Cuautla weather in September

In September, Cuautla sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 282 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
282 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:27 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Cuautla is municipal seat of Cuautla, State of Morelos, Mexico.

Founded
1585

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 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in Cuautla reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Cuautla

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.

Cuautla weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 13°50.9118.2
Feb30° / 14°50.811.46.8
Mar32° / 16°41.111.95.3
Apr34° / 19°102.712.43.9
May33° / 20°6112.412.93.4
Jun30° / 19°21323.513.13.3
Jul30° / 18°18824.8133.4
Aug30° / 19°22426.312.63.3
Sep28° / 18°28226.212.13.6
Oct29° / 17°10213.811.65.2
Nov29° / 15°184.111.16.7
Dec28° / 13°30.510.98.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82575
92575
102773
112773
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Cuautla gets around 282 mm of rain over 26.2 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 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
191
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491
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1886
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2184
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3074

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11126720
21126720
31116820
41106920
5097120
6087220
7087220
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9077320
10077320
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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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 6:24 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:246:47
212.46:246:46
312.36:256:45
412.36:256:44
512.36:256:43
612.36:256:42
712.36:256:41
812.36:266:41
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1112.26:266:38
1212.26:266:37
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1412.16:276:35
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2012.06:286:30
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3011.86:306:21

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.5Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Cuautla

In seasonPeak

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

Cuautla's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Cuautla?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cuautla.

What to pack for Cuautla in September

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

In September, Cuautla sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cuautla 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 Cuautla peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Cuautla 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 Cuautla is worst in November — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 57 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyNov 21103 µg/m³Apr 957 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May78Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct90Unhealthy
Nov103Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Cuautla?

Cuautla sits at 18.8°N, 98.9°W, 1,333 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Yecapixtla, 11 km away.

Topography around Cuautla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuautla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 1,334 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 904 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,756 m.

The land around Cuautla is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 3 km, cropland (34%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
904 m
80 km
4,756 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Yecapixtla 11 km · Yautepec 16 km · Emiliano Zapata 26 km · Jiutepec 27 km · Santa Rosa Treinta 29 km · Ozumba de Alzate 29 km · Tres de Mayo 29 km · Temixco 31 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 Cuautla (18.8106°, -98.9352°, elevation 1,333 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).