Sanarate weather in September

In September, Sanarate sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 165 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 6% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Sanarate's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanarate's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 165 mm; 20.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:53 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; 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 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Sanarate reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Sanarate weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 14°	2	0.5	11.2	8.3
Feb	29° / 15°	1	0.3	11.5	7.5
Mar	30° / 16°	4	0.8	11.9	6.3
Apr	31° / 17°	15	3.5	12.3	5.1
May	30° / 18°	78	12.2	12.7	4.4
Jun	29° / 18°	152	20.2	12.9	4.1
Jul	28° / 18°	82	12.5	12.8	5.2
Aug	29° / 18°	102	14.6	12.5	4.7
Sep	29° / 18°	165	20.3	12.1	4.2
Oct	27° / 17°	110	14	11.7	5.6
Nov	27° / 16°	22	3.2	11.3	7.5
Dec	27° / 15°	5	1	11.1	8.2

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 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	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 (%)	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17
Cloudier (%)	78	79	79	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Sanarate gets around 165 mm of rain over 20.3 wet days in September, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 66% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	61	61	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	68	69	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	62
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	64
8	64
9	64
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	66
17	66
18	67
19	68
20	68
21	69
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	70
27	69
28	69
29	68
30	67

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% 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
Comfortable (%)	12	11	10	10	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3
Humid (%)	79	80	81	81	82	83	83	82	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	80	81
Muggy (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	12	79	9
2	11	80	9
3	10	81	9
4	10	81	9
5	9	82	9
6	8	83	9
7	8	83	9
8	8	82	10
9	7	83	10
10	7	83	10
11	7	82	11
12	7	82	11
13	6	82	12
14	6	81	13
15	6	81	13
16	5	81	14
17	5	80	15
18	5	80	15
19	4	80	16
20	4	80	16
21	4	79	17
22	3	80	17
23	3	80	17
24	3	80	17
25	2	81	17
26	2	81	17
27	2	81	17
28	2	81	17
29	3	80	17
30	3	81	16

Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September, the calmest month.

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

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 5:52 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:47 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:52	6:09
2	12.3	5:52	6:08
3	12.3	5:52	6:08
4	12.2	5:52	6:07
5	12.2	5:52	6:06
6	12.2	5:52	6:05
7	12.2	5:52	6:05
8	12.2	5:52	6:04
9	12.2	5:52	6:03
10	12.2	5:52	6:02
11	12.2	5:52	6:02
12	12.1	5:52	6:01
13	12.1	5:53	6:00
14	12.1	5:53	5:59
15	12.1	5:53	5:58
16	12.1	5:53	5:58
17	12.1	5:53	5:57
18	12.1	5:53	5:56
19	12.0	5:53	5:55
20	12.0	5:53	5:54
21	12.0	5:53	5:54
22	12.0	5:53	5:53
23	12.0	5:53	5:52
24	12.0	5:53	5:51
25	12.0	5:53	5:50
26	11.9	5:53	5:50
27	11.9	5:53	5:49
28	11.9	5:53	5:48
29	11.9	5:54	5:47
30	11.9	5:54	5:47

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	5.5	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Sanarate

In seasonPeak

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

Sanarate's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Sanarate?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Sanarate for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sanarate in September

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

In September, Sanarate sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

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

Air quality in Sanarate 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 Sanarate is worst in April — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 18 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	20	25	55	39	24	23	21	21	20	18	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	55	Unhealthy
May	39	Poor
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sanarate?

Sanarate sits at 14.8°N, 90.2°W, 848 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Guastatoya, 16 km away.

Topography around Sanarate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanarate has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m around an average of 844 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,720 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,918 m.

The land around Sanarate is covered by grassland (43%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km

346 m

grassland 43%

16 km

1,720 m

shrubs 48%

80 km

3,918 m

trees 63%

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

September weather nearby: Guastatoya 16 km · Palencia 22 km · San Pedro Ayampuc 27 km · Jalapa 28 km · Chinautla 34 km · San José Pinula 35 km · Salamá 37 km · Guatemala City 38 km

Guatemala travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 43% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,598; 2025
Happiness: 6.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 49%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 23.4; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 22.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 510
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 Sanarate (14.7883°, -90.1988°, elevation 848 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	18
2	29	18
3	29	18
4	29	18
5	29	18
6	29	18
7	29	18
8	29	18
9	29	18
10	29	18
11	29	18
12	29	18
13	29	18
14	29	18
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	28	18
18	28	18
19	28	18
20	28	18
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	62
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	64
8	64
9	64
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	66
17	66
18	67
19	68
20	68
21	69
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	70
27	69
28	69
29	68
30	67

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	12	79	9
2	11	80	9
3	10	81	9
4	10	81	9
5	9	82	9
6	8	83	9
7	8	83	9
8	8	82	10
9	7	83	10
10	7	83	10
11	7	82	11
12	7	82	11
13	6	82	12
14	6	81	13
15	6	81	13
16	5	81	14
17	5	80	15
18	5	80	15
19	4	80	16
20	4	80	16
21	4	79	17
22	3	80	17
23	3	80	17
24	3	80	17
25	2	81	17
26	2	81	17
27	2	81	17
28	2	81	17
29	3	80	17
30	3	81	16

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	62
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	64
8	64
9	64
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	66
17	66
18	67
19	68
20	68
21	69
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	70
27	69
28	69
29	68
30	67

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	12	79	9
2	11	80	9
3	10	81	9
4	10	81	9
5	9	82	9
6	8	83	9
7	8	83	9
8	8	82	10
9	7	83	10
10	7	83	10
11	7	82	11
12	7	82	11
13	6	82	12
14	6	81	13
15	6	81	13
16	5	81	14
17	5	80	15
18	5	80	15
19	4	80	16
20	4	80	16
21	4	79	17
22	3	80	17
23	3	80	17
24	3	80	17
25	2	81	17
26	2	81	17
27	2	81	17
28	2	81	17
29	3	80	17
30	3	81	16

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	62
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	64
8	64
9	64
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	66
17	66
18	67
19	68
20	68
21	69
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	70
27	69
28	69
29	68
30	67

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	12	79	9
2	11	80	9
3	10	81	9
4	10	81	9
5	9	82	9
6	8	83	9
7	8	83	9
8	8	82	10
9	7	83	10
10	7	83	10
11	7	82	11
12	7	82	11
13	6	82	12
14	6	81	13
15	6	81	13
16	5	81	14
17	5	80	15
18	5	80	15
19	4	80	16
20	4	80	16
21	4	79	17
22	3	80	17
23	3	80	17
24	3	80	17
25	2	81	17
26	2	81	17
27	2	81	17
28	2	81	17
29	3	80	17
30	3	81	16