El Charco weather in September

In September, El Charco sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 776 mm of rain across 29.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is El Charco's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Charco's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 776 mm; 29.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:06 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 95%; 12th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in El Charco reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24

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

How September really feels in El Charco

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.

El Charco weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 24°	742	30.1	11.9	3.3
Feb	28° / 24°	565	26.3	11.9	3.1
Mar	28° / 24°	596	28.7	12	3.1
Apr	28° / 24°	777	28.3	12.1	3.0
May	28° / 24°	1032	30.3	12.1	2.9
Jun	28° / 24°	983	29.6	12.1	3.1
Jul	28° / 24°	854	30.7	12.1	3.2
Aug	28° / 24°	790	30.7	12.1	3.1
Sep	28° / 23°	776	29.9	12	3.1
Oct	28° / 24°	829	30.3	11.9	3.2
Nov	28° / 24°	703	28.3	11.9	3.4
Dec	28° / 24°	782	29.9	11.9	3.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in September, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

	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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Cloudier (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

El Charco gets around 776 mm of rain over 29.9 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
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	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Oppressive (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88
Miserable (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
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30	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:01 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:11	6:14
2	12.0	6:10	6:13
3	12.0	6:10	6:13
4	12.0	6:10	6:12
5	12.0	6:10	6:12
6	12.0	6:09	6:12
7	12.0	6:09	6:11
8	12.0	6:09	6:11
9	12.0	6:08	6:10
10	12.0	6:08	6:10
11	12.0	6:08	6:09
12	12.0	6:08	6:09
13	12.0	6:07	6:08
14	12.0	6:07	6:08
15	12.0	6:07	6:08
16	12.0	6:06	6:07
17	12.0	6:06	6:07
18	12.0	6:06	6:06
19	12.0	6:05	6:06
20	12.0	6:05	6:05
21	12.0	6:05	6:05
22	12.0	6:05	6:05
23	12.0	6:04	6:04
24	12.0	6:04	6:04
25	12.0	6:04	6:03
26	12.0	6:03	6:03
27	12.0	6:03	6:02
28	12.0	6:03	6:02
29	12.0	6:03	6:02
30	12.0	6:02	6:01

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 3.96 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 3.17 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)	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.1	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.1	Moderate
25	3.1	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate
29	3.2	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit El Charco?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Charco.

What to pack for El Charco in September

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

In September, El Charco sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near El Charco in September

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 34 km away) is warmest in May at about 28°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	27	Warm
May	28	Warm
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in El Charco 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 El Charco peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 19 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	13	15	14	13	12	11	11	11	12	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in El Charco 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 El Charco is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 8 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)	9	13	16	13	10	8	8	8	8	9	12	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	10	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	8	Good
Sep	8	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	12	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is El Charco?

El Charco sits at 2.5°N, 78.1°W, 14 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Timbiquí, 59 km away.

Topography around El Charco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Charco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,812 m.

The land around El Charco is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and mangroves (25%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

24 m

trees 75%

16 km

54 m

trees 59%

80 km

3,812 m

trees 56%

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

September weather nearby: Timbiquí 59 km · Tumaco 108 km · Balboa 111 km · Providencia 124 km · Patía 126 km · Samaniego 139 km · Villa Rica 140 km · La Unión 146 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,562; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 74%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 24.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 15.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 480
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 El Charco (2.4808°, -78.1097°, elevation 14 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	28	23
2	28	23
3	28	23
4	28	23
5	28	23
6	28	23
7	28	23
8	28	23
9	28	23
10	28	23
11	28	23
12	28	23
13	28	23
14	28	23
15	28	23
16	28	23
17	28	23
18	28	23
19	28	23
20	28	23
21	28	23
22	28	23
23	28	23
24	28	23
25	28	23
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24
29	28	24
30	28	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
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	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
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	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
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	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12