Puerto Santander weather in September

In September, Puerto Santander sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 259 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Puerto Santander's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Santander's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 259 mm; 28.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:43 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.5; 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 34°C through the month.

A typical September day in Puerto Santander reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 1°C warmer 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)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	24
2	35	24
3	35	24
4	35	24
5	35	24
6	35	24
7	35	24
8	35	24
9	35	24
10	35	24
11	35	24
12	35	24
13	35	24
14	35	24
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	24
18	34	24
19	34	24
20	34	24
21	34	24
22	34	24
23	34	24
24	34	24
25	34	24
26	34	24
27	34	24
28	34	24
29	34	24
30	34	24

How September really feels in Puerto Santander

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 Santander weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-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	31° / 22°	105	17.4	11.6	3.6
Feb	32° / 23°	116	15.8	11.7	3.4
Mar	32° / 23°	177	21.6	11.9	2.9
Apr	32° / 24°	305	27.2	12.2	2.2
May	33° / 24°	407	30.3	12.4	1.8
Jun	34° / 24°	325	29	12.5	1.6
Jul	34° / 24°	299	30	12.4	1.5
Aug	35° / 24°	270	29.6	12.3	1.4
Sep	34° / 24°	259	28.8	12	1.5
Oct	33° / 24°	271	29	11.8	1.9
Nov	32° / 23°	229	25.9	11.6	2.4
Dec	31° / 23°	165	22.8	11.5	3.0

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 5% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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 (%)	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Puerto Santander gets around 259 mm of rain over 28.8 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 96% and peaks near 96% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	43	42	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	32	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19
Oppressive (%)	55	56	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	66	67	68	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	75	76	78	78	79	79	80	80	81

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	43	55
2	2	42	56
3	2	42	56
4	2	41	57
5	2	40	58
6	2	39	59
7	2	38	60
8	2	37	61
9	2	36	62
10	2	35	63
11	2	34	64
12	2	32	66
13	2	31	67
14	2	30	68
15	1	29	70
16	1	28	71
17	1	27	72
18	1	27	72
19	1	26	73
20	1	25	74
21	1	25	74
22	1	24	75
23	1	23	76
24	0	22	78
25	0	22	78
26	0	21	79
27	0	21	79
28	0	20	80
29	0	20	80
30	0	19	81

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
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7	4	calm
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28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

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 5:44 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:37 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)	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	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	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:44	5:54
2	12.2	5:44	5:54
3	12.1	5:44	5:53
4	12.1	5:44	5:52
5	12.1	5:44	5:52
6	12.1	5:44	5:51
7	12.1	5:44	5:51
8	12.1	5:44	5:50
9	12.1	5:44	5:50
10	12.1	5:43	5:49
11	12.1	5:43	5:48
12	12.1	5:43	5:48
13	12.1	5:43	5:47
14	12.1	5:43	5:47
15	12.1	5:43	5:46
16	12.0	5:43	5:45
17	12.0	5:42	5:45
18	12.0	5:42	5:44
19	12.0	5:42	5:43
20	12.0	5:42	5:43
21	12.0	5:42	5:42
22	12.0	5:42	5:42
23	12.0	5:42	5:41
24	12.0	5:42	5:40
25	12.0	5:41	5:40
26	12.0	5:41	5:39
27	12.0	5:41	5:39
28	12.0	5:41	5:38
29	11.9	5:41	5:38
30	11.9	5:41	5:37

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in August across the year — September's 5.56 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)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
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20	5.5	Bright
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23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Puerto Santander?

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

1.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Santander in September

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

In September, Puerto Santander sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Santander 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 Santander peaks around February 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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)	11	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Puerto Santander 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 Santander is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 16 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)	18	24	35	32	26	23	21	21	21	20	18	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Santander?

Puerto Santander sits at 8.4°N, 72.4°W, 50 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is La Fría, 24 km away.

Topography around Puerto Santander

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Santander has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,853 m.

The land around Puerto Santander is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

36 m

grassland 46%

16 km

478 m

grassland 49%

80 km

3,853 m

trees 55%

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

September weather nearby: La Fría 24 km · Coloncito 35 km · Colón 40 km · Casigua El Cubo 44 km · Michelena 49 km · Ureña 49 km · Cúcuta 52 km · El Zulia 53 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 Santander (8.3636°, -72.4063°, elevation 50 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	35	24
2	35	24
3	35	24
4	35	24
5	35	24
6	35	24
7	35	24
8	35	24
9	35	24
10	35	24
11	35	24
12	35	24
13	35	24
14	35	24
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	24
18	34	24
19	34	24
20	34	24
21	34	24
22	34	24
23	34	24
24	34	24
25	34	24
26	34	24
27	34	24
28	34	24
29	34	24
30	34	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	43	55
2	2	42	56
3	2	42	56
4	2	41	57
5	2	40	58
6	2	39	59
7	2	38	60
8	2	37	61
9	2	36	62
10	2	35	63
11	2	34	64
12	2	32	66
13	2	31	67
14	2	30	68
15	1	29	70
16	1	28	71
17	1	27	72
18	1	27	72
19	1	26	73
20	1	25	74
21	1	25	74
22	1	24	75
23	1	23	76
24	0	22	78
25	0	22	78
26	0	21	79
27	0	21	79
28	0	20	80
29	0	20	80
30	0	19	81

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	24
2	35	24
3	35	24
4	35	24
5	35	24
6	35	24
7	35	24
8	35	24
9	35	24
10	35	24
11	35	24
12	35	24
13	35	24
14	35	24
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	24
18	34	24
19	34	24
20	34	24
21	34	24
22	34	24
23	34	24
24	34	24
25	34	24
26	34	24
27	34	24
28	34	24
29	34	24
30	34	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	43	55
2	2	42	56
3	2	42	56
4	2	41	57
5	2	40	58
6	2	39	59
7	2	38	60
8	2	37	61
9	2	36	62
10	2	35	63
11	2	34	64
12	2	32	66
13	2	31	67
14	2	30	68
15	1	29	70
16	1	28	71
17	1	27	72
18	1	27	72
19	1	26	73
20	1	25	74
21	1	25	74
22	1	24	75
23	1	23	76
24	0	22	78
25	0	22	78
26	0	21	79
27	0	21	79
28	0	20	80
29	0	20	80
30	0	19	81

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	24
2	35	24
3	35	24
4	35	24
5	35	24
6	35	24
7	35	24
8	35	24
9	35	24
10	35	24
11	35	24
12	35	24
13	35	24
14	35	24
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	24
18	34	24
19	34	24
20	34	24
21	34	24
22	34	24
23	34	24
24	34	24
25	34	24
26	34	24
27	34	24
28	34	24
29	34	24
30	34	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	43	55
2	2	42	56
3	2	42	56
4	2	41	57
5	2	40	58
6	2	39	59
7	2	38	60
8	2	37	61
9	2	36	62
10	2	35	63
11	2	34	64
12	2	32	66
13	2	31	67
14	2	30	68
15	1	29	70
16	1	28	71
17	1	27	72
18	1	27	72
19	1	26	73
20	1	25	74
21	1	25	74
22	1	24	75
23	1	23	76
24	0	22	78
25	0	22	78
26	0	21	79
27	0	21	79
28	0	20	80
29	0	20	80
30	0	19	81