Dolores Hidalgo weather in September

In September, Dolores Hidalgo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 95 mm of rain across 11.9 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Dolores Hidalgo's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dolores Hidalgo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:34 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Dolores Hidalgo is city in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Founded
1810

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 24°C through the month.

A typical September day in Dolores Hidalgo reaches about 24°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 21°C and 27°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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Dolores Hidalgo 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° / 132.610.98.0
Feb24° / 132.111.38.5
Mar26° / 142.511.98.3
Apr28° / 12°173.812.57.1
May29° / 13°437.8136.2
Jun27° / 14°8911.313.36.2
Jul26° / 14°9913.113.26.3
Aug26° / 14°8211.412.76.5
Sep24° / 14°9511.912.16.5
Oct24° / 11°38611.57.7
Nov23° / 152.8118.4
Dec22° / 71.310.78.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in September, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
43961
53961
63862
73862
83763
93763
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113763
123862
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Dolores Hidalgo gets around 95 mm of rain over 11.9 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 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
542
642
743
843
943
1043
1143
1243
1342
1442
1542
1642
1741
1841
1940
2039
2138
2237
2336
2435
2534
2633
2732
2831
2930
3029

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
145532
244542
344542
444542
543543
643543
742553
842553
942553
1043543
1143534
1243534
1344524
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1746504
1846504
1947494
2048483
2149483
2251463
2352453
2453443
2555423
2657412
2759392
2860382
2962362
3063352

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 6:31 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:316:56
212.46:316:55
312.46:316:54
412.46:316:53
512.36:326:52
612.36:326:51
712.36:326:51
812.36:326:50
912.36:336:49
1012.26:336:48
1112.26:336:47
1212.26:336:46
1312.26:346:45
1412.26:346:44
1512.16:346:43
1612.16:346:42
1712.16:356:41
1812.16:356:40
1912.16:356:39
2012.06:356:38
2112.06:366:37
2212.06:366:36
2312.06:366:35
2412.06:376:34
2511.96:376:33
2611.96:376:32
2711.96:376:31
2811.96:386:30
2911.86:386:29
3011.86:386:28

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
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95.5Bright
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145.4Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Dolores Hidalgo

In seasonPeak

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

Dolores Hidalgo's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Dolores Hidalgo?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dolores Hidalgo in September

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

In September, Dolores Hidalgo sees daytime highs around 24°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 Dolores 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 Dolores Hidalgo peaks around June 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 13UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Dolores 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 Dolores Hidalgo is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1521 µg/m³Oct 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dolores Hidalgo?

Dolores Hidalgo sits at 21.2°N, 100.9°W, 1,918 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Miguel de Allende, 33 km away.

Topography around Dolores Hidalgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dolores Hidalgo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 1,935 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,981 m.

The land around Dolores Hidalgo is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and shrubs (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
508 m
80 km
1,981 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: San Miguel de Allende 33 km · Guanajuato 37 km · Marfil 41 km · San Luis de la Paz 46 km · San Felipe 46 km · Comonfort 52 km · Silao de la Victoria 56 km · Juventino Rosas 57 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 Dolores Hidalgo (21.1561°, -100.9325°, elevation 1,918 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).