Viçosa weather in September

In September, Viçosa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 54 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Viçosa's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viçosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:21 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Viçosa 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 26°C through the month.

A typical September day in Viçosa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Viçosa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Viçosa weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°4313.612.54.8
Feb30° / 21°4312.712.34.7
Mar30° / 22°5415.112.14.7
Apr29° / 21°731711.84.8
May27° / 21°892011.65.1
Jun25° / 20°10622.111.54.9
Jul25° / 19°10723.111.54.9
Aug25° / 18°7620.711.75.2
Sep26° / 19°5416.311.95.8
Oct28° / 20°3711.212.26.2
Nov29° / 20°287.612.45.8
Dec30° / 21°268.212.55.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 44% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55347
65347
75446
85446
95446
105446
115545
125545
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Viçosa gets around 54 mm of rain over 16.3 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 53% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
163
263
363
463
563
663
762
862
961
1061
1160
1260
1359
1458
1556
1655
1754
1852
1951
2050
2148
2247
2346
2444
2543
2641
2740
2839
2939
3038

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
118820
218820
318820
418820
518820
618820
718820
817830
917830
1017830
1116840
1216840
1316840
1415850
1515850
1614860
1714860
1813870
1913870
2012871
2111881
2211881
2310891
2410891
259901
269901
278911
288911
298902
307912

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:305:19
211.85:305:19
311.85:295:19
411.85:285:19
511.95:285:19
611.95:275:19
711.95:265:19
811.95:265:19
911.95:255:18
1011.95:255:18
1111.95:245:18
1211.95:235:18
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1411.95:225:18
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1712.05:205:18
1812.05:205:18
1912.05:195:17
2012.05:185:17
2112.05:185:17
2212.05:175:17
2312.05:165:17
2412.05:165:17
2512.05:155:17
2612.05:155:17
2712.05:145:17
2812.15:135:17
2912.15:135:17
3012.15:125:16

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in November across the year — September's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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105.0Bright
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265.5Bright
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305.6Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Viçosa

In seasonPeak

In September, Viçosa sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Viçosa?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Viçosa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Viçosa in September

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

In September, Viçosa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Viçosa 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 69 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Viçosa 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 Viçosa peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Viçosa?

Viçosa sits at 9.4°S, 36.2°W, 227 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cajueiro, 10 km away.

Topography around Viçosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viçosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 267 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 m.

The land around Viçosa is covered by grassland (77%) within 3 km, grassland (84%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
245 m
16 km
497 m
80 km
1,102 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Cajueiro 10 km · Capela 19 km · Atalaia 28 km · Correntes 29 km · Boca da Mata 30 km · União dos Palmares 33 km · Murici 33 km · Pilar 40 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 Viçosa (-9.3714°, -36.2408°, elevation 227 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).