Madona weather in September

In September, Madona sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Madona's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:55 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Madona is city and capital of Madona Municipality, Latvia.

Density
658/km²
people per km²
Founded
1926

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical September day in Madona reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21910
31910
41810
51810
6189
7189
8189
9179
10179
11179
12179
13178
14168
15168
16168
17168
18168
19157
20157
21157
22157
23157
24147
25147
26147
27146
28146
29136
30136

How September really feels in Madona

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Madona weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4310.89.77.20.0
Feb-2° / -7°399.88.49.10.0
Mar / -4°399.76.111.40.1
Apr11° / 418.91.813.92.7
May17° / 6311.10.116.15.2
Jun20° / 11°8012.3017.45.8
Jul22° / 13°6712.6016.96.3
Aug21° / 12°7311.9014.96.2
Sep16° / 549.8012.54.9
Oct / 6312.11101.8
Nov / -0°5211.24.27.80.0
Dec-1° / -4°4411.18.76.60.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53169
63169
73268
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153070
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223169
233169
243070
253070
262971
272971
282872
292773
302773

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Madona gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.8 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 33% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
436
536
636
735
835
935
1034
1134
1233
1333
1433
1532
1632
1731
1831
1931
2030
2130
2231
2331
2431
2532
2633
2733
2834
2935
3035

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178202
280191
381181
482171
583161
684151
784151
885141
986131
1087121
1188111
1288111
1389101
149091
159181
169280
179370
189460
199460
209550
219550
229640
239640
249730
259730
269730
279730
289820
299820
309820

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:247:06
213.65:267:03
313.55:287:00
413.55:306:57
513.45:326:55
613.35:346:52
713.25:366:49
813.15:396:46
913.05:416:43
1013.05:436:41
1112.95:456:38
1212.85:476:35
1312.75:496:32
1412.65:516:29
1512.65:536:26
1612.55:556:24
1712.45:576:21
1812.35:596:18
1912.26:026:15
2012.16:046:12
2112.16:066:09
2212.06:086:07
2311.96:106:04
2411.86:126:01
2511.76:145:58
2611.66:165:55
2711.66:185:52
2811.56:215:50
2911.46:235:47
3011.36:255:44

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.0Moderate
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Madona?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Madona for sightseeing.

What to pack for Madona in September

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

In September, Madona sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Madona in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Madona peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Madona?

Madona sits at 56.9°N, 26.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Jēkabpils, 45 km away.

JēkabpilsCēsisRēzekneSiguldaValmieraOgreValgaDaugavpils

Topography around Madona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m.

The land around Madona is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
296 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Jēkabpils 45 km · Cēsis 76 km · Rēzekne 78 km · Sigulda 89 km · Valmiera 90 km · Ogre 98 km · Valga 103 km · Daugavpils 110 km

Latvia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,312
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 599
Religion
Lutheran 36%unspecified/none 24%Roman Catholic 20%Orthodox 19%

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 Madona (56.8533°, 26.217°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).