Ciudad Hidalgo weather in September

In September, Ciudad Hidalgo sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 262 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Ciudad Hidalgo's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Hidalgo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 262 mm; 23.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:33 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Ciudad Hidalgo is municipal seat of Hidalgo, State of Michoacán, Mexico.

Density: 57/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1531

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ciudad Hidalgo reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with 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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11

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

Ciudad Hidalgo weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 5°	27	4.2	10.9	7.5
Feb	22° / 6°	25	4.1	11.3	8.0
Mar	24° / 8°	25	4.5	11.9	8.2
Apr	26° / 10°	27	5.4	12.4	7.6
May	26° / 11°	97	14.1	12.9	6.2
Jun	24° / 12°	256	22.2	13.2	4.7
Jul	23° / 12°	369	28.1	13.1	3.9
Aug	22° / 12°	322	26.7	12.7	4.0
Sep	22° / 12°	262	23.4	12.1	4.4
Oct	22° / 10°	117	14.8	11.5	5.9
Nov	21° / 7°	38	7.1	11.1	7.3
Dec	20° / 5°	15	3.2	10.8	7.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	19	19	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	28	28
Cloudier (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	81	81	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	75	75	74	74	73	72	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	28	72
30	28	72

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ciudad Hidalgo gets around 262 mm of rain over 23.4 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 77% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	82	82	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	69	68	66	65	64	63	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	86
4	86
5	85
6	85
7	84
8	84
9	83
10	82
11	82
12	81
13	80
14	79
15	78
16	77
17	77
18	76
19	75
20	74
21	73
22	72
23	71
24	69
25	68
26	66
27	65
28	64
29	63
30	62

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the comfortable band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	46	46	47	48	49	50	51	53	55	57	58	60	62	63	65	66
Comfortable (%)	61	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	54	54	53	52	51	50	49	47	45	43	42	40	38	37	35	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	39	61
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	53	47
23	55	45
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	60	40
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	65	35
30	66	34

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
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4	4	calm
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30	5	calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:27 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36
Sunset (PM)	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:30	6:54
2	12.4	6:30	6:53
3	12.4	6:31	6:52
4	12.3	6:31	6:51
5	12.3	6:31	6:50
6	12.3	6:31	6:49
7	12.3	6:31	6:48
8	12.3	6:32	6:47
9	12.2	6:32	6:46
10	12.2	6:32	6:46
11	12.2	6:32	6:45
12	12.2	6:32	6:44
13	12.2	6:33	6:43
14	12.1	6:33	6:42
15	12.1	6:33	6:41
16	12.1	6:33	6:40
17	12.1	6:33	6:39
18	12.1	6:34	6:38
19	12.1	6:34	6:37
20	12.0	6:34	6:36
21	12.0	6:34	6:35
22	12.0	6:34	6:34
23	12.0	6:35	6:33
24	12.0	6:35	6:32
25	11.9	6:35	6:31
26	11.9	6:35	6:30
27	11.9	6:36	6:30
28	11.9	6:36	6:29
29	11.9	6:36	6:28
30	11.8	6:36	6:27

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.2 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
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14	5.2	Bright
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25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Hidalgo

In seasonPeak

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

Ciudad Hidalgo's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Apr

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Jun

Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Ciudad Hidalgo?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Ciudad Hidalgo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciudad Hidalgo in September

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

In September, Ciudad Hidalgo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

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UV index in Ciudad Hidalgo in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ciudad Hidalgo peaks around June 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (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)	9	11	14	14	13	14	12	13	12	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Ciudad Hidalgo 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 Ciudad Hidalgo is worst in September — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (March, 22 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)	28	25	22	37	39	33	38	37	40	35	36	34
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	37	Poor
May	39	Poor
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	38	Poor
Aug	37	Poor
Sep	40	Poor
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Hidalgo?

Ciudad Hidalgo sits at 19.7°N, 100.6°W, 2,027 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Maravatío de Ocampo, 25 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Hidalgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Hidalgo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m around an average of 2,112 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,862 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,210 m.

The land around Ciudad Hidalgo is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), grassland (34%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (20%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

425 m

artificial surfaces 35%

16 km

1,862 m

trees 61%

80 km

3,210 m

trees 44%

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

September weather nearby: Maravatío de Ocampo 25 km · Zinapécuaro de Figueroa 34 km · Heróica Zitácuaro 35 km · Acámbaro 42 km · Tuzantla 54 km · Morelia 66 km · Salvatierra 68 km · Valle de Bravo 71 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

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 Ciudad Hidalgo (19.6896°, -100.555°, elevation 2,027 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	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
9	22	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
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17	22	12
18	22	12
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	22	12
29	22	11
30	22	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	28	72
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	86
4	86
5	85
6	85
7	84
8	84
9	83
10	82
11	82
12	81
13	80
14	79
15	78
16	77
17	77
18	76
19	75
20	74
21	73
22	72
23	71
24	69
25	68
26	66
27	65
28	64
29	63
30	62

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	39	61
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	53	47
23	55	45
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	60	40
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	65	35
30	66	34

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	28	72
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	86
4	86
5	85
6	85
7	84
8	84
9	83
10	82
11	82
12	81
13	80
14	79
15	78
16	77
17	77
18	76
19	75
20	74
21	73
22	72
23	71
24	69
25	68
26	66
27	65
28	64
29	63
30	62

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	39	61
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	53	47
23	55	45
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	60	40
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	65	35
30	66	34

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	28	72
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	86
4	86
5	85
6	85
7	84
8	84
9	83
10	82
11	82
12	81
13	80
14	79
15	78
16	77
17	77
18	76
19	75
20	74
21	73
22	72
23	71
24	69
25	68
26	66
27	65
28	64
29	63
30	62

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	39	61
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	53	47
23	55	45
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	60	40
27	62	38
28	63	37
29	65	35
30	66	34