Ocaña weather in September

In September, Ocaña sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 253 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ocaña's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ocaña's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:46 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
92%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Ocaña is municipality in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ocaña reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
22617
32617
42617
52517
62517
72517
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102517
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Ocaña weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°22611.67.3
Feb26° / 17°358.811.76.6
Mar26° / 17°9916.911.95.4
Apr25° / 18°20022.312.24.4
May25° / 18°29325.712.44.1
Jun25° / 17°16819.412.54.8
Jul26° / 17°1121712.45.2
Aug26° / 17°18521.912.34.5
Sep25° / 17°25325.6124.0
Oct25° / 17°25926.511.84.0
Nov25° / 17°16320.111.64.9
Dec25° / 17°519.811.56.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14397
15397
16397
17397
18397
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20397
21298
22298
23298
24298
25298
26298
27199
28199
29199
30199

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ocaña gets around 253 mm of rain over 25.6 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 85% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
180
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480
580
681
781
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982
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1484
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2987
3087

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
118118
218118
318118
418118
518118
618019
718019
817920
917920
1017821
1117821
1217722
1317623
1417524
1517524
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2907327
3007228

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
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184calm
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304calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:485:58
212.25:485:57
312.15:485:57
412.15:485:56
512.15:485:56
612.15:485:55
712.15:485:54
812.15:485:54
912.15:475:53
1012.15:475:53
1112.15:475:52
1212.15:475:52
1312.15:475:51
1412.15:475:50
1512.15:475:50
1612.05:465:49
1712.05:465:48
1812.05:465:48
1912.05:465:47
2012.05:465:47
2112.05:465:46
2212.05:465:45
2312.05:455:45
2412.05:455:44
2512.05:455:44
2612.05:455:43
2712.05:455:43
2812.05:455:42
2911.95:455:41
3011.95:455:41

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
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305.1Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Ocaña?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Ocaña for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ocaña in September

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

In September, Ocaña sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ocaña in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ocaña peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ocaña 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 Ocaña is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1844 µg/m³Dec 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar46Poor
Apr32Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ocaña?

Ocaña sits at 8.2°N, 73.4°W, 1,197 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Aguachica, 30 km away.

Topography around Ocaña

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ocaña has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m around an average of 1,269 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,075 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,962 m.

The land around Ocaña is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
486 m
16 km
2,075 m
80 km
3,962 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Aguachica 30 km · San Martín 31 km · Morales 57 km · Simití 72 km · Pailitas 85 km · El Zulia 90 km · Sabana de Torres 95 km · Cúcuta 101 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 Ocaña (8.2377°, -73.356°, elevation 1,197 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).