Nueva Loja weather in September

In September, Nueva Loja sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 210 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Nueva Loja's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nueva Loja's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 210 mm; 23.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:02 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Nueva Loja is city in Ecuador, capital of the Sucumbíos Province.

Density: 1,359/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1971

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Nueva Loja reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How September really feels in Nueva Loja

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.

Nueva Loja weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	181	20.1	12	3.7
Feb	30° / 22°	223	20.7	12	3.4
Mar	30° / 22°	332	27.4	12	3.0
Apr	29° / 22°	350	27.5	12	3.0
May	29° / 21°	338	27.5	12	3.3
Jun	27° / 21°	336	26.5	12	3.8
Jul	27° / 20°	292	25	12	4.1
Aug	28° / 20°	222	23.2	12	4.0
Sep	29° / 21°	210	23.2	12	3.5
Oct	30° / 21°	236	25.8	12	3.1
Nov	30° / 22°	271	26.2	12	3.0
Dec	30° / 21°	246	24.6	12	3.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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%.

	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 (%)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	24
Cloudier (%)	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	72	72	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	75	75	75	76	76	76	76

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Nueva Loja gets around 210 mm of rain over 23.2 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 78% and peaks near 80% 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 (%)	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	77
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	80
29	80
30	80

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 96% 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 (%)	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Oppressive (%)	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	98	98

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	2	98
30	2	98

Wind in September

Winds average 3 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	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 6:07 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:57 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)	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:07	6:07
2	12.0	6:07	6:07
3	12.0	6:07	6:07
4	12.0	6:06	6:06
5	12.0	6:06	6:06
6	12.0	6:06	6:06
7	12.0	6:05	6:05
8	12.0	6:05	6:05
9	12.0	6:04	6:05
10	12.0	6:04	6:04
11	12.0	6:04	6:04
12	12.0	6:03	6:03
13	12.0	6:03	6:03
14	12.0	6:03	6:03
15	12.0	6:02	6:02
16	12.0	6:02	6:02
17	12.0	6:02	6:02
18	12.0	6:01	6:01
19	12.0	6:01	6:01
20	12.0	6:00	6:00
21	12.0	6:00	6:00
22	12.0	6:00	6:00
23	12.0	5:59	5:59
24	12.0	5:59	5:59
25	12.0	5:59	5:59
26	12.0	5:58	5:58
27	12.0	5:58	5:58
28	12.0	5:58	5:58
29	12.0	5:57	5:57
30	12.0	5:57	5:57

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.11 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.11 kWh/m² in September across the year — September's 5.11 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)	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Nueva Loja?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nueva Loja.

What to pack for Nueva Loja in September

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

In September, Nueva Loja sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nueva Loja 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 Nueva Loja peaks around February 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 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)	13	15	13	10	14	12	11	9	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Nueva Loja 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 Nueva Loja is worst in February — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 10 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)	16	20	20	17	14	12	10	12	14	14	15	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	12	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nueva Loja?

Nueva Loja sits at 0.1°N, 76.9°W, 303 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Puerto Francisco de Orellana, 61 km away.

Topography around Nueva Loja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nueva Loja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 304 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,946 m.

The land around Nueva Loja is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

58 m

trees 52%

16 km

106 m

trees 88%

80 km

3,946 m

trees 94%

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← August Nueva Loja year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Puerto Francisco de Orellana 61 km · Puerto Asís 64 km · Orito 65 km · Boca Suno 91 km · Ipiales 117 km · Pupiales 120 km · Mocoa 122 km · Tulcán 122 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 43% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,125; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 70%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 45.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 466
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 Nueva Loja (0.086°, -76.8953°, elevation 303 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	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	77
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	80
29	80
30	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	2	98
30	2	98

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	77
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	80
29	80
30	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	2	98
30	2	98

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	77
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	80
29	80
30	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	2	98
30	2	98