Perote weather in September

In September, Perote sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 194 mm of rain across 22 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 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Perote's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Perote's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
194 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:20 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Perote is municipal seat of Perote, State of Veracruz, Mexico.

Founded
1525

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 19°C through the month.

A typical September day in Perote reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and about 1°C warmer than October.

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Perote 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
Jan16° / 246.5115.8
Feb18° / 266.911.36.5
Mar20° / 5312.611.96.2
Apr21° / 11°9717.512.45.5
May21° / 12°11320.212.95.0
Jun20° / 12°15220.813.24.6
Jul20° / 11°10016.113.15.2
Aug20° / 11°12919.212.74.9
Sep19° / 11°1942212.14.2
Oct18° / 10°13416.111.55.0
Nov17° / 5510.211.15.6
Dec17° / 215.910.85.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in September, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Perote gets around 194 mm of rain over 22 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 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17624
27525
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47426
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Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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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 6:17 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:176:40
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1912.16:216:24
2012.06:216:23
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2412.06:226:19
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2811.96:236:15
2911.96:236:14
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Perote

In seasonPeak

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

Perote's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Perote?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Perote for sightseeing.

What to pack for Perote in September

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

In September, Perote sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Perote 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 Perote peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May9Very high
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Perote 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 Perote is worst in May — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMay 1268 µg/m³Oct 1138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun48Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Perote?

Perote sits at 19.6°N, 97.2°W, 2,416 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Altotonga, 23 km away.

Topography around Perote

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Perote has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m around an average of 2,442 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,643 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,558 m.

The land around Perote is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (22%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (29%), trees (28%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
355 m
16 km
2,643 m
80 km
5,558 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Altotonga 23 km · Xico 29 km · Teziutlan 31 km · Coatepec 32 km · Banderilla 32 km · Xalapa de Enríquez 34 km · Zaragoza 40 km · Tlapacoyan 45 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 Perote (19.5623°, -97.2424°, elevation 2,416 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).