Puerto López weather in September

In September, Puerto López sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 246 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Puerto López's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto López's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 246 mm; 26 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:45 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 4th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; 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 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Puerto López reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
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18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

How September really feels in Puerto López

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Puerto López weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 23°	31	5.1	11.8	3.7
Feb	34° / 24°	71	7.6	11.9	3.2
Mar	32° / 23°	183	17.5	12	3.0
Apr	31° / 23°	378	26.8	12.1	2.7
May	30° / 23°	399	28.2	12.2	2.8
Jun	29° / 22°	356	28.3	12.2	3.0
Jul	28° / 22°	326	27.6	12.2	3.3
Aug	29° / 22°	248	26.1	12.1	3.3
Sep	30° / 22°	246	26	12	2.9
Oct	31° / 23°	255	27.3	11.9	2.7
Nov	31° / 23°	209	24	11.8	3.0
Dec	31° / 23°	87	11.7	11.8	4.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

	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 (%)	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22
Cloudier (%)	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	77	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Puerto López gets around 246 mm of rain over 26 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 87% and peaks near 89% 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 (%)	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89

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 98% 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
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oppressive (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	98	98	98	98
Miserable (%)	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	2	2	2	2

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	98	0
2	2	98	0
3	2	98	0
4	2	98	0
5	2	98	0
6	2	98	0
7	2	98	0
8	2	98	0
9	2	98	0
10	2	98	0
11	2	98	0
12	1	99	0
13	1	99	0
14	1	99	0
15	1	99	0
16	1	99	0
17	1	99	0
18	1	99	0
19	1	98	1
20	1	98	1
21	1	98	1
22	1	98	1
23	1	98	1
24	1	98	1
25	0	99	1
26	0	99	1
27	0	98	2
28	0	98	2
29	0	98	2
30	0	98	2

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 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
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10	5	calm
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12	5	calm
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14	5	calm
15	4	calm
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20	4	calm
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27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:40 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	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)	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:49	5:54
2	12.1	5:49	5:53
3	12.1	5:49	5:53
4	12.1	5:48	5:53
5	12.1	5:48	5:52
6	12.1	5:48	5:52
7	12.1	5:48	5:51
8	12.1	5:48	5:51
9	12.0	5:47	5:50
10	12.0	5:47	5:50
11	12.0	5:47	5:49
12	12.0	5:47	5:49
13	12.0	5:46	5:48
14	12.0	5:46	5:48
15	12.0	5:46	5:47
16	12.0	5:45	5:47
17	12.0	5:45	5:46
18	12.0	5:45	5:46
19	12.0	5:45	5:45
20	12.0	5:44	5:45
21	12.0	5:44	5:44
22	12.0	5:44	5:44
23	12.0	5:44	5:43
24	12.0	5:43	5:43
25	12.0	5:43	5:42
26	12.0	5:43	5:42
27	12.0	5:43	5:42
28	12.0	5:43	5:41
29	12.0	5:42	5:41
30	12.0	5:42	5:40

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.63 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in September across the year — September's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
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26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Puerto López

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto López's rainy season runs March–November, 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 Puerto López?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto López.

What to pack for Puerto López in September

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

In September, Puerto López sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto López 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 Puerto López peaks around February 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (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)	12	13	12	11	12	12	12	11	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

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

Air quality in Puerto López 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 Puerto López is worst in March — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 15 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)	19	25	36	27	20	18	16	17	16	16	17	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	27	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto López?

Puerto López sits at 4.1°N, 73.0°W, 180 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Restrepo, 69 km away.

Topography around Puerto López

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto López has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,214 m.

The land around Puerto López is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

19 m

grassland 57%

16 km

102 m

grassland 61%

80 km

3,214 m

grassland 66%

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

September weather nearby: Restrepo 69 km · Villavicencio 74 km · Acacías 90 km · San Martín 94 km · Granada 103 km · Tauramena 105 km · Aguazul 128 km · Bogota 137 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 Puerto López (4.0991°, -72.9565°, elevation 180 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	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	98	0
2	2	98	0
3	2	98	0
4	2	98	0
5	2	98	0
6	2	98	0
7	2	98	0
8	2	98	0
9	2	98	0
10	2	98	0
11	2	98	0
12	1	99	0
13	1	99	0
14	1	99	0
15	1	99	0
16	1	99	0
17	1	99	0
18	1	99	0
19	1	98	1
20	1	98	1
21	1	98	1
22	1	98	1
23	1	98	1
24	1	98	1
25	0	99	1
26	0	99	1
27	0	98	2
28	0	98	2
29	0	98	2
30	0	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	98	0
2	2	98	0
3	2	98	0
4	2	98	0
5	2	98	0
6	2	98	0
7	2	98	0
8	2	98	0
9	2	98	0
10	2	98	0
11	2	98	0
12	1	99	0
13	1	99	0
14	1	99	0
15	1	99	0
16	1	99	0
17	1	99	0
18	1	99	0
19	1	98	1
20	1	98	1
21	1	98	1
22	1	98	1
23	1	98	1
24	1	98	1
25	0	99	1
26	0	99	1
27	0	98	2
28	0	98	2
29	0	98	2
30	0	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	25	75
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	22	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	98	0
2	2	98	0
3	2	98	0
4	2	98	0
5	2	98	0
6	2	98	0
7	2	98	0
8	2	98	0
9	2	98	0
10	2	98	0
11	2	98	0
12	1	99	0
13	1	99	0
14	1	99	0
15	1	99	0
16	1	99	0
17	1	99	0
18	1	99	0
19	1	98	1
20	1	98	1
21	1	98	1
22	1	98	1
23	1	98	1
24	1	98	1
25	0	99	1
26	0	99	1
27	0	98	2
28	0	98	2
29	0	98	2
30	0	98	2