Caratinga weather in September

In September, Caratinga sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 36 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Caratinga's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caratinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:46 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Caratinga is human settlement in Brazil.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in Caratinga reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12716
22716
32716
42716
52717
62717
72717
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112817
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Caratinga 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° / 21°17415.813.14.3
Feb30° / 21°9912.712.74.4
Mar29° / 20°12915.912.14.5
Apr28° / 19°6811.711.65.8
May26° / 17°275.711.17.3
Jun25° / 15°122.710.88.0
Jul25° / 15°102.710.98.1
Aug26° / 15°103.211.37.8
Sep28° / 17°366.211.96.9
Oct28° / 19°8510.412.55.5
Nov28° / 20°17316.912.94.9
Dec29° / 21°22219.813.24.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35743
45743
55644
65644
75545
85347
95347
105248
115149
125050
134951
144951
154753
164753
174654
184555
194555
204357
214357
224357
234159
244159
254159
264060
274060
283961
293862
303862

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Caratinga gets around 36 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
413
513
613
713
813
914
1014
1115
1215
1316
1417
1518
1619
1721
1822
1923
2025
2126
2227
2328
2429
2529
2630
2730
2830
2930
3030

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the comfortable band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11952281
21951282
31852282
41852282
51852282
61753282
71751293
81651303
91650313
101549324
111449334
121348354
131247365
141146385
151144396
161043407
17942417
18941438
19939448
20838459
218374610
228354610
238344711
248334712
258324713
268314814
278304815
287294815
297284816
307284917

Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 36 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:006:36
211.66:596:37
311.66:586:37
411.76:576:37
511.76:576:37
611.76:566:37
711.76:556:38
811.76:546:38
911.86:536:38
1011.86:526:38
1111.86:516:39
1211.86:506:39
1311.86:496:39
1411.96:486:39
1511.96:476:39
1611.96:466:40
1711.96:456:40
1811.96:446:40
1911.96:436:40
2012.06:426:40
2112.06:416:41
2212.06:416:41
2312.06:406:41
2412.06:396:41
2512.16:386:41
2612.16:376:42
2712.16:366:42
2812.16:356:42
2912.16:346:42
3012.26:336:43

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Caratinga

In seasonPeak

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

Caratinga's monsoon runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Caratinga?

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
7.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Caratinga for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Caratinga in September

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

In September, Caratinga sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Caratinga 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 Caratinga peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caratinga?

Caratinga sits at 19.8°S, 42.1°W, 586 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Inhapim, 27 km away.

Topography around Caratinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caratinga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 714 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 849 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,697 m.

The land around Caratinga is covered by grassland (47%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
547 m
16 km
849 m
80 km
2,697 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Inhapim 27 km · Simonésia 40 km · Ipanema 45 km · Raul Soares 48 km · Ipaba 51 km · Manhuaçu 53 km · Ipatinga 55 km · Timóteo 58 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

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 Caratinga (-19.7897°, -42.1392°, elevation 586 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).