Zacapa weather in September

In September, Zacapa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 250 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 3% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high: 29°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 250 mm; 28.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:50 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; 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 Zacapa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 2°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	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

How September really feels in Zacapa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 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

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Zacapa weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 17°	36	10.1	11.2	6.9
Feb	26° / 17°	26	7.9	11.5	6.9
Mar	29° / 18°	29	7.7	11.9	6.2
Apr	31° / 20°	46	9.9	12.3	4.5
May	31° / 21°	148	20.1	12.7	3.4
Jun	30° / 21°	264	27.6	12.9	2.9
Jul	28° / 20°	191	28.3	12.8	3.4
Aug	29° / 20°	202	27.6	12.5	3.3
Sep	29° / 20°	250	28.1	12.1	3.1
Oct	27° / 20°	171	23.1	11.7	4.3
Nov	25° / 18°	75	13.8	11.3	5.9
Dec	25° / 17°	43	10.7	11.1	6.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

	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 (%)	18	17	17	17	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Cloudier (%)	82	83	83	83	84	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	87	87	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Zacapa gets around 250 mm of rain over 28.1 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 93% and peaks near 94% 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 (%)	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	90
30	90

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 75% 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
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	79	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	75	75	76	76
Oppressive (%)	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	79	21
2	0	79	21
3	0	79	21
4	0	79	21
5	0	78	22
6	0	78	22
7	0	77	23
8	0	77	23
9	0	76	24
10	0	76	24
11	0	75	25
12	0	75	25
13	0	74	26
14	0	74	26
15	0	74	26
16	0	73	27
17	0	73	27
18	0	73	27
19	0	73	27
20	0	73	27
21	0	73	27
22	0	73	27
23	0	74	26
24	0	74	26
25	0	75	25
26	0	75	25
27	1	75	24
28	1	75	24
29	1	76	23
30	1	76	23

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 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
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
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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 5:49 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:44 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	12.3	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)	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:49	6:07
2	12.3	5:49	6:06
3	12.3	5:49	6:05
4	12.3	5:49	6:04
5	12.2	5:49	6:04
6	12.2	5:49	6:03
7	12.2	5:49	6:02
8	12.2	5:49	6:01
9	12.2	5:50	6:00
10	12.2	5:50	6:00
11	12.2	5:50	5:59
12	12.1	5:50	5:58
13	12.1	5:50	5:57
14	12.1	5:50	5:57
15	12.1	5:50	5:56
16	12.1	5:50	5:55
17	12.1	5:50	5:54
18	12.1	5:50	5:53
19	12.0	5:50	5:53
20	12.0	5:50	5:52
21	12.0	5:50	5:51
22	12.0	5:50	5:50
23	12.0	5:50	5:49
24	12.0	5:50	5:49
25	12.0	5:51	5:48
26	11.9	5:51	5:47
27	11.9	5:51	5:46
28	11.9	5:51	5:45
29	11.9	5:51	5:45
30	11.9	5:51	5:44

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.01 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)	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5
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	5.4	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Zacapa

In seasonPeak

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

Zacapa's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Zacapa?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zacapa.

What to pack for Zacapa in September

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

In September, Zacapa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zacapa 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 Zacapa 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	12	13	12	13	13	12	9	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	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Zacapa 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 Zacapa is worst in April — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 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)	11	12	15	42	37	22	22	18	17	14	11	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	42	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Zacapa?

Zacapa sits at 15.0°N, 89.5°W, 232 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Chiquimula, 19 km away.

Topography around Zacapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zacapa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 242 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,552 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,990 m.

The land around Zacapa is covered by grassland (31%), shrubs (24%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

321 m

grassland 31%

16 km

1,552 m

shrubs 40%

80 km

2,990 m

trees 66%

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

September weather nearby: Chiquimula 19 km · Gualán 25 km · San Luis Jilotepeque 42 km · Copán Ruinas 42 km · Esquipulas 49 km · Panzos 49 km · Guastatoya 60 km · Jalapa 62 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 Zacapa (14.9687°, -89.5273°, elevation 232 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	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	28	20
30	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	90
30	90

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	79	21
2	0	79	21
3	0	79	21
4	0	79	21
5	0	78	22
6	0	78	22
7	0	77	23
8	0	77	23
9	0	76	24
10	0	76	24
11	0	75	25
12	0	75	25
13	0	74	26
14	0	74	26
15	0	74	26
16	0	73	27
17	0	73	27
18	0	73	27
19	0	73	27
20	0	73	27
21	0	73	27
22	0	73	27
23	0	74	26
24	0	74	26
25	0	75	25
26	0	75	25
27	1	75	24
28	1	75	24
29	1	76	23
30	1	76	23

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	90
30	90

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	79	21
2	0	79	21
3	0	79	21
4	0	79	21
5	0	78	22
6	0	78	22
7	0	77	23
8	0	77	23
9	0	76	24
10	0	76	24
11	0	75	25
12	0	75	25
13	0	74	26
14	0	74	26
15	0	74	26
16	0	73	27
17	0	73	27
18	0	73	27
19	0	73	27
20	0	73	27
21	0	73	27
22	0	73	27
23	0	74	26
24	0	74	26
25	0	75	25
26	0	75	25
27	1	75	24
28	1	75	24
29	1	76	23
30	1	76	23

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	90
30	90

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	79	21
2	0	79	21
3	0	79	21
4	0	79	21
5	0	78	22
6	0	78	22
7	0	77	23
8	0	77	23
9	0	76	24
10	0	76	24
11	0	75	25
12	0	75	25
13	0	74	26
14	0	74	26
15	0	74	26
16	0	73	27
17	0	73	27
18	0	73	27
19	0	73	27
20	0	73	27
21	0	73	27
22	0	73	27
23	0	74	26
24	0	74	26
25	0	75	25
26	0	75	25
27	1	75	24
28	1	75	24
29	1	76	23
30	1	76	23