Lima Duarte weather in September

In September, Lima Duarte sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 77 mm of rain across 9.6 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 33% 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 Lima Duarte's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lima Duarte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:53 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Lima Duarte 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 25°C through the month.

A typical September day in Lima Duarte reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Lima Duarte 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
Jan27° / 19°27922.213.24.5
Feb28° / 19°19817.312.84.9
Mar27° / 18°20520.612.24.9
Apr25° / 17°7611.311.56.5
May23° / 14°467.2117.2
Jun23° / 13°193.910.77.8
Jul23° / 12°194.310.87.8
Aug24° / 13°285.311.37.9
Sep25° / 14°779.611.96.9
Oct25° / 16°13915.912.55.7
Nov25° / 17°24521.1134.7
Dec27° / 18°29123.813.34.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36040
45941
55842
65743
75644
85446
95347
105248
115149
124951
134852
144753
154654
164456
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184258
194159
204060
213862
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233763
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253664
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303367

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Lima Duarte gets around 77 mm of rain 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 rain averages around 32% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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925
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1228
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2138
2239
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2542
2642
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2944
3045

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1494380
2484390
3474490
44644100
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74345120
84246130
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282241344
292140354
302040364

Wind in September

Winds average 9 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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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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 7:08 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:086:42
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311.67:066:42
411.67:056:42
511.67:046:43
611.77:036:43
711.77:026:43
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1211.86:576:45
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1911.96:506:47
2012.06:496:47
2112.06:486:47
2212.06:476:47
2312.06:466:48
2412.06:456:48
2512.16:446:48
2612.16:436:49
2712.16:426:49
2812.16:416:49
2912.26:406:49
3012.26:396:50

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 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 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
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Lima Duarte

In seasonPeak

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

Lima Duarte's monsoon runs October–March, 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 Lima Duarte?

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
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lima Duarte in September

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

In September, Lima Duarte sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lima Duarte in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lima Duarte peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Lima Duarte 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 Lima Duarte is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1521 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lima Duarte?

Lima Duarte sits at 21.8°S, 43.8°W, 758 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Valença, 46 km away.

Topography around Lima Duarte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lima Duarte has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m around an average of 787 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,720 m.

The land around Lima Duarte is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
343 m
16 km
948 m
80 km
1,720 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Valença 46 km · Juiz de Fora 47 km · Santos Dumont 50 km · Paraíba do Sul 62 km · Vassouras 64 km · Três Rios 67 km · Barbacena 69 km · Barra do Piraí 70 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 Lima Duarte (-21.8425°, -43.7931°, elevation 758 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).