Caranavi weather in September

In September, Caranavi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 149 mm of rain across 17.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Caranavi's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caranavi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:27 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Caranavi is city in Bolivia.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical September day in Caranavi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Caranavi 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
Jan26° / 18°35129.112.83.6
Feb26° / 18°29626.612.53.6
Mar26° / 18°23827.712.13.8
Apr25° / 17°14620.811.74.8
May24° / 15°13216.211.35.7
Jun22° / 14°9212.511.16.1
Jul22° / 13°8312.311.26.2
Aug24° / 14°10213.211.56.4
Sep25° / 15°14917.711.95.5
Oct26° / 17°20124.412.44.4
Nov26° / 17°21624.712.74.1
Dec26° / 18°3002912.93.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45347
55347
65149
75050
84951
94852
104654
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Caranavi gets around 149 mm of rain over 17.7 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 59% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1526672
2526663
3525664
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8424657
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10323668
11322678
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Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:396:21
211.76:396:21
311.76:386:21
411.76:376:21
511.76:366:21
611.86:356:21
711.86:356:21
811.86:346:21
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1811.96:266:22
1912.06:256:22
2012.06:246:22
2112.06:236:22
2212.06:226:22
2312.06:216:23
2412.06:216:23
2512.06:206:23
2612.16:196:23
2712.16:186:23
2812.16:176:23
2912.16:176:23
3012.16:166:23

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 4.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.6Bright
54.6Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Caranavi

In seasonPeak

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

Caranavi's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Caranavi?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Caranavi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Caranavi in September

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

In September, Caranavi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Caranavi in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caranavi peaks around February 8 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 16Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Caranavi in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Caranavi is worst in October — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1439 µg/m³May 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct40Poor
Nov22Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caranavi?

Caranavi sits at 15.8°S, 67.6°W, 986 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is La Paz, 97 km away.

La PazAchocallaSorataLajaViachaQuimeSan BorjaTiahuanaco

Topography around Caranavi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caranavi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m around an average of 858 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,665 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,728 m.

The land around Caranavi is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
915 m
16 km
1,665 m
80 km
5,728 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: La Paz 97 km · Achocalla 103 km · Sorata 116 km · Laja 117 km · Viacha 120 km · Quime 133 km · San Borja 140 km · Tiahuanaco 143 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

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 Caranavi (-15.834°, -67.5659°, elevation 986 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).