Where to go
Where to go in September
Every place in the atlas, ranked by its September climate: comfortable temperatures, few wet days and clear skies score highest. Afghanistan has the month's top-scoring destination.
iTop ten
The best of September
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La Serena
Coquimbo Region, Chile
19°high in Sep11°low13°sea
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San Juan de Lurigancho
Lima region, Peru
20°high in Sep15°low0wet days
iiThe full table
September, ranked
| # | Place | Country | High | Low | Rain | Sea | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abha 'Asir Region | Saudi Arabia | 25° | 15° | 0 days | – | 100 |
| 2 | Khorugh Gorno-Badakhshan | Tajikistan | 18° | 8° | 0 days | – | 100 |
| 3 | Hajjah Ḩajjah | Yemen | 25° | 16° | 0 days | – | 100 |
| 4 | Talara Piura | Peru | 24° | 18° | 0 days | 19° | 100 |
| 5 | San Francisco California | United States | 71° | 55° | 1 day | 58° | 99 |
| 6 | Sanaa Amanat Alasimah | Yemen | 25° | 14° | 0 days | – | 99 |
| 7 | La Serena Coquimbo Region | Chile | 19° | 11° | 1 day | 13° | 99 |
| 8 | Copiapó Atacama | Chile | 25° | 12° | 0 days | – | 99 |
| 9 | Kyzylorda Kyzylorda | Kazakhstan | 25° | 13° | 1 day | – | 99 |
| 10 | San Juan de Lurigancho Lima region | Peru | 20° | 15° | 0 days | – | 99 |
| 11 | Lima Lima Province | Peru | 19° | 15° | 0 days | 17° | 98 |
| 12 | San Juan San Juan | Argentina | 23° | 7° | 1 day | – | 98 |
| 13 | Istaravshan Sughd | Tajikistan | 23° | 12° | 1 day | – | 98 |
| 14 | Batken Batken | Kyrgyzstan | 24° | 13° | 1 day | – | 98 |
| 15 | Antofagasta Antofagasta | Chile | 17° | 11° | 0 days | 15° | 97 |
| 16 | Salta Salta | Argentina | 21° | 10° | 1 day | – | 97 |
| 17 | Iquique Tarapacá | Chile | 18° | 12° | 0 days | 17° | 97 |
| 18 | Mendoza Mendoza | Argentina | 19° | 7° | 2 days | – | 96 |
| 19 | Nukus Karakalpakstan | Uzbekistan | 26° | 13° | 0 days | – | 96 |
| 20 | Aktau Mangystau | Kazakhstan | 24° | 17° | 2 days | 21° | 96 |
| 21 | Arequipa Arequipa | Peru | 22° | 10° | 2 days | – | 95 |
| 22 | San Miguel de Tucumán Tucuman | Argentina | 24° | 13° | 2 days | – | 95 |
| 23 | Trujillo La Libertad | Peru | 20° | 15° | 1 day | 17° | 95 |
| 24 | Santiago Santiago Metropolitan | Chile | 19° | 6° | 3 days | – | 91 |
iiiBeach
Beach weather in September
Beach scores add sea temperature and favour hot, settled days.
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2Tel Aviv
Israel
30°high
28°sea
99beach score
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6Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Spain
26°high
23°sea
98beach score
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7Beirut
Lebanon
31°high
28°sea
98beach score
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8Tripoli
Lebanon
29°high
28°sea
98beach score
Beaches to swim at in September
At the towns with the best beach weather this month, with the sea temperature and the EU water quality on each beach's page.
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Cleopatra Beach
Beach · 13 m
Cleopatra Beach
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Jerusalem Beach, Tel Aviv
Beach
Jerusalem Beach, Tel Aviv
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Barr Kawm ar Ramād
Beach · 1 m
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Las Animas Beach
Beach
Las Animas BeachFestivals in September
The best-known festivals held this month, with their town.
- OktoberfestTraditional festival · Sep–OctMunich, Germany
- Venice Film FestivalFilm festival · Aug–SepVenice, Italy
- Venice BiennaleArts festival · May–NovVenice, Italy
- Toronto International Film FestivalFilm festivalToronto, Canada
- San Sebastián International Film FestivalFilm festivalSan Sebastián, Spain
- Ars ElectronicaArts festivalLinz, Austria
- Lucerne FestivalMusic festival · Aug–SepLucerne, Switzerland
- Arena di Verona FestivalTheatre and dance · Jun–SepVerona, Italy
- La MercèTraditional festivalBarcelona, Spain
- ŠpancirfestTraditional festival · Aug–SepVaraždin, Croatia
- Rencontres d'ArlesArts festival · Jul–SepArles, France
- Braderie de LilleTraditional festivalLille, France
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.
ivBy country