Plottier weather in September

In September, Plottier sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 46% 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 Plottier's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plottier's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:35 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Plottier is city in Neuquén Province, Argentina.

Density
367/km²
people per km²
Founded
1935

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 Plottier 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 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C warmer than August and about 4°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3175
4175
5175
6175
7175
8175
9176
10176
11176
12186
13186
14186
15186
16186
17186
18187
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20197
21197
22197
23197
24197
25197
26198
27208
28208
29208
30208

How September really feels in Plottier

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.

Plottier weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°102.1014.45.8
Feb30° / 17°152.5013.56.6
Mar26° / 14°172.7012.38.2
Apr21° / 213.40117.7
May16° / 2650.29.95.5
Jun12° / 214.70.69.33.7
Jul12° / 183.70.39.53.7
Aug15° / 1230.110.55.2
Sep18° / 183.40.111.76.9
Oct22° / 10°273.60137.9
Nov26° / 13°172.7014.18.2
Dec29° / 16°132.2014.76.8

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 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55743
65842
75941
85941
95941
106040
116139
126139
136139
146238
156238
166337
176337
186337
196337
206337
216337
226238
236238
246238
256139
266139
276139
286139
296040
306139

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Plottier gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
511
611
711
811
911
1011
1111
1211
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
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2110
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2511
2612
2712
2812
2912
3012

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
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 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light 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 7:59 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:597:06
211.27:587:07
311.27:567:08
411.27:557:09
511.37:537:10
611.37:517:11
711.47:507:11
811.47:487:12
911.47:467:13
1011.57:457:14
1111.57:437:15
1211.67:417:16
1311.67:407:17
1411.77:387:18
1511.77:367:19
1611.87:357:20
1711.87:337:21
1811.87:317:22
1911.97:307:23
2011.97:287:23
2112.07:267:24
2212.07:257:25
2312.17:237:26
2412.17:217:27
2512.17:207:28
2612.27:187:29
2712.27:167:30
2812.37:157:31
2912.37:137:32
3012.47:117:33

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.02 kWh/m² to a high of 8.65 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 4.76 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
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Plottier?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Plottier for sightseeing.

What to pack for Plottier in September

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

In September, Plottier sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Plottier 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 Plottier peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 12Jun 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Plottier?

Plottier sits at 39.0°S, 68.2°W, 279 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Neuquén, 15 km away.

Topography around Plottier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plottier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 724 m.

The land around Plottier is covered by artificial surfaces (23%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (62%) within 16 km, and shrubs (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
724 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Neuquén 15 km · Centenario 18 km · Cipolletti 21 km · Cinco Saltos 22 km · Allen 35 km · General Roca 57 km · Cutral-Có 86 km · Villa Regina 100 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 Plottier (-38.9667°, -68.2333°, elevation 279 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).