Esquel weather in September

In September, Esquel sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of September to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Esquel's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esquel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
4th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:48 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Esquel is city in Argentina.

Founded
1906

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical September day in Esquel reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and about 3°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-2
27-2
37-2
47-2
58-2
68-2
78-2
88-1
98-1
108-1
118-1
128-1
138-1
149-1
159-1
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179-1
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How September really feels in Esquel

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Esquel weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 365.30.214.87.1
Feb20° / 345.30.213.87.1
Mar17° / 4470.212.45.8
Apr12° / 739.21.910.93.2
May / 9712.84.69.61.2
Jun / -3°1291510.48.90.0
Jul / -4°10713.110.69.20.0
Aug / -3°10814.310.410.20.3
Sep / -1°579.94.911.71.7
Oct12° / 67113.813.23.1
Nov15° / 5691.414.54.6
Dec17° / 497.60.715.16.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33763
43763
53862
63862
73862
83862
93862
103862
113862
123763
133763
143862
153862
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213862
223862
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303763

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Esquel gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14024
23923
33822
43721
53620
63520
73519
83419
93418
103418
113418
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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23100
24100
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Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of September to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 8:16 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.08:167:14
211.08:147:15
311.18:127:16
411.18:107:18
511.28:097:19
611.28:077:20
711.38:057:21
811.38:037:22
911.48:017:23
1011.47:597:24
1111.57:587:25
1211.57:567:26
1311.67:547:28
1411.67:527:29
1511.77:507:30
1611.77:487:31
1711.87:467:32
1811.87:447:33
1911.97:437:34
2011.97:417:35
2112.07:397:37
2212.07:377:38
2312.17:357:39
2412.17:337:40
2512.27:317:41
2612.27:307:42
2712.37:287:43
2812.37:267:45
2912.47:247:46
3012.47:227:47

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 4.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Esquel

In seasonPeak

None of Esquel's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Esquel's rainy season runs April–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Esquel?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Esquel.

What to pack for Esquel in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Esquel sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Esquel in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Esquel peaks around December 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 23UV 12Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7High
Apr4Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug2Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Esquel?

Esquel sits at 42.9°S, 71.3°W, 577 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is El Bolsón, 107 km away.

CastroPuerto MonttPuerto VarasLlanquihue

Topography around Esquel

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Esquel.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esquel has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m around an average of 695 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,733 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,335 m.

The land around Esquel is covered by grassland (56%), trees (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
519 m
16 km
1,733 m
80 km
2,335 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
September weather nearby: El Bolsón 107 km · Quellón 188 km · Calbuco 195 km · Bariloche 196 km · Castro 206 km · Puerto Montt 209 km · Puerto Varas 224 km · Llanquihue 231 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Esquel (-42.9115°, -71.3195°, elevation 577 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).