El Doncello weather in September

In September, El Doncello sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 106 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Doncello's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Doncello's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:55 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
74%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical September day in El Doncello reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22719
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42719
52719
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El Doncello weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°7311.511.95.0
Feb29° / 20°10513.911.94.6
Mar28° / 20°17722.5124.1
Apr27° / 20°22525.9123.8
May27° / 19°22626.712.13.9
Jun26° / 19°21324.912.14.1
Jul25° / 18°20224.112.14.5
Aug26° / 19°1151912.15.1
Sep27° / 19°10619124.9
Oct28° / 19°16122.6124.3
Nov28° / 20°19824.111.93.9
Dec28° / 20°12217.911.94.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
82971
92971
102971
112872
122872
132674
142674
152674
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192575
202575
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222575
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252476
262476
272377
282278
292278
302179

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

El Doncello gets around 106 mm of rain over 19 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 63% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
260
360
460
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660
761
861
962
1062
1162
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1463
1563
1663
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1863
1963
2064
2164
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2364
2465
2565
2666
2766
2866
2967
3067

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11684
21585
31585
41486
51486
61486
71387
81387
91288
101288
111189
121189
131189
141090
151090
161090
171090
18991
19991
20991
21991
22892
23892
24892
25793
26793
27793
28793
29694
30694

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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294calm
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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 6:00 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:006:02
212.06:006:01
312.05:596:01
412.05:596:01
512.05:596:00
612.05:586:00
712.05:585:59
812.05:585:59
912.05:575:59
1012.05:575:58
1112.05:575:58
1212.05:565:57
1312.05:565:57
1412.05:565:57
1512.05:565:56
1612.05:555:56
1712.05:555:55
1812.05:555:55
1912.05:545:54
2012.05:545:54
2112.05:545:54
2212.05:535:53
2312.05:535:53
2412.05:535:52
2512.05:525:52
2612.05:525:52
2712.05:525:51
2812.05:515:51
2912.05:515:50
3012.05:515:50

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.52 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 5.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
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135.5Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit El Doncello?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit El Doncello for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Doncello in September

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

In September, El Doncello sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Doncello in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (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 Doncello peaks around February 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 12UV 14Aug 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in El Doncello 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 Doncello is worst in February — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.5× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 1576 µg/m³Jul 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb83Unhealthy
Mar34Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Doncello?

El Doncello sits at 1.7°N, 75.3°W, 357 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Rico, 29 km away.

La Plata

Topography around El Doncello

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Doncello has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 688 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,530 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,261 m.

The land around El Doncello is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (47%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
688 m
16 km
1,530 m
80 km
3,261 m
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September weather nearby: Puerto Rico 29 km · Florencia 36 km · Guadalupe 65 km · Garzón 69 km · Tarqui 77 km · Gigante 84 km · Pitalito 87 km · La Plata 104 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
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 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 El Doncello (1.6782°, -75.2847°, elevation 357 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).