San Rafael weather in September

In September, San Rafael sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 274 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 4% 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 San Rafael's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Rafael's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
274 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:26 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

San Rafael is town in Tlalmanalco municipality, State of Mexico, 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 19°C through the month.

A typical September day in San Rafael reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°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 on par with August and on par with October.

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San Rafael weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 285.3116.5
Feb19° / 285.911.37.0
Mar20° / 539.811.96.7
Apr21° / 9713.912.46.0
May21° / 16619.112.95.2
Jun20° / 27423.313.14.2
Jul19° / 27626.7133.7
Aug19° / 28626.812.73.7
Sep19° / 27424.712.13.8
Oct19° / 1351611.65.2
Nov18° / 498.211.16.4
Dec18° / 193.910.96.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in September, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

San Rafael gets around 274 mm of rain over 24.7 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 81% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
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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 6:23 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:236:46
212.46:236:45
312.36:246:44
412.36:246:44
512.36:246:43
612.36:246:42
712.36:246:41
812.36:256:40
912.26:256:39
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1312.26:266:35
1412.16:266:34
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1812.16:266:31
1912.16:276:30
2012.06:276:29
2112.06:276:28
2212.06:276:27
2312.06:276:26
2412.06:286:25
2511.96:286:24
2611.96:286:23
2711.96:286:22
2811.96:296:21
2911.96:296:21
3011.86:296:20

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for San Rafael

In seasonPeak

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

San Rafael's monsoon runs May–October, 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 San Rafael?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Rafael.

What to pack for San Rafael in September

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

In September, San Rafael sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in San Rafael 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 San Rafael peaks around April 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 15Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in San Rafael 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 San Rafael is worst in December — around 179 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 11178 µg/m³Apr 14115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan149Unhealthy
Feb141Unhealthy
Mar126Unhealthy
Apr113Unhealthy
May134Unhealthy
Jun126Unhealthy
Jul135Unhealthy
Aug127Unhealthy
Sep136Unhealthy
Oct137Unhealthy
Nov174Very unhealthy
Dec179Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is San Rafael?

San Rafael sits at 19.2°N, 98.8°W, 2,552 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Amecameca, 10 km away.

Topography around San Rafael

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Rafael has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m around an average of 2,666 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,970 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,520 m.

The land around San Rafael is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (32%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
787 m
16 km
2,970 m
80 km
4,520 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Amecameca 10 km · San Martín Cuautlalpan 11 km · San Jerónimo Cuatro Vientos 13 km · San Buenaventura 15 km · Chalco 16 km · Juchitepec 18 km · Ixtapaluca 18 km · San Mateo Huitzilzingo 18 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 San Rafael (19.2096°, -98.7564°, elevation 2,552 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).