Hagatna weather in September

In September, Hagatna sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 314 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Hagatna's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hagatna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
314 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:13 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Hagatna is capital city of Guam, United States.

Density
429/km²
people per km²

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 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in Hagatna reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Hagatna

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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hagatna weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°7114.711.36.0
Feb27° / 26°5111.311.66.3
Mar27° / 26°4510.211.96.7
Apr27° / 26°6711.112.36.5
May28° / 27°811512.65.6
Jun28° / 27°14020.412.84.4
Jul28° / 26°27328.412.73.3
Aug28° / 26°35029.212.43.2
Sep28° / 26°31427.212.13.3
Oct28° / 26°27927.511.73.6
Nov28° / 27°17521.511.44.5
Dec28° / 26°9316.811.25.6

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 8% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
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61387
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Hagatna gets around 314 mm of rain over 27.2 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 91% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
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491
591
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1292
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1990
2090
2190
2290
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2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
3091

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12080
22080
32179
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52179
62278
72377
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102575
112575
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Wind in September

Winds average 18 km/h in September, the calmest month.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:136:29
212.36:136:28
312.26:136:27
412.26:136:26
512.26:136:26
612.26:136:25
712.26:136:24
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1012.26:136:22
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Hagatna

In seasonPeak

In September, Hagatna sits inside its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hagatna sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Hagatna's monsoon runs July–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Hagatna?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hagatna.

What to pack for Hagatna in September

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

In September, Hagatna sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hagatna in September

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in July at about 29°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Hagatna 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 Hagatna peaks around August 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 18UV 14Dec 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Hagatna?

Hagatna sits at 13.5°N, 144.7°E, 3 m above sea level, in Guam. The nearest listed city is Tumon, 4.0 km away.

TumonTamuning-Tumon-Harmon VillageMangilao VillageDededo VillageYigo Village

Topography around Hagatna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hagatna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m.

The land around Hagatna is covered by water (42%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
317 m
80 km
387 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Tumon 4.0 km · Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village 4.0 km · Mangilao Village 6.0 km · Dededo Village 11 km · Yigo Village 17 km · Saipan 221 km · Ngerulmud 1,291 km · Koror 1,314 km

Guam travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
110 V · 60 Hz
GDP per capita
$41,833
2022
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 94%unaffiliated 2%other 2%folk religions 2%

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 Hagatna (13.4757°, 144.7489°, elevation 3 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).