Viacha weather in September

In September, Viacha sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Viacha's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viacha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:30 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Viacha is city in Bolivia.

Density
18,344/km²
people per km²

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 16°C through the month.

A typical September day in Viacha reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1160
2160
3160
4160
5160
6160
7161
8161
9161
10161
11161
12161
13161
14161
15161
16161
17161
18161
19162
20162
21172
22172
23172
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25172
26172
27172
28172
29172
30172

How September really feels in Viacha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Viacha weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 14324.80.612.92.7
Feb15° / 12422.60.412.62.7
Mar15° / 9622.40.112.13.1
Apr15° / 4613.60.111.64.2
May16° / 144.80.111.25.7
Jun15° / -2°82.50.3115.7
Jul15° / -2°1130.911.15.6
Aug16° / -1°174.50.911.45.7
Sep16° / 329.60.611.95.4
Oct17° / 5313.30.512.45.0
Nov17° / 5813.90.112.84.8
Dec16° / 11020.90.5133.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38020
48020
57921
67822
77822
87723
97624
107525
117327
127327
137228
147030
157030
166832
176832
186634
196535
206436
216337
226238
236139
246040
256040
265842
275842
285842
295743
305644

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Viacha gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1211
2221
3231
4242
5252
6262
7272
8282
9293
10293
11303
12303
13313
14313
15323
16323
17333
18332
19342
20342
21352
22352
23352
24352
25352
26362
27362
28362
29372
30372

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 7 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

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 6:43 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:436:23
211.76:426:23
311.76:416:23
411.76:406:23
511.76:406:24
611.76:396:24
711.86:386:24
811.86:376:24
911.86:366:24
1011.86:356:24
1111.86:356:24
1211.86:346:24
1311.96:336:24
1411.96:326:25
1511.96:316:25
1611.96:306:25
1711.96:296:25
1811.96:296:25
1912.06:286:25
2012.06:276:25
2112.06:266:25
2212.06:256:25
2312.06:246:26
2412.06:236:26
2512.16:236:26
2612.16:226:26
2712.16:216:26
2812.16:206:26
2912.16:196:26
3012.16:196:26

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in November across the year — September's 6.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Viacha

In seasonPeak

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

Viacha's rainy season runs December–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 Viacha?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

September is a reasonable time to visit Viacha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Viacha in September

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

In September, Viacha sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 1°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Viacha in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Viacha peaks around February 8 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 19Jul 9UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Viacha?

Viacha sits at 16.6°S, 68.3°W, 3,870 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Laja, 16 km away.

CopacabanaSorataIsla del SolCaranavi

Topography around Viacha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viacha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 3,856 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,498 m.

The land around Viacha is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
360 m
80 km
5,498 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
September weather nearby: Laja 16 km · Achocalla 18 km · La Paz 23 km · Tiahuanaco 42 km · Copacabana 99 km · Sorata 104 km · Isla del Sol 113 km · Caranavi 120 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 Viacha (-16.65°, -68.3°, elevation 3,870 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).