Puente Alto weather in September

In September, Puente Alto sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Puente Alto's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puente Alto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 72 mm; 9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:43 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Puente Alto is settlement in Chile.

Air quality: High; PM2.5 26.1 µg/m³ · 2016

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 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Puente Alto reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°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)	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

How September really feels in Puente Alto

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Puente Alto weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 12°	15	3.9	0	14	8.8
Feb	23° / 11°	14	4.1	0	13.2	8.7
Mar	22° / 10°	15	2.8	0	12.3	8.6
Apr	18° / 6°	39	4.4	0.5	11.2	7.1
May	14° / 3°	80	7.1	2.3	10.3	4.6
Jun	10° / -0°	129	8.6	5.3	9.8	2.4
Jul	9° / -2°	97	8	5.3	10	1.9
Aug	11° / -0°	90	8	5.2	10.8	2.9
Sep	14° / 2°	72	9	3.6	11.8	4.1
Oct	16° / 4°	62	11	2	12.8	5.3
Nov	19° / 7°	45	10.3	0.4	13.7	6.6
Dec	22° / 10°	25	6.7	0	14.2	7.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	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	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	58
Cloudier (%)	47	47	48	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Puente Alto gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33
Snow chance (%)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	31	15
5	31	15
6	30	15
7	30	15
8	30	14
9	30	14
10	30	14
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	13
14	29	12
15	28	12
16	28	12
17	28	11
18	28	11
19	28	11
20	28	10
21	29	10
22	29	10
23	30	10
24	30	10
25	31	10
26	31	10
27	32	9
28	32	9
29	33	9
30	33	9

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 4 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	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 8:04 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:40 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)	8:04	8:03	8:01	8:00	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:53	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:30	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:23
Sunset (PM)	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	8:04	7:20
2	11.3	8:03	7:21
3	11.3	8:01	7:21
4	11.4	8:00	7:22
5	11.4	7:58	7:23
6	11.4	7:57	7:24
7	11.5	7:56	7:24
8	11.5	7:54	7:25
9	11.5	7:53	7:26
10	11.6	7:51	7:26
11	11.6	7:50	7:27
12	11.7	7:49	7:28
13	11.7	7:47	7:28
14	11.7	7:46	7:29
15	11.8	7:44	7:30
16	11.8	7:43	7:30
17	11.8	7:41	7:31
18	11.9	7:40	7:32
19	11.9	7:38	7:33
20	11.9	7:37	7:33
21	12.0	7:36	7:34
22	12.0	7:34	7:35
23	12.0	7:33	7:35
24	12.1	7:31	7:36
25	12.1	7:30	7:37
26	12.2	7:28	7:38
27	12.2	7:27	7:38
28	12.2	7:26	7:39
29	12.3	7:24	7:40
30	12.3	7:23	7:40

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 8.76 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 5.32 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)	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0
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	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Puente Alto

In seasonPeak

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

Puente Alto's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Puente Alto?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Puente Alto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puente Alto in September

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

In September, Puente Alto sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puente Alto in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puente Alto peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	11	6	4	4	4	6	7	10	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	6	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Puente Alto 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 Puente Alto is worst in July — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Puente Alto's WHO annual average of 26.1 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	13	17	24	34	41	46	41	33	23	15	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	46	Poor
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Puente Alto?

Puente Alto sits at 33.6°S, 70.6°W, 700 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is La Pintana, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Puente Alto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puente Alto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 687 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,436 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,491 m.

The land around Puente Alto is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (30%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (30%), shrubs (24%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

231 m

artificial surfaces 63%

16 km

2,436 m

artificial surfaces 30%

80 km

6,491 m

bare terrain 30%

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

September weather nearby: La Pintana 6.0 km · San Bernardo 12 km · Peñalolén 16 km · Ñuñoa 18 km · Santiago 18 km · Buin 20 km · Maipú 21 km · Padre Hurtado 22 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / L; 220 V · 50 Hz
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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 Puente Alto (-33.6117°, -70.5758°, elevation 700 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. 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	12	1
2	12	1
3	12	1
4	12	1
5	12	1
6	13	1
7	13	1
8	13	1
9	13	1
10	13	1
11	13	2
12	13	2
13	13	2
14	13	2
15	14	2
16	14	2
17	14	2
18	14	2
19	14	2
20	14	2
21	14	2
22	14	2
23	14	2
24	14	2
25	14	3
26	15	3
27	15	3
28	15	3
29	15	3
30	15	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	31	15
5	31	15
6	30	15
7	30	15
8	30	14
9	30	14
10	30	14
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	13
14	29	12
15	28	12
16	28	12
17	28	11
18	28	11
19	28	11
20	28	10
21	29	10
22	29	10
23	30	10
24	30	10
25	31	10
26	31	10
27	32	9
28	32	9
29	33	9
30	33	9

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	31	15
5	31	15
6	30	15
7	30	15
8	30	14
9	30	14
10	30	14
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	13
14	29	12
15	28	12
16	28	12
17	28	11
18	28	11
19	28	11
20	28	10
21	29	10
22	29	10
23	30	10
24	30	10
25	31	10
26	31	10
27	32	9
28	32	9
29	33	9
30	33	9

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	31	15
5	31	15
6	30	15
7	30	15
8	30	14
9	30	14
10	30	14
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	13
14	29	12
15	28	12
16	28	12
17	28	11
18	28	11
19	28	11
20	28	10
21	29	10
22	29	10
23	30	10
24	30	10
25	31	10
26	31	10
27	32	9
28	32	9
29	33	9
30	33	9

	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