Palpalá weather in September

In September, Palpalá sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 124 mm of precipitation across 15.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Palpalá's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palpalá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
124 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:19 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
47%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Palpalá is town in Jujuy, Argentina.

Density
110/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical September day in Palpalá reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3209
4209
5209
6209
7209
8209
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10209
11209
12209
13209
14209
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Palpalá weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°30525.6013.34.4
Feb23° / 16°28823.7012.84.3
Mar22° / 15°31925.7012.24.1
Apr20° / 12°25622.1011.54.4
May17° / 10°16818.80.310.84.4
Jun16° / 7912.70.610.54.8
Jul16° / 6010.81.110.75.1
Aug18° / 6811.30.511.26.1
Sep20° / 12415.60.411.85.7
Oct22° / 12°24522.50.112.64.9
Nov23° / 14°28522.1013.24.8
Dec24° / 16°30524.3013.54.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47030
56931
66832
76832
86733
96733
106832
116832
126832
136832
146832
156733
166733
176733
186634
196535
206535
216436
226337
236238
246139
256040
265941
275842
285644
295545
305446

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Palpalá gets around 124 mm of rain and snow over 15.6 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 52% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1422
2432
3442
4452
5462
6472
7482
8482
9492
10492
11502
12501
13501
14501
15511
16511
17511
18521
19531
20531
21541
22551
23561
24571
25591
26601
27611
28631
29641
30651

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39640
49640
59640
69640
79640
89640
99640
109640
119640
129640
139550
149550
159550
169460
179460
189370
199370
209280
219190
229190
2390100
2489110
2588120
2687130
2786140
2885150
2984160
3082171

Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:35 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:357:06
211.57:347:06
311.67:337:06
411.67:327:07
511.67:317:07
611.67:307:07
711.67:297:08
811.77:287:08
911.77:277:09
1011.77:267:09
1111.77:257:09
1211.87:247:10
1311.87:237:10
1411.87:227:10
1511.87:207:11
1611.97:197:11
1711.97:187:11
1811.97:177:12
1911.97:167:12
2012.07:157:12
2112.07:147:13
2212.07:137:13
2312.07:127:14
2412.17:117:14
2512.17:107:14
2612.17:087:15
2712.17:077:15
2812.27:067:15
2912.27:057:16
3012.27:047:16

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Palpalá?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Palpalá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palpalá in September

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

In September, Palpalá sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Palpalá in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palpalá peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Palpalá?

Palpalá sits at 24.3°S, 65.2°W, 1,058 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Salvador de Jujuy, 11 km away.

Topography around Palpalá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palpalá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 1,124 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,263 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,486 m.

The land around Palpalá is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
1,263 m
80 km
5,486 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: San Salvador de Jujuy 11 km · San Pedro de Jujuy 35 km · General Güemes 49 km · San Lorenzo 60 km · Salta 64 km · Libertador General San Martín 65 km · San José de los Cerrillos 76 km · Rosario de Lerma 89 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 Palpalá (-24.258°, -65.2136°, elevation 1,058 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).