Río Grande weather in September

In September, Río Grande sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 86 mm of rain across 11.8 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Río Grande's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:42 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Río Grande is Mexican town in the state of Zacatecas.

Founded
1562

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 Río Grande reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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 28°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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22615
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42515
52515
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Río Grande 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° / 132.410.77.8
Feb23° / 111.611.28.5
Mar25° / 81.411.88.5
Apr28° / 12°71.612.57.4
May30° / 15°153.213.16.2
Jun29° / 16°568.513.46.0
Jul27° / 16°7811.213.36.4
Aug27° / 16°7010.912.86.5
Sep25° / 15°8611.812.16.6
Oct25° / 12°284.811.48.1
Nov23° / 112.210.88.5
Dec21° / 81.810.68.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in September, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65149
75149
85149
95149
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
175347
185248
195248
205248
215446
225545
235545
245644
255842
265941
276139
286139
296238
306436

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Río Grande gets around 86 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
145
245
346
446
546
646
746
846
945
1045
1144
1243
1342
1441
1540
1639
1738
1837
1936
2035
2134
2233
2332
2430
2529
2628
2727
2826
2925
3024

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
150474
249484
348483
448493
547493
647503
747503
847503
947503
1047503
1148493
1248493
1349483
1449483
1550473
1650473
1752462
1852462
1953452
2053452
2154442
2255432
2357412
2458402
2561381
2663361
2765341
2867321
2969301
3072280

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
311calm
411calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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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 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:377:06
212.56:387:05
312.46:387:04
412.46:387:03
512.46:397:02
612.46:397:01
712.36:397:00
812.36:406:59
912.36:406:58
1012.36:406:57
1112.36:416:56
1212.26:416:55
1312.26:416:54
1412.26:426:53
1512.26:426:52
1612.16:426:51
1712.16:436:49
1812.16:436:48
1912.16:436:47
2012.06:446:46
2112.06:446:45
2212.06:446:44
2312.06:456:43
2411.96:456:42
2511.96:456:41
2611.96:466:40
2711.96:466:39
2811.96:476:38
2911.86:476:37
3011.86:476:36

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
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205.7Bright
215.7Bright
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255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Río Grande?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Río Grande in September

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

In September, Río Grande sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Río Grande 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 Río Grande peaks around May 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 21UV 14Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Río Grande?

Río Grande sits at 23.8°N, 103.0°W, 1,859 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Juan Aldama, 63 km away.

Topography around Río Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 1,878 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,533 m.

The land around Río Grande is covered by shrubs (40%), artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
1,533 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Juan Aldama 63 km · Sombrerete 66 km · Fresnillo 74 km · Vicente Guerrero 97 km · Víctor Rosales 103 km · Zacatecas 126 km · Guadalupe Victoria 130 km · Jerez de García Salinas 131 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 Río Grande (23.8273°, -103.0341°, elevation 1,859 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).