Aguascalientes weather in September

In September, Aguascalientes sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 90 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 26% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Aguascalientes's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aguascalientes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:40 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
62%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Aguascalientes is capital of the Mexican state of Aguascalientes.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 25 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
618/km²
people per km²
Founded
1575

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 Aguascalientes reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Aguascalientes weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 172.510.87.9
Feb23° / 131.811.28.6
Mar26° / 10°81.411.88.5
Apr28° / 12°61.512.57.2
May30° / 14°285.7135.9
Jun28° / 16°8111.413.35.7
Jul27° / 15°1101413.26.1
Aug26° / 15°8912.412.86.3
Sep25° / 14°901212.16.4
Oct25° / 12°355.811.57.7
Nov24° / 111.9118.7
Dec22° / 81.410.78.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in September, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44555
54555
64555
74456
84555
94555
104654
114654
124654
134654
144753
154753
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194951
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224951
235050
245050
255050
265149
275248
285248
295347
305446

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Aguascalientes gets around 90 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
546
646
746
846
945
1045
1145
1244
1344
1443
1543
1642
1741
1840
1939
2038
2137
2235
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2531
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2729
2828
2927
3027

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
149455
249465
348466
448476
547476
647476
747476
847476
947476
1047476
1148466
1249466
1349456
1450446
1550446
1651436
1752426
1852426
1953416
2054406
2156395
2257385
2358375
2460364
2562344
2663334
2765323
2866313
2967303
3069292

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:367:02
212.46:367:01
312.46:367:00
412.46:366:59
512.46:376:58
612.36:376:57
712.36:376:56
812.36:386:55
912.36:386:54
1012.36:386:53
1112.26:386:52
1212.26:396:51
1312.26:396:50
1412.26:396:49
1512.16:396:48
1612.16:406:47
1712.16:406:46
1812.16:406:45
1912.16:416:44
2012.06:416:43
2112.06:416:42
2212.06:416:41
2312.06:426:40
2412.06:426:39
2511.96:426:38
2611.96:436:37
2711.96:436:36
2811.96:436:35
2911.86:436:34
3011.86:446:33

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
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95.8Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Aguascalientes?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Aguascalientes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aguascalientes in September

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

In September, Aguascalientes sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aguascalientes 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 Aguascalientes peaks around April 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 23UV 14Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Aguascalientes 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 Aguascalientes is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Aguascalientes's WHO annual average of 25 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1729 µg/m³Oct 2022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aguascalientes?

Aguascalientes sits at 21.9°N, 102.3°W, 1,885 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Jesús María, 11 km away.

Topography around Aguascalientes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aguascalientes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 1,885 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,680 m.

The land around Aguascalientes is covered by artificial surfaces (90%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
634 m
80 km
1,680 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Jesús María 11 km · San Francisco de los Romo 21 km · Pabellón de Arteaga 29 km · Rincón de Romos 39 km · Villa Hidalgo 39 km · Encarnación de Díaz 40 km · Calvillo 45 km · Loreto 53 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

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 Aguascalientes (21.8826°, -102.2843°, elevation 1,885 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).