Montes Claros weather in September

In September, Montes Claros sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Montes Claros's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montes Claros's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:53 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Montes Claros 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 31°C through the month.

A typical September day in Montes Claros reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13016
23016
33017
43017
53017
63017
73017
83017
93017
103017
113017
123117
133117
143117
153118
163118
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Montes Claros weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°13112.712.94.9
Feb30° / 20°919.712.64.9
Mar29° / 20°11111.312.15.1
Apr29° / 19°35611.66.0
May28° / 17°102.311.27.4
Jun27° / 15°20.4118.2
Jul27° / 15°10.111.18.4
Aug29° / 16°20.611.47.5
Sep31° / 18°122.111.95.8
Oct31° / 20°667.412.44.8
Nov29° / 20°17815.112.84.6
Dec29° / 20°20616.5134.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28020
38020
48020
58020
67921
77921
87921
97921
107921
117822
127723
137723
147624
157624
167525
177525
187426
197327
207228
217129
227030
236931
246832
256733
266634
276535
286436
296436
306436

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Montes Claros gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
114
124
134
145
155
166
177
187
198
209
2110
2211
2311
2412
2513
2614
2714
2815
2916
3016

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1662950
2662950
3672850
4672850
5672850
6672850
7672850
8662950
9652960
10652960
11633070
12613180
13593281
14583291
155633101
165434111
175234122
185035132
194835152
204636163
214436173
224236193
234036204
243837214
253737224
263636235
273436245
283336255
293236266
303236276

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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2610calm
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3010calm

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 7:05 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:056:45
211.77:046:45
311.77:036:45
411.77:036:46
511.77:026:46
611.77:016:46
711.87:006:46
811.86:596:46
911.86:596:46
1011.86:586:46
1111.86:576:46
1211.86:566:47
1311.96:556:47
1411.96:546:47
1511.96:536:47
1611.96:536:47
1711.96:526:47
1811.96:516:47
1912.06:506:47
2012.06:496:47
2112.06:486:48
2212.06:476:48
2312.06:476:48
2412.06:466:48
2512.16:456:48
2612.16:446:48
2712.16:436:48
2812.16:426:48
2912.16:426:49
3012.16:416:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Montes Claros

In seasonPeak

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

Montes Claros'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 Montes Claros?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Montes Claros in September

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

In September, Montes Claros sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Montes Claros in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Montes Claros peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Montes Claros?

Montes Claros sits at 16.7°S, 43.9°W, 686 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bocaiúva, 42 km away.

Topography around Montes Claros

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montes Claros has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 652 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 899 m.

The land around Montes Claros is covered by artificial surfaces (85%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), grassland (31%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
899 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Bocaiúva 42 km · Francisco Sá 49 km · Coração de Jesus 54 km · Brasília de Minas 85 km · São João da Ponte 91 km · Varzelândia 116 km · Janaúba 119 km · Barreiro do Jaíba 128 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 Montes Claros (-16.735°, -43.8617°, elevation 686 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).