Sombrerete weather in September

In September, Sombrerete sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 117 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Sombrerete's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sombrerete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:45 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Sombrerete is town in Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico.

Founded
1555

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 23°C through the month.

A typical September day in Sombrerete reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12313
22313
32312
42312
52312
62312
72312
82312
92312
102312
112312
122312
132312
142312
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202312
212312
222312
232312
242312
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272311
282311
292311
302311

How September really feels in Sombrerete

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.

Sombrerete weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 172.710.77.2
Feb20° / 112.111.27.8
Mar22° / 11211.88.4
Apr25° / 71.812.58.4
May27° / 12°194.713.17.6
Jun27° / 14°8110.313.46.6
Jul24° / 13°14415.413.36.2
Aug24° / 13°11314.912.86.2
Sep23° / 12°11714.312.16.1
Oct22° / 375.411.47.7
Nov21° / 142.610.98.0
Dec18° / 91.810.67.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in September, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54159
64159
74258
84258
94357
104258
114258
124456
134456
144456
154456
164357
174456
184456
194456
204555
214555
224753
234852
244951
255050
265248
275347
285545
295644
305743

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Sombrerete gets around 117 mm of rain over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
155
255
355
455
555
655
754
853
953
1052
1151
1250
1349
1448
1547
1646
1746
1845
1944
2044
2143
2242
2341
2439
2538
2636
2735
2834
2932
3031

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16436
26436
36436
46337
56337
66436
76436
86436
96535
106535
116634
126733
136832
146832
156931
167030
177129
187228
197228
207327
217426
227525
237624
247822
257921
268119
278218
288416
298515
308713

Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 6:40 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:407:09
212.56:407:08
312.46:417:07
412.46:417:06
512.46:417:05
612.46:427:04
712.36:427:03
812.36:427:01
912.36:437:00
1012.36:436:59
1112.36:436:58
1212.26:446:57
1312.26:446:56
1412.26:446:55
1512.26:456:54
1612.16:456:53
1712.16:456:52
1812.16:456:51
1912.16:466:50
2012.06:466:49
2112.06:476:48
2212.06:476:46
2312.06:476:45
2411.96:486:44
2511.96:486:43
2611.96:486:42
2711.96:496:41
2811.96:496:40
2911.86:496:39
3011.86:506:38

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
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285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Sombrerete

In seasonPeak

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

Sombrerete's rainy season runs June–September, 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 Sombrerete?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Sombrerete for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sombrerete in September

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

In September, Sombrerete sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Sombrerete 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 Sombrerete peaks around May 19 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 19UV 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 Sombrerete?

Sombrerete sits at 23.6°N, 103.6°W, 2,381 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Vicente Guerrero, 37 km away.

Topography around Sombrerete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sombrerete has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m around an average of 2,371 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,029 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,755 m.

The land around Sombrerete is covered by shrubs (37%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
348 m
16 km
1,029 m
80 km
1,755 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Vicente Guerrero 37 km · Río Grande 66 km · Juan Aldama 78 km · Fresnillo 94 km · Guadalupe Victoria 103 km · Victoria de Durango 112 km · Víctor Rosales 122 km · Jerez de García Salinas 128 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 Sombrerete (23.6314°, -103.6413°, elevation 2,381 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).