Santa Margarida weather in September

In September, Santa Margarida sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 58 mm of rain across 8.3 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Santa Margarida's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Margarida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:47 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

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 Santa Margarida reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°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)
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52514
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Santa Margarida 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
Jan27° / 19°18216.413.15.3
Feb28° / 19°11712.712.75.6
Mar27° / 18°15716.512.15.4
Apr26° / 17°8012.411.56.3
May24° / 15°407.2117.3
Jun23° / 13°153.410.88.0
Jul23° / 13°12310.98.1
Aug24° / 13°204.411.38.1
Sep25° / 15°588.311.97.2
Oct25° / 16°11112.812.56.2
Nov25° / 17°21119.4135.0
Dec26° / 18°25521.713.24.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36535
46535
56535
66436
76337
86139
96040
105842
115644
125545
135446
145248
155149
165050
174852
184753
194654
204456
214357
224258
234258
243961
253961
263862
273763
283664
293664
303664

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Santa Margarida gets around 58 mm of rain over 8.3 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 28% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
518
618
719
820
920
1021
1122
1223
1324
1425
1526
1628
1729
1830
1931
2033
2134
2235
2336
2436
2537
2638
2738
2838
2939
3039

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13950110
23950110
33850120
43751120
53751120
63651130
73551140
83451150
93351160
103251170
113151180
122951191
132850211
142651221
152551231
162451241
172351251
182250262
192150282
202049292
211948302
221848313
231847333
241746343
251745354
261644364
271643374
281542385
291541395
301540405

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
178calm
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 7:01 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)
111.67:016:36
211.67:006:37
311.66:596:37
411.66:586:37
511.76:576:37
611.76:566:38
711.76:556:38
811.76:546:38
911.76:546:38
1011.86:536:39
1111.86:526:39
1211.86:516:39
1311.86:506:39
1411.86:496:39
1511.96:486:40
1611.96:476:40
1711.96:466:40
1811.96:456:40
1911.96:446:41
2012.06:436:41
2112.06:426:41
2212.06:416:41
2312.06:406:41
2412.06:396:42
2512.16:386:42
2612.16:376:42
2712.16:366:42
2812.16:356:43
2912.16:346:43
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 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
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264.8Bright
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284.9Bright
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304.9Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Santa Margarida

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Margarida's monsoon runs November–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 Santa Margarida?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Santa Margarida for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Margarida in September

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

In September, Santa Margarida sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Margarida 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 Santa Margarida peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Margarida?

Santa Margarida sits at 20.4°S, 42.3°W, 739 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Matipó, 15 km away.

Topography around Santa Margarida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Margarida has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 825 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,021 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,673 m.

The land around Santa Margarida is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (48%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
357 m
16 km
1,021 m
80 km
2,673 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Matipó 15 km · Manhuaçu 27 km · Divino 28 km · Manhumirim 31 km · Raul Soares 38 km · Simonésia 39 km · Carangola 45 km · Espera Feliz 46 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 Santa Margarida (-20.3839°, -42.2506°, elevation 739 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).