Fresnillo weather in September

In September, Fresnillo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 98 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 30% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Fresnillo's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fresnillo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:42 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Fresnillo is city in Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico.

Density
29/km²
people per km²
Founded
1554

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 Fresnillo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C cooler than August and on par with October.

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

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 152.610.77.7
Feb22° / 111.611.28.4
Mar25° / 81.611.88.6
Apr27° / 11°92.212.57.8
May29° / 14°204.713.16.5
Jun28° / 15°689.713.46.2
Jul26° / 14°9411.813.36.5
Aug26° / 14°7910.912.86.6
Sep24° / 13°981312.16.5
Oct24° / 11°315.311.58.0
Nov22° / 132.310.98.4
Dec20° / 81.510.67.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44753
54654
64654
74753
84654
94654
104654
114753
124753
134753
144753
154852
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255347
265446
275545
285644
295743
305743

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Fresnillo gets around 98 mm of rain over 13 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 42% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
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348
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548
648
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1245
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1443
1543
1642
1741
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1940
2040
2139
2238
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2931
3030

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
161381
260391
360391
459401
558402
658402
758402
859392
960391
1060391
1161381
1261381
1362371
1462371
1563361
1663361
1763361
1865350
1965350
2066340
2167330
2268320
2369310
2470300
2572280
2673270
2775250
2877230
2979210
3080200

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 42 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:377:05
212.46:377:04
312.46:387:03
412.46:387:02
512.46:387:01
612.46:397:00
712.36:396:59
812.36:396:58
912.36:406:57
1012.36:406:56
1112.26:406:55
1212.26:416:54
1312.26:416:53
1412.26:416:52
1512.26:426:51
1612.16:426:50
1712.16:426:49
1812.16:426:48
1912.16:436:47
2012.06:436:46
2112.06:436:44
2212.06:446:43
2312.06:446:42
2411.96:446:41
2511.96:456:40
2611.96:456:39
2711.96:456:38
2811.96:466:37
2911.86:466:36
3011.86:466:35

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
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285.6Bright
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305.6Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Fresnillo?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Fresnillo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fresnillo in September

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

In September, Fresnillo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Fresnillo 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 Fresnillo peaks around May 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighMay 16UV 14Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Fresnillo?

Fresnillo sits at 23.2°N, 102.9°W, 2,192 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Víctor Rosales, 30 km away.

Topography around Fresnillo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fresnillo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 2,197 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m.

The land around Fresnillo is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
790 m
80 km
1,141 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Víctor Rosales 30 km · Zacatecas 54 km · Guadalupe 60 km · Jerez de García Salinas 60 km · Río Grande 74 km · Sombrerete 94 km · Rincón de Romos 119 km · Pabellón de Arteaga 129 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 Fresnillo (23.1749°, -102.8679°, elevation 2,192 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).