dhabi

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in September in Abu DhabiSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrAugOctSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minnightnightdaydaySep 112 hr, 37 minSep 112 hr, 37 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Abu Dhabi is 6:03 AM on September 1 and the latest sunrise is 10 minutes later at 6:14 AM on September 30.

The latest sunset is 6:40 PM on September 1 and the earliest sunset is 30 minutes earlier at 6:10 PM on September 30.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Abu Dhabi during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:34 AM and sets 13 hours, 39 minutes later, at 7:13 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:02 AM and sets 10 hours, 37 minutes later, at 5:39 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in September in Abu Dhabi

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in September in Abu DhabiSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMAugOct6:03 AM6:03 AMSep 16:40 PMSep 16:40 PM6:14 AM6:14 AMSep 306:10 PMSep 306:10 PM6:07 AM6:07 AMSep 116:30 PMSep 116:30 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of September. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in September in Abu Dhabi

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in September in Abu DhabiSep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAugOct001010202020303040405050506070800001010202030303040405050606070NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of September 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for September 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in September in Abu Dhabi

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in September in Abu DhabiSep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAugOctAug 43:14 PMAug 43:14 PMAug 1910:26 PMAug 1910:26 PMSep 35:56 AMSep 35:56 AMSep 186:35 AMSep 186:35 AMOct 210:50 PMOct 210:50 PMOct 173:27 PMOct 173:27 PM5:30 AM5:30 AM7:20 PM7:20 PM6:53 PM6:53 PM6:22 AM6:22 AM6:08 AM6:08 AM6:58 PM6:58 PM6:03 PM6:03 PM6:12 AM6:12 AM5:44 AM5:44 AM5:57 PM5:57 PM5:48 PM5:48 PM7:08 AM7:08 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Sep 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
3%4:21 AMENE5:56 PMWNW-11:11 AMS248,543 mi
2
1%5:15 AMENE6:28 PMWNW-11:54 AMS250,072 mi
3
0%6:08 AME6:58 PMW-12:35 PMS251,251 mi
4
2%6:58 AME7:26 PMW-1:13 PMS252,045 mi
5
5%7:48 AME7:54 PMW-1:52 PMS252,396 mi
6
10%8:38 AME8:23 PMWSW-2:31 PMS252,233 mi
7
16%9:29 AMESE8:53 PMWSW-3:11 PMS251,479 mi
8
24%10:22 AMESE9:27 PMWSW-3:54 PMS250,070 mi
9
33%11:17 AMESE10:06 PMWSW-4:41 PMS247,968 mi
10
43%12:14 PMESE10:51 PMWSW-5:32 PMS245,182 mi
11
50%1:13 PMESE11:42 PMWSW-6:27 PMS241,789 mi
12
64%2:11 PMESE--7:26 PMS237,944 mi
13
75%-12:41 AMWSW3:06 PMESE8:26 PMS233,893 mi
14
84%-1:45 AMWSW3:57 PMESE9:25 PMS229,954 mi
15
92%-2:51 AMWSW4:43 PMESE10:21 PMS226,491 mi
16
97%-3:59 AMWSW5:25 PMESE11:15 PMS223,853 mi
17
99%-5:06 AMW6:03 PME--
18
100%-6:12 AMW6:41 PME12:07 AMS222,324 mi
19
99%-7:18 AMW7:18 PME12:58 AMS222,067 mi
20
95%-8:24 AMWNW7:58 PMENE1:49 AMS223,089 mi
21
88%-9:32 AMWNW8:41 PMENE2:42 AMS225,248 mi
22
79%-10:40 AMWNW9:29 PMENE3:37 AMS228,280 mi
23
69%-11:46 AMWNW10:22 PMENE4:36 AMN231,856 mi
24
50%-12:50 PMWNW11:19 PMENE5:35 AMN235,637 mi
25
47%-1:47 PMWNW-6:34 AMN239,328 mi
26
36%12:19 AMENE2:37 PMWNW-7:30 AMN242,706 mi
27
26%1:18 AMENE3:20 PMWNW-8:22 AMS245,630 mi
28
18%2:16 AMENE3:58 PMWNW-9:09 AMS248,033 mi
29
11%3:11 AMENE4:31 PMWNW-9:53 AMS249,901 mi
30
6%4:04 AMENE5:01 PMW-10:34 AMS251,254 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Abu Dhabi is gradually decreasing during September, falling from 90% to 87% over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 29, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 91% of the time, while on January 16, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 4% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in September in Abu Dhabi

Humidity Comfort Levels in September in Abu DhabiSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AugOctSep 190%Sep 190%Sep 3087%Sep 3087%Sep 1190%Sep 1190%Sep 2189%Sep 2189%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Abu Dhabi is essentially constant during September, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 7.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 18, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.1 miles per hour, while on September 17, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.5 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during September is 7.5 miles per hour on September 17.

Average Wind Speed in September in Abu Dhabi

Average Wind Speed in September in Abu DhabiSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphAugOctSep 177.5 mphSep 177.5 mphSep 17.7 mphSep 17.7 mphSep 307.6 mphSep 307.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Abu Dhabi throughout September is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 50% on September 27.

Wind Direction in September in Abu Dhabi

Wind Direction in September in Abu DhabiSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AugOctNowNoweastnorthwestsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Abu Dhabi is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Abu Dhabi is gradually decreasing during September, falling by 2°F, from 92°F to 90°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in September in Abu Dhabi

Average Water Temperature in September in Abu DhabiSep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303082°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°F90°F90°F92°F92°F94°F94°F96°F96°FAugOctSep 192°FSep 192°FSep 3090°FSep 3090°FSep 1192°FSep 1192°FSep 2191°FSep 2191°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Abu Dhabi are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in September in Abu Dhabi

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in September in Abu DhabiSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AugOct100%Sep 16100%Sep 16NowNowwarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Abu Dhabi are very rapidly increasing during September, increasing by 1,026°F, from 6,988°F to 8,014°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in September in Abu Dhabi

Growing Degree Days in September in Abu DhabiSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930306,800°F6,800°F7,000°F7,000°F7,200°F7,200°F7,400°F7,400°F7,600°F7,600°F7,800°F7,800°F8,000°F8,000°F8,200°F8,200°FAugOctSep 16,988°FSep 16,988°FSep 308,014°FSep 308,014°FSep 117,348°FSep 117,348°FSep 217,704°FSep 217,704°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of September, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Abu Dhabi is gradually decreasing during September, falling by 0.6 kWh, from 6.9 kWh to 6.3 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in September in Abu Dhabi

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in September in Abu DhabiSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhAugOctSep 16.9 kWhSep 16.9 kWhSep 306.3 kWhSep 306.3 kWhSep 116.7 kWhSep 116.7 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Abu Dhabi are 24.467 deg latitude, 54.367 deg longitude, and 20 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Abu Dhabi contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 190 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 27 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (308 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (823 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Abu Dhabi is covered by artificial surfaces (84%), within 10 miles by water (68%) and bare soil (19%), and within 50 miles by water (50%) and bare soil (48%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Abu Dhabi, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Abu Dhabi Bateen Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Abu Dhabi.

At a distance of 10 kilometers from Abu Dhabi, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Abu Dhabi according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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