Villa Mercedes weather in September

In September, Villa Mercedes sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Villa Mercedes's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa Mercedes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:22 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
40%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Villa Mercedes is city in San Luis, Argentina.

Founded
1856

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical September day in Villa Mercedes reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 3°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1207
2208
3208
4208
5208
6218
7218
8218
9218
10218
11218
12218
13218
14218
15219
16229
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272210
282210
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302310

Villa Mercedes weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°8611.6145.0
Feb29° / 17°799.413.35.7
Mar27° / 15°879.412.36.9
Apr23° / 12°677.211.27.5
May19° / 294.610.37.0
Jun17° / 112.59.86.4
Jul16° / 112.5106.3
Aug19° / 21310.77.5
Sep21° / 365.611.87.5
Oct24° / 12°839.612.87.2
Nov27° / 15°8611.313.76.6
Dec29° / 17°9711.814.25.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
86931
97030
107030
117030
127129
137129
147129
157129
167129
177129
187129
197129
207030
217030
226931
236931
246733
256733
266634
276634
286634
296535
306436

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Villa Mercedes gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 19% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
414
514
614
715
815
915
1015
1116
1216
1316
1417
1517
1618
1719
1819
1920
2021
2121
2222
2323
2423
2524
2625
2725
2825
2926
3026

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129820
139820
149820
159820
169820
179820
189820
199820
209820
219721
229631
239631
249631
259631
269541
279541
289541
299541
309451

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:44 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:447:00
211.37:427:00
311.37:417:01
411.47:397:02
511.47:387:02
611.47:377:03
711.57:357:04
811.57:347:04
911.57:327:05
1011.67:317:06
1111.67:307:06
1211.77:287:07
1311.77:277:08
1411.77:257:09
1511.87:247:09
1611.87:227:10
1711.87:217:11
1811.97:197:11
1911.97:187:12
2011.97:177:13
2112.07:157:13
2212.07:147:14
2312.07:127:15
2412.17:117:16
2512.17:097:16
2612.27:087:17
2712.27:077:18
2812.27:057:19
2912.37:047:19
3012.37:027:20

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Villa Mercedes

In seasonPeak

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

Villa Mercedes's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Villa Mercedes?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Villa Mercedes for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Villa Mercedes in September

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

In September, Villa Mercedes sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Villa Mercedes in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Villa Mercedes peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Villa Mercedes?

Villa Mercedes sits at 33.7°S, 65.5°W, 516 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Luis, 91 km away.

Alta GraciaVilla Nueva

Topography around Villa Mercedes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa Mercedes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 514 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,418 m.

The land around Villa Mercedes is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
1,418 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: San Luis 91 km · Río Cuarto 119 km · Embalse 191 km · Villa Dolores 194 km · Laboulaye 197 km · Río Tercero 209 km · Alta Gracia 245 km · Villa Nueva 248 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 Villa Mercedes (-33.6757°, -65.4578°, elevation 516 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).