Playas weather in September

In September, Playas sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Playas's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Playas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 9 mm; 2.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:16 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 5th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

Playas is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

Founded: 1910

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 22°C through the month.

A typical September day in Playas reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with 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)	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 low (°C)	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	21	21	21	21	21

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

Playas weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 12th-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	25° / 24°	88	10	12.1	6.6
Feb	26° / 25°	144	13.8	12.1	5.6
Mar	26° / 25°	146	14.2	12	5.7
Apr	25° / 24°	83	11.4	11.9	6.4
May	25° / 24°	48	9	11.9	6.9
Jun	23° / 23°	20	5	11.9	7.6
Jul	23° / 22°	13	3.7	11.9	7.7
Aug	22° / 21°	5	1.6	11.9	7.9
Sep	22° / 21°	9	2.5	12	7.6
Oct	22° / 21°	10	3	12.1	7.5
Nov	22° / 22°	15	2.8	12.1	7.5
Dec	24° / 23°	38	5.6	12.1	7.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	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 (%)	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Cloudier (%)	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Playas gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.5 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 9% and peaks near 10% 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 (%)	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% 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 (%)	29	28	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11
Muggy (%)	68	69	69	70	71	72	73	73	74	75	75	76	77	77	78	77	78	79	79	80	81	82	83	83	84	84	85	85	85	85
Oppressive (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	29	68	3
2	28	69	3
3	28	69	3
4	27	70	3
5	26	71	3
6	25	72	3
7	24	73	3
8	24	73	3
9	23	74	3
10	22	75	3
11	22	75	3
12	21	76	3
13	20	77	3
14	20	77	3
15	19	78	3
16	19	77	4
17	18	78	4
18	17	79	4
19	17	79	4
20	16	80	4
21	15	81	4
22	14	82	4
23	13	83	4
24	13	83	4
25	12	84	4
26	12	84	4
27	11	85	4
28	11	85	4
29	11	85	4
30	11	85	4

Wind in September

Winds average 18 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
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7	17	light breeze
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24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:11 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)	11.9	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)	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:23	6:20
2	12.0	6:22	6:19
3	12.0	6:22	6:19
4	12.0	6:22	6:19
5	12.0	6:21	6:19
6	12.0	6:21	6:18
7	12.0	6:20	6:18
8	12.0	6:20	6:18
9	12.0	6:19	6:18
10	12.0	6:19	6:17
11	12.0	6:19	6:17
12	12.0	6:18	6:17
13	12.0	6:18	6:16
14	12.0	6:17	6:16
15	12.0	6:17	6:16
16	12.0	6:16	6:15
17	12.0	6:16	6:15
18	12.0	6:15	6:15
19	12.0	6:15	6:15
20	12.0	6:15	6:14
21	12.0	6:14	6:14
22	12.0	6:14	6:14
23	12.0	6:13	6:13
24	12.0	6:13	6:13
25	12.0	6:12	6:13
26	12.0	6:12	6:13
27	12.0	6:11	6:12
28	12.0	6:11	6:12
29	12.0	6:11	6:12
30	12.0	6:10	6:11

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — September's 5.78 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	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
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26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Playas

In seasonPeak

None of Playas's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Playas's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Playas?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Playas for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Playas in September

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

In September, Playas sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Playas in September

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 27°C and coldest in September near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	26	26	27	26	26	24	23	23	23	23	23	24
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	26	Warm
Feb	26	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	26	Warm
May	26	Warm
Jun	24	Warm
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	24	Warm

UV index in Playas in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Playas peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (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)	14	15	15	13	12	10	10	11	11	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Playas?

Playas sits at 2.6°S, 80.4°W, 10 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Posorja, 18 km away.

Topography around Playas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Playas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 579 m.

The land around Playas is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (46%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (55%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

grassland 39%

16 km

321 m

water 46%

80 km

579 m

water 55%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves

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

September weather nearby: Posorja 18 km · Santa Elena 69 km · La Libertad 73 km · Guayaquil 74 km · Salinas 78 km · Eloy Alfaro 80 km · Machala 84 km · Naranjal 86 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 Playas (-2.632°, -80.3881°, elevation 10 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. 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	22	21
2	22	21
3	22	21
4	22	21
5	22	21
6	22	21
7	22	21
8	22	21
9	22	21
10	22	21
11	22	21
12	22	21
13	22	21
14	22	21
15	22	21
16	22	21
17	22	21
18	22	21
19	22	21
20	22	21
21	22	21
22	22	21
23	22	21
24	22	21
25	22	21
26	22	21
27	22	21
28	22	21
29	22	21
30	22	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	29	68	3
2	28	69	3
3	28	69	3
4	27	70	3
5	26	71	3
6	25	72	3
7	24	73	3
8	24	73	3
9	23	74	3
10	22	75	3
11	22	75	3
12	21	76	3
13	20	77	3
14	20	77	3
15	19	78	3
16	19	77	4
17	18	78	4
18	17	79	4
19	17	79	4
20	16	80	4
21	15	81	4
22	14	82	4
23	13	83	4
24	13	83	4
25	12	84	4
26	12	84	4
27	11	85	4
28	11	85	4
29	11	85	4
30	11	85	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	29	68	3
2	28	69	3
3	28	69	3
4	27	70	3
5	26	71	3
6	25	72	3
7	24	73	3
8	24	73	3
9	23	74	3
10	22	75	3
11	22	75	3
12	21	76	3
13	20	77	3
14	20	77	3
15	19	78	3
16	19	77	4
17	18	78	4
18	17	79	4
19	17	79	4
20	16	80	4
21	15	81	4
22	14	82	4
23	13	83	4
24	13	83	4
25	12	84	4
26	12	84	4
27	11	85	4
28	11	85	4
29	11	85	4
30	11	85	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	29	68	3
2	28	69	3
3	28	69	3
4	27	70	3
5	26	71	3
6	25	72	3
7	24	73	3
8	24	73	3
9	23	74	3
10	22	75	3
11	22	75	3
12	21	76	3
13	20	77	3
14	20	77	3
15	19	78	3
16	19	77	4
17	18	78	4
18	17	79	4
19	17	79	4
20	16	80	4
21	15	81	4
22	14	82	4
23	13	83	4
24	13	83	4
25	12	84	4
26	12	84	4
27	11	85	4
28	11	85	4
29	11	85	4
30	11	85	4