Madera weather in September

In September, Madera sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 49% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Madera's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:02 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
45%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Madera is municipal seat of Madera, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

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 Madera reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°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 about 3°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22613
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52513
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How September really feels in Madera

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.

Madera weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / -0°354.71.510.34.6
Feb15° / 405.32.2115.2
Mar18° / 2541.211.87.0
Apr22° / 122.30.212.78.3
May26° / 122.8013.48.5
Jun29° / 13°489.4013.86.0
Jul27° / 14°22223.9013.74.5
Aug26° / 14°17321.70135.0
Sep25° / 12°7912.3012.26.7
Oct22° / 365.10.111.38.0
Nov18° / 273.60.410.57.0
Dec14° / 424.62.110.24.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
36040
46139
56337
66337
76436
86535
96634
106733
116832
126931
136931
147030
157228
167327
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308515

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Madera gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.3 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 41% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
157
257
356
455
554
653
752
851
950
1049
1148
1247
1346
1444
1543
1641
1739
1838
1936
2034
2133
2232
2331
2429
2528
2627
2726
2825
2924
3023

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
133607
234597
336577
437576
539556
641536
743525
844515
946495
1048475
1150465
1251445
1353425
1456404
1557394
1659374
1761354
1863334
1965314
2067294
2169274
2270264
2373243
2474233
2575223
2676213
2778202
2879192
2980182
3082162

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 48 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:546:31
212.65:546:30
312.65:556:28
412.55:556:27
512.55:566:26
612.55:566:25
712.45:576:23
812.45:586:22
912.45:586:21
1012.45:596:20
1112.35:596:18
1212.36:006:17
1312.36:006:16
1412.26:016:15
1512.26:016:13
1612.26:026:12
1712.16:026:11
1812.16:036:10
1912.16:036:08
2012.16:046:07
2112.06:046:06
2212.06:056:04
2312.06:056:03
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2611.96:075:59
2711.86:085:58
2811.86:085:57
2911.86:095:56
3011.86:095:54

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 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 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
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255.6Bright
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305.6Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Madera

In seasonPeak

None of Madera's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Madera's monsoon runs July–August, 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 Madera?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Madera for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Madera in September

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Madera in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Madera peaks around June 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 13Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7High
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Madera?

Madera sits at 29.2°N, 108.1°W, 2,117 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Nuevo Casas Grandes, 138 km away.

ChihuahuaJuan AldamaEsperanzaCiudad ObregónNavojoaAgua Prieta

Topography around Madera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madera has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m around an average of 2,145 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,480 m.

The land around Madera is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
268 m
16 km
1,421 m
80 km
2,480 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Nuevo Casas Grandes 138 km · Cuauhtémoc 152 km · Chihuahua 209 km · Juan Aldama 220 km · Esperanza 250 km · Ciudad Obregón 259 km · Navojoa 268 km · Agua Prieta 272 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 Madera (29.1927°, -108.1433°, elevation 2,117 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).