Melipilla weather in September

In September, Melipilla sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 36 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Melipilla's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melipilla's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 36 mm; 4.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:45 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Melipilla is city in Chile.

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical September day in Melipilla reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 3°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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8

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

Melipilla 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 14°	2	0.5	14	9.0
Feb	26° / 13°	3	0.5	13.3	9.1
Mar	25° / 12°	7	1.2	12.3	9.1
Apr	21° / 9°	27	3.2	11.2	8.0
May	18° / 7°	72	5.7	10.3	6.3
Jun	15° / 5°	133	8.1	9.8	4.6
Jul	14° / 4°	81	6.7	10	4.6
Aug	16° / 5°	69	6.3	10.7	5.3
Sep	18° / 7°	36	4.8	11.8	6.6
Oct	21° / 9°	20	3	12.8	7.8
Nov	24° / 11°	6	1.4	13.7	9.0
Dec	26° / 12°	4	0.6	14.2	9.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. 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 (%)	53	53	53	54	54	56	56	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59
Cloudier (%)	47	47	47	46	46	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	59	41

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Melipilla gets around 36 mm of rain over 4.8 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 16% and peaks near 22% 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 (%)	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13

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

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:43 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)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	8:07	8:05	8:04	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:51	7:50	7:48	7:47	7:45	7:44	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:34	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:28	7:27	7:25
Sunset (PM)	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:42	7:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	8:07	7:23
2	11.3	8:05	7:23
3	11.3	8:04	7:24
4	11.4	8:02	7:25
5	11.4	8:01	7:25
6	11.4	8:00	7:26
7	11.5	7:58	7:27
8	11.5	7:57	7:27
9	11.5	7:55	7:28
10	11.6	7:54	7:29
11	11.6	7:53	7:30
12	11.7	7:51	7:30
13	11.7	7:50	7:31
14	11.7	7:48	7:32
15	11.8	7:47	7:32
16	11.8	7:45	7:33
17	11.8	7:44	7:34
18	11.9	7:42	7:34
19	11.9	7:41	7:35
20	11.9	7:40	7:36
21	12.0	7:38	7:37
22	12.0	7:37	7:37
23	12.0	7:35	7:38
24	12.1	7:34	7:39
25	12.1	7:32	7:39
26	12.2	7:31	7:40
27	12.2	7:30	7:41
28	12.2	7:28	7:42
29	12.3	7:27	7:42
30	12.3	7:25	7:43

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 8.96 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 5.03 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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Melipilla?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

2.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Melipilla for sightseeing.

What to pack for Melipilla in September

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

In September, Melipilla sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Melipilla in September

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 39 km away) is warmest in February at about 16°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	15
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	14	Bracing
May	14	Bracing
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	13	Bracing
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Melipilla in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Melipilla peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	12	10	5	3	3	3	4	6	9	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Melipilla in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Melipilla is worst in July — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (February, 35 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	45	35	40	58	83	85	88	77	64	45	37	38
Level	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	35	Moderate
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	58	Unhealthy
May	83	Unhealthy
Jun	85	Unhealthy
Jul	88	Unhealthy
Aug	77	Unhealthy
Sep	64	Unhealthy
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	37	Poor
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Melipilla?

Melipilla sits at 33.7°S, 71.2°W, 175 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is El Monte, 21 km away.

Topography around Melipilla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melipilla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 365 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,164 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,274 m.

The land around Melipilla is covered by artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), cropland (23%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (23%), grassland (23%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

365 m

artificial surfaces 30%

16 km

1,164 m

grassland 32%

80 km

3,274 m

shrubs 23%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

September weather nearby: El Monte 21 km · Talagante 27 km · Peñaflor 33 km · Curacaví 33 km · San Antonio 38 km · Cartagena 39 km · Padre Hurtado 40 km · Buin 44 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

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 Melipilla (-33.6891°, -71.2153°, elevation 175 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	17	6
2	17	6
3	17	6
4	17	6
5	17	6
6	17	6
7	17	6
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	7
20	18	7
21	18	7
22	18	7
23	18	7
24	18	7
25	19	7
26	19	7
27	19	7
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100