Gracias weather in September

In September, Gracias sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 325 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Gracias's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gracias's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
325 mm
27.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:46 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Gracias is human settlement in Honduras.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical September day in Gracias reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 1°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12516
22516
32516
42516
52516
62516
72516
82516
92516
102516
112516
122516
132516
142516
152516
162516
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202516
212516
222516
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252516
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282516
292516
302516

Gracias weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 13°247.511.27.1
Feb24° / 13°194.811.57.7
Mar25° / 14°286.311.97.5
Apr27° / 15°649.512.36.6
May26° / 16°22320.512.74.8
Jun26° / 17°30724.712.84.2
Jul25° / 16°20122.312.84.8
Aug25° / 16°25125.112.54.3
Sep25° / 16°32527.412.13.9
Oct24° / 16°23223.411.74.6
Nov22° / 14°7113.511.35.9
Dec22° / 14°338.711.26.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131288
141288
151288
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261090
271090
281090
291090
301090

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Gracias gets around 325 mm of rain over 27.4 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 90% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
188
289
389
489
589
689
789
889
989
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
1791
1891
1992
2092
2192
2292
2392
2492
2592
2691
2791
2890
2989
3089

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11909
21909
31909
409010
509010
609010
708911
808911
908911
1008812
1108812
1208713
1308713
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2618514
2718514
2828513
2928513
3028612

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

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 5:45 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:456:03
212.35:466:02
312.35:466:01
412.25:466:00
512.25:466:00
612.25:465:59
712.25:465:58
812.25:465:57
912.25:465:57
1012.25:465:56
1112.15:465:55
1212.15:465:54
1312.15:465:53
1412.15:465:53
1512.15:465:52
1612.15:465:51
1712.15:465:50
1812.15:465:49
1912.05:465:49
2012.05:465:48
2112.05:465:47
2212.05:475:46
2312.05:475:46
2412.05:475:45
2512.05:475:44
2611.95:475:43
2711.95:475:42
2811.95:475:42
2911.95:475:41
3011.95:475:40

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Gracias

In seasonPeak

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

Gracias'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 Gracias?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gracias.

What to pack for Gracias in September

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

In September, Gracias sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Gracias 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 Gracias peaks around April 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Gracias 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 Gracias is worst in April — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2128 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gracias?

Gracias sits at 14.6°N, 88.6°W, 0 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is La Iguala, 13 km away.

Atima

Topography around Gracias

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gracias has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m around an average of 835 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,381 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,767 m.

The land around Gracias is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
430 m
16 km
2,381 m
80 km
2,767 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: La Iguala 13 km · Lepaera 21 km · Belén Gualcho 26 km · Santa Rosa de Copán 29 km · Corquín 30 km · San Pedro de Copán 30 km · Cucuyagua 32 km · Atima 39 km

Honduras travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,598
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
66%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
31.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 553
Religion
Evangelical 55%Roman Catholic 33%none 10%

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 Gracias (14.5907°, -88.5861°, elevation 0 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).