Santiago weather in September

In September, Santiago sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 160 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Santiago's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santiago's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:39 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Santiago 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 22°C through the month.

A typical September day in Santiago reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 3°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Santiago weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°17414.213.74.6
Feb29° / 19°15413.4134.9
Mar28° / 18°14411.712.25.9
Apr25° / 15°16110.511.36.8
May21° / 12°1259.410.66.6
Jun19° / 10°1369.910.26.1
Jul19° / 1509.910.36.2
Aug21° / 11°1309.2116.8
Sep22° / 12°16010.511.86.6
Oct25° / 15°23612.612.76.5
Nov27° / 16°15510.413.56.4
Dec29° / 18°16912.213.85.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45050
54951
64951
74753
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134753
144852
154852
164852
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205149
215149
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245149
255050
265050
275050
284852
294852
304753

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Santiago gets around 160 mm of rain over 10.5 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
435
535
636
736
836
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1036
1136
1236
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1437
1536
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2636
2736
2837
2937
3037

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15324212
25423212
35323222
45323222
55323222
65323222
75422222
85223223
95323213
105323213
115323213
125323213
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145324203
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165125204
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205026195
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225027195
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244827196
254728196
264628207
274528207
284428208
294328208
304228209

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 48 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:58 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:587:21
211.47:567:21
311.47:557:22
411.57:547:22
511.57:537:23
611.57:527:23
711.67:507:24
811.67:497:24
911.67:487:25
1011.67:477:25
1111.77:457:26
1211.77:447:27
1311.77:437:27
1411.87:427:28
1511.87:407:28
1611.87:397:29
1711.97:387:29
1811.97:367:30
1911.97:357:30
2011.97:347:31
2112.07:337:31
2212.07:317:32
2312.07:307:32
2412.17:297:33
2512.17:287:33
2612.17:267:34
2712.27:257:35
2812.27:247:35
2912.27:237:36
3012.27:217:36

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
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184.5Bright
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304.8Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Santiago?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Santiago for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santiago in September

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

In September, Santiago sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Santiago 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 Santiago peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighExtremeJan 20UV 14Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santiago?

Santiago sits at 29.2°S, 54.9°W, 426 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Francisco de Assis, 47 km away.

Topography around Santiago

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m.

The land around Santiago is covered by grassland (39%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), grassland (38%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
475 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: São Francisco de Assis 47 km · São Pedro do Sul 82 km · São Luiz Gonzaga 88 km · Tupanciretã 101 km · Alegrete 111 km · Júlio de Castilhos 115 km · Santo Ângelo 115 km · Santa Maria 116 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 Santiago (-29.1917°, -54.8672°, elevation 426 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).