The warmest places in Asia in September: ranked by average high temperature

Basrah tops the list at 43 °C in September. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.

Top three in September: Basrah (43 °C) , Ahvaz (43 °C) , Al ‘Amārah (43 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 5.8 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Basrah Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 346 h
2 Ahvaz Iran 43 °C 43 °C 27 °C 1 mm 0 344 h
3 Al ‘Amārah Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 349 h
4 Nasiriyah Iraq 43 °C 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 351 h
5 Bandar-e Māhshahr Iran 42 °C 42 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 341 h
6 Al Diwaniyah Iraq 42 °C 42 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 354 h
7 Dezful Iran 42 °C 42 °C 25 °C 1 mm 0 346 h
8 Al-Kut Iraq 42 °C 42 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 353 h
9 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 41 °C 41 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 338 h
10 Al Hillah Iraq 41 °C 41 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 356 h
11 Al Aḩmadī Kuwait 41 °C 41 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 345 h 31 °C
12 Madinah Saudi Arabia 41 °C 41 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 342 h
13 Baghdad Iraq 41 °C 41 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 356 h
14 Najaf Iraq 41 °C 41 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 356 h
15 Baqubah Iraq 41 °C 41 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 356 h
16 Al Miqdādīyah Iraq 41 °C 41 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 355 h
17 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 40 °C 40 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 352 h
18 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 40 °C 40 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 346 h
19 Al Ain City United Arab Emirates 40 °C 40 °C 26 °C 1 mm 0 348 h
20 Dubai United Arab Emirates 40 °C 40 °C 26 °C 1 mm 0 344 h 33 °C
21 Ḩawallī Kuwait 40 °C 40 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 345 h 31 °C
22 Karbala Iraq 40 °C 40 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 356 h
23 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 40 °C 40 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 354 h
24 Ar Rayyān Qatar 40 °C 40 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 333 h 33 °C
25 Musaffah United Arab Emirates 40 °C 40 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 338 h
26 Sāmarrā’ Iraq 40 °C 40 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 357 h
27 ‘Ibrī Oman 39 °C 39 °C 25 °C 1 mm 0 349 h
28 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 39 °C 39 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 348 h
29 Khānaqīn Iraq 39 °C 39 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 355 h
30 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 39 °C 39 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 354 h
31 Ramadi Iraq 39 °C 39 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 357 h
32 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 39 °C 39 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 346 h 33 °C
33 Kelar Iraq 39 °C 39 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 355 h
34 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 39 °C 39 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 338 h 32 °C
35 Makkah Saudi Arabia 39 °C 39 °C 26 °C 5 mm 1 337 h
36 Bayjī Iraq 39 °C 39 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 357 h
37 Doha Qatar 39 °C 39 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 333 h 33 °C
38 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 38 °C 38 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 339 h 33 °C
39 Dammam Saudi Arabia 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 337 h 32 °C
40 Lusail Qatar 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 333 h 33 °C
41 Dadu Pakistan 38 °C 38 °C 26 °C 26 mm 2 326 h
42 Ash Sharqāt Iraq 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 357 h
43 Garhi Khairo Pakistan 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 25 mm 2 330 h
44 Bandar Abbas Iran 38 °C 38 °C 28 °C 2 mm 0 352 h 32 °C
45 Kirkuk Iraq 37 °C 37 °C 23 °C 1 mm 0 357 h
46 Sukkur Pakistan 37 °C 37 °C 26 °C 21 mm 2 331 h
47 Jacobabad Pakistan 37 °C 37 °C 26 °C 24 mm 2 332 h
48 Mosul Iraq 37 °C 37 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 358 h
49 Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates 37 °C 37 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 350 h 32 °C
50 Nawabshah Pakistan 37 °C 37 °C 25 °C 27 mm 2 326 h

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

August: top 5

  1. Ahvaz 47 °C
  2. Basrah 47 °C
  3. Al ‘Amārah 47 °C
  4. Nasiriyah 46 °C
  5. Dezful 46 °C

Full ranking for August

October: top 5

  1. Daxing’anling 5.0 °C
  2. Ulan Bator 6.4 °C
  3. Hulunbuir 6.7 °C
  4. Petropavl 6.7 °C
  5. Skardu 7.8 °C

Full ranking for October

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in September, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in Asia with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.