Caldera weather in September

In September, Caldera sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 Caldera's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caldera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:42 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
28%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Caldera is settlement in Chile.

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 16°C through the month.

A typical September day in Caldera reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 16°0013.58.6
Feb21° / 16°00138.7
Mar20° / 15°10.112.28.5
Apr19° / 14°10.111.48.0
May17° / 13°30.710.77.2
Jun16° / 11°40.510.36.6
Jul16° / 11°40.710.56.3
Aug16° / 11°30.4116.5
Sep16° / 11°10.111.86.9
Oct17° / 12°00.112.67.3
Nov18° / 13°0013.37.9
Dec20° / 14°0013.78.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28515
38515
48614
58614
68614
78713
88812
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259010
269010
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299010
308911

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Caldera gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
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Wind in September

Winds average 10 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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510calm
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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 8:00 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.48:007:26
211.57:597:27
311.57:587:27
411.57:567:27
511.57:557:28
611.67:547:28
711.67:537:29
811.67:527:29
911.77:517:30
1011.77:497:30
1111.77:487:31
1211.77:477:31
1311.87:467:32
1411.87:457:32
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1611.87:427:33
1711.97:417:33
1811.97:407:34
1911.97:397:34
2012.07:387:35
2112.07:367:35
2212.07:357:36
2312.07:347:36
2412.17:337:37
2512.17:327:37
2612.17:307:37
2712.17:297:38
2812.27:287:38
2912.27:277:39
3012.27:267:39

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 9 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 6.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.1Intense
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Caldera?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Caldera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Caldera in September

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

In September, Caldera sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near Caldera in September

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 20°C and coldest in August near 14°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr18Cool
May16Cool
Jun15Cool
Jul15Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Caldera in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caldera peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7High
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caldera?

Caldera sits at 27.1°S, 70.8°W, 23 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Copiapó, 59 km away.

La SerenaCoquimboVicuñaBelénAntofagastaOvalle

Topography around Caldera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caldera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,395 m.

The land around Caldera is covered by bare terrain (64%) and water (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (60%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
789 m
80 km
2,395 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Copiapó 59 km · Vallenar 168 km · La Serena 318 km · Coquimbo 325 km · Vicuña 330 km · Belén 380 km · Antofagasta 382 km · Ovalle 395 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

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 Caldera (-27.0681°, -70.8192°, elevation 23 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).