Salvador weather in September

In September, Salvador sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 64 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 63% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Salvador's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salvador's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 64 mm; 14.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:30 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 1st clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

Salvador is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: Good; PM10 22.2 µg/m³ · 2015

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Salvador reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 1°C cooler than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	23
2	25	23
3	25	23
4	25	23
5	25	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	23
14	25	23
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	25	24
21	25	24
22	26	24
23	26	24
24	26	24
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	26	24
30	26	24

Salvador weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	59	12.4	12.7	6.3
Feb	28° / 26°	61	14.4	12.4	5.8
Mar	28° / 26°	91	17.8	12.1	5.5
Apr	27° / 25°	158	22.3	11.7	4.8
May	26° / 25°	186	22.8	11.4	4.9
Jun	26° / 24°	150	22.9	11.3	4.9
Jul	25° / 23°	116	21.9	11.3	5.3
Aug	25° / 23°	81	19.8	11.6	5.7
Sep	25° / 24°	64	14.6	11.9	6.4
Oct	26° / 24°	58	10.9	12.3	6.8
Nov	27° / 25°	64	10.6	12.6	6.5
Dec	27° / 25°	40	9.6	12.7	6.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82
Cloudier (%)	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Salvador gets around 64 mm of rain over 14.6 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 49% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	54
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	54
10	54
11	53
12	53
13	52
14	52
15	51
16	50
17	49
18	48
19	47
20	46
21	45
22	44
23	43
24	42
25	42
26	41
27	40
28	40
29	39
30	39

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Humid (%)	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Muggy (%)	76	75	75	76	75	75	76	76	75	76	75	75	75	75	74	73	73	72	72	71	69	68	66	65	63	62	60	59	57	56
Oppressive (%)	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	31	32	34	35	37	38	40	41

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	76	14
2	10	75	15
3	10	75	15
4	9	76	15
5	9	75	16
6	9	75	16
7	8	76	16
8	8	76	16
9	8	75	17
10	7	76	17
11	7	75	18
12	6	75	19
13	6	75	19
14	5	75	20
15	5	74	21
16	5	73	22
17	4	73	23
18	4	72	24
19	3	72	25
20	3	71	26
21	3	69	28
22	3	68	29
23	3	66	31
24	3	65	32
25	3	63	34
26	3	62	35
27	3	60	37
28	3	59	38
29	3	57	40
30	3	56	41

Wind in September

Winds average 19 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	19	light breeze
23	19	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze

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 5:41 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:26 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:20
Sunset (PM)	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	5:41	5:26
2	11.8	5:41	5:26
3	11.8	5:40	5:26
4	11.8	5:39	5:26
5	11.8	5:38	5:26
6	11.8	5:38	5:26
7	11.8	5:37	5:26
8	11.8	5:36	5:26
9	11.8	5:36	5:26
10	11.9	5:35	5:26
11	11.9	5:34	5:26
12	11.9	5:33	5:26
13	11.9	5:33	5:26
14	11.9	5:32	5:26
15	11.9	5:31	5:26
16	11.9	5:30	5:26
17	11.9	5:30	5:26
18	12.0	5:29	5:26
19	12.0	5:28	5:26
20	12.0	5:27	5:26
21	12.0	5:27	5:26
22	12.0	5:26	5:26
23	12.0	5:25	5:26
24	12.0	5:25	5:26
25	12.0	5:24	5:26
26	12.1	5:23	5:26
27	12.1	5:22	5:26
28	12.1	5:22	5:26
29	12.1	5:21	5:26
30	12.1	5:20	5:26

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Salvador

In seasonPeak

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

Salvador's rainy season runs March–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Apr

May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Salvador?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Salvador for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salvador in September

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

In September, Salvador sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Salvador in September

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	27	26	25	26	26	27	27
Comfort	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Tropical
May	28	Warm
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Salvador 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 Salvador peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	14	12	9	8	8	10	11	12	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Salvador?

Salvador sits at 13.0°S, 38.5°W, 4 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vera Cruz, 13 km away.

Topography around Salvador

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salvador has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m.

The land around Salvador is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, water (70%) within 16 km, and water (43%), trees (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

84 m

artificial surfaces 74%

16 km

133 m

water 70%

80 km

380 m

water 43%

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← August Salvador year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Vera Cruz 13 km · Lauro de Freitas 20 km · Itaparica 23 km · Simões Filho 23 km · Madre de Deus 30 km · Candeias 35 km · Camaçari 36 km · São Francisco do Conde 44 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

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 Salvador (-12.9756°, -38.491°, elevation 4 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	23
2	25	23
3	25	23
4	25	23
5	25	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	23
14	25	23
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	25	24
21	25	24
22	26	24
23	26	24
24	26	24
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	26	24
30	26	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	54
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	54
10	54
11	53
12	53
13	52
14	52
15	51
16	50
17	49
18	48
19	47
20	46
21	45
22	44
23	43
24	42
25	42
26	41
27	40
28	40
29	39
30	39

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	76	14
2	10	75	15
3	10	75	15
4	9	76	15
5	9	75	16
6	9	75	16
7	8	76	16
8	8	76	16
9	8	75	17
10	7	76	17
11	7	75	18
12	6	75	19
13	6	75	19
14	5	75	20
15	5	74	21
16	5	73	22
17	4	73	23
18	4	72	24
19	3	72	25
20	3	71	26
21	3	69	28
22	3	68	29
23	3	66	31
24	3	65	32
25	3	63	34
26	3	62	35
27	3	60	37
28	3	59	38
29	3	57	40
30	3	56	41

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	23
2	25	23
3	25	23
4	25	23
5	25	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	23
14	25	23
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	25	24
21	25	24
22	26	24
23	26	24
24	26	24
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	26	24
30	26	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	54
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	54
10	54
11	53
12	53
13	52
14	52
15	51
16	50
17	49
18	48
19	47
20	46
21	45
22	44
23	43
24	42
25	42
26	41
27	40
28	40
29	39
30	39

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	76	14
2	10	75	15
3	10	75	15
4	9	76	15
5	9	75	16
6	9	75	16
7	8	76	16
8	8	76	16
9	8	75	17
10	7	76	17
11	7	75	18
12	6	75	19
13	6	75	19
14	5	75	20
15	5	74	21
16	5	73	22
17	4	73	23
18	4	72	24
19	3	72	25
20	3	71	26
21	3	69	28
22	3	68	29
23	3	66	31
24	3	65	32
25	3	63	34
26	3	62	35
27	3	60	37
28	3	59	38
29	3	57	40
30	3	56	41

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	23
2	25	23
3	25	23
4	25	23
5	25	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	23
14	25	23
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	25	24
21	25	24
22	26	24
23	26	24
24	26	24
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	26	24
30	26	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	54
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	54
10	54
11	53
12	53
13	52
14	52
15	51
16	50
17	49
18	48
19	47
20	46
21	45
22	44
23	43
24	42
25	42
26	41
27	40
28	40
29	39
30	39

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	76	14
2	10	75	15
3	10	75	15
4	9	76	15
5	9	75	16
6	9	75	16
7	8	76	16
8	8	76	16
9	8	75	17
10	7	76	17
11	7	75	18
12	6	75	19
13	6	75	19
14	5	75	20
15	5	74	21
16	5	73	22
17	4	73	23
18	4	72	24
19	3	72	25
20	3	71	26
21	3	69	28
22	3	68	29
23	3	66	31
24	3	65	32
25	3	63	34
26	3	62	35
27	3	60	37
28	3	59	38
29	3	57	40
30	3	56	41