General Roca weather in September

In September, General Roca sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 3.5 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is General Roca's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Roca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:32 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
47%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

General Roca is city and municipality in Río Negro Province, Argentina.

Density
149/km²
people per km²
Founded
1879

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical September day in General Roca reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and about 4°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1175
2175
3175
4175
5175
6175
7175
8175
9186
10186
11186
12186
13186
14186
15186
16186
17196
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How September really feels in General Roca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

General Roca 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°183.114.45.7
Feb30° / 17°22313.56.6
Mar26° / 14°253.512.38.1
Apr21° / 293.6117.8
May16° / 274.99.95.7
Jun13° / 204.49.33.9
Jul12° / 193.69.53.9
Aug15° / 142.910.55.4
Sep18° / 213.511.77.0
Oct22° / 10°364.3137.8
Nov26° / 13°223.214.18.0
Dec29° / 16°162.714.76.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45545
55545
65644
75743
85743
95842
105941
115941
126040
136139
146238
156238
166238
176238
186238
196337
206337
216238
226238
236238
246238
256139
266139
276139
286040
296040
305941

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

General Roca gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 3.5 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
612
712
812
912
1012
1112
1211
1311
1411
1511
1611
1710
1810
1910
2010
2111
2211
2311
2411
2512
2612
2712
2813
2913
3013

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min 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 78 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:577:03
211.17:557:04
311.27:547:05
411.27:527:06
511.37:507:07
611.37:497:08
711.47:477:09
811.47:467:10
911.47:447:11
1011.57:427:12
1111.57:417:12
1211.67:397:13
1311.67:377:14
1411.77:367:15
1511.77:347:16
1611.77:327:17
1711.87:307:18
1811.87:297:19
1911.97:277:20
2011.97:257:21
2112.07:247:22
2212.07:227:23
2312.17:207:24
2412.17:197:25
2512.17:177:26
2612.27:157:27
2712.27:147:28
2812.37:127:28
2912.37:117:29
3012.47:097:30

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.56 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit General Roca?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit General Roca for general sightseeing.

What to pack for General Roca in September

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

In September, General Roca sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in General Roca in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in General Roca peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is General Roca?

General Roca sits at 39.0°S, 67.6°W, 237 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Allen, 22 km away.

Topography around General Roca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Roca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 238 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 m.

The land around General Roca is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) within 16 km, and shrubs (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
764 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Allen 22 km · Cipolletti 37 km · Neuquén 42 km · Villa Regina 44 km · Cinco Saltos 48 km · Centenario 53 km · Plottier 57 km · Catriel 130 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 General Roca (-39.0333°, -67.5833°, elevation 237 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).