Pitrufquén weather in September

In September, Pitrufquén sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 117 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Pitrufquén's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pitrufquén's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 117 mm; 12.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:52 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Pitrufquén is settlement 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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Pitrufquén reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 2°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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Pitrufquén 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	23° / 11°	28	4.3	14.4	8.3
Feb	24° / 11°	32	3.8	13.5	8.4
Mar	21° / 10°	55	6.6	12.3	7.3
Apr	17° / 7°	103	9.6	11	5.5
May	14° / 6°	193	13.9	9.9	3.6
Jun	12° / 5°	278	17.6	9.3	2.4
Jul	11° / 4°	230	17	9.5	2.3
Aug	13° / 4°	208	15.8	10.5	2.9
Sep	15° / 5°	117	12.4	11.7	4.0
Oct	16° / 7°	105	11.1	13	5.1
Nov	19° / 8°	67	8.1	14.1	6.2
Dec	21° / 10°	58	6.5	14.7	7.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 65%.

	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 (%)	30	31	32	32	33	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	36	36	36	36	37	35	35	35	37	37
Cloudier (%)	70	69	68	68	67	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	63	64	64	64	64	63	65	65	65	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	37	63
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	37	63
30	37	63

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Pitrufquén gets around 117 mm of rain over 12.4 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 42% and peaks near 48% 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 (%)	48	48	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	46
5	46
6	45
7	45
8	44
9	44
10	44
11	44
12	44
13	44
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	41
18	40
19	40
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	37
29	37
30	37

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 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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 8:17 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:51 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)	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:17	8:15	8:14	8:12	8:11	8:09	8:07	8:06	8:04	8:02	8:01	7:59	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:52	7:51	7:49	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:42	7:41	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:32	7:31	7:29
Sunset (PM)	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	8:17	7:23
2	11.1	8:15	7:24
3	11.2	8:14	7:25
4	11.2	8:12	7:26
5	11.3	8:11	7:27
6	11.3	8:09	7:28
7	11.4	8:07	7:29
8	11.4	8:06	7:30
9	11.4	8:04	7:31
10	11.5	8:02	7:32
11	11.5	8:01	7:33
12	11.6	7:59	7:34
13	11.6	7:57	7:35
14	11.7	7:56	7:36
15	11.7	7:54	7:36
16	11.7	7:52	7:37
17	11.8	7:51	7:38
18	11.8	7:49	7:39
19	11.9	7:47	7:40
20	11.9	7:46	7:41
21	12.0	7:44	7:42
22	12.0	7:42	7:43
23	12.1	7:41	7:44
24	12.1	7:39	7:45
25	12.1	7:37	7:46
26	12.2	7:36	7:47
27	12.2	7:34	7:48
28	12.3	7:32	7:49
29	12.3	7:31	7:50
30	12.4	7:29	7:51

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 3.84 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)	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Pitrufquén

In seasonPeak

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

Pitrufquén's rainy season runs May–August, 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 Pitrufquén?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Pitrufquén for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pitrufquén in September

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

In September, Pitrufquén sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Pitrufquén 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 65 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°C and coldest in August near 11°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)	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	13	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	13	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	11	Bracing
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Pitrufquén in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pitrufquén peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	8	5	2	2	2	3	5	8	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Pitrufquén 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 Pitrufquén is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 7 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)	7	10	34	26	13	9	10	11	11	10	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	9	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Pitrufquén?

Pitrufquén sits at 39.0°S, 72.6°W, 99 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Freire, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Pitrufquén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pitrufquén has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,832 m.

The land around Pitrufquén is covered by trees (36%), cropland (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (41%), cropland (30%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

trees 36%

16 km

482 m

trees 41%

80 km

2,832 m

trees 54%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

September weather nearby: Freire 4.0 km · Padre Las Casas 25 km · Labranza 27 km · Temuco 28 km · Nueva Imperial 38 km · Teodoro Schmidt 39 km · Loncoche 42 km · Villarrica 49 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 Pitrufquén (-38.9864°, -72.6372°, elevation 99 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	14	5
2	14	5
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	14	5
6	14	5
7	14	5
8	14	5
9	14	5
10	14	5
11	14	5
12	14	5
13	14	5
14	14	5
15	15	5
16	15	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	37	63
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	46
5	46
6	45
7	45
8	44
9	44
10	44
11	44
12	44
13	44
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	41
18	40
19	40
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	37
29	37
30	37

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	37	63
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	46
5	46
6	45
7	45
8	44
9	44
10	44
11	44
12	44
13	44
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	41
18	40
19	40
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	37
29	37
30	37

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	37	63
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	46
5	46
6	45
7	45
8	44
9	44
10	44
11	44
12	44
13	44
14	43
15	42
16	42
17	41
18	40
19	40
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	37
29	37
30	37

	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