Andahuaylas weather in September

In September, Andahuaylas sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 49 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Andahuaylas's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andahuaylas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 49 mm; 16.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:50 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 5th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Andahuaylas is capital city of Andahuaylas, Apurímac, Peru.

Density: 47/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical September day in Andahuaylas reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	15	3
5	15	4
6	15	4
7	15	4
8	15	4
9	15	4
10	15	4
11	15	4
12	15	4
13	15	4
14	15	4
15	15	4
16	15	4
17	15	4
18	15	4
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	15	5
29	15	5
30	15	5

Andahuaylas weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 7°	243	29.4	12.7	2.4
Feb	15° / 7°	235	26.9	12.5	2.3
Mar	15° / 6°	210	29.5	12.1	2.3
Apr	15° / 6°	89	22.4	11.7	3.0
May	15° / 4°	31	10.9	11.4	4.3
Jun	14° / 2°	13	3.9	11.2	4.8
Jul	14° / 1°	15	4.4	11.3	4.7
Aug	14° / 2°	25	7.2	11.5	4.7
Sep	15° / 4°	49	16.3	11.9	4.0
Oct	16° / 6°	109	24.9	12.3	3.2
Nov	16° / 6°	138	24.8	12.6	3.1
Dec	15° / 7°	211	28.1	12.8	2.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	76	76	75	74	73	72	71	69	67	66	64	61	60	58	55	54	52	50	49	48	46	46	44	44	43	42	41	40	41	40
Cloudier (%)	24	24	25	26	27	28	29	31	33	34	36	39	40	42	45	46	48	50	51	52	54	54	56	56	57	58	59	60	59	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	69	31
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	64	36
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	58	42
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	52	48
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	40	60

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Andahuaylas gets around 49 mm of rain over 16.3 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 54% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	36	37	38	40	41	42	43	45	46	47	49	50	51	53	54	55	57	58	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	38
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	43
8	45
9	46
10	47
11	49
12	50
13	51
14	53
15	54
16	55
17	57
18	58
19	60
20	61
21	62
22	63
23	64
24	65
25	66
26	67
27	68
28	69
29	70
30	70

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:46 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:40
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:01	5:45
2	11.7	6:01	5:45
3	11.8	6:00	5:45
4	11.8	5:59	5:45
5	11.8	5:58	5:45
6	11.8	5:58	5:45
7	11.8	5:57	5:45
8	11.8	5:56	5:45
9	11.8	5:55	5:45
10	11.8	5:55	5:46
11	11.9	5:54	5:46
12	11.9	5:53	5:46
13	11.9	5:52	5:46
14	11.9	5:52	5:46
15	11.9	5:51	5:46
16	11.9	5:50	5:46
17	11.9	5:49	5:46
18	12.0	5:49	5:46
19	12.0	5:48	5:46
20	12.0	5:47	5:46
21	12.0	5:46	5:46
22	12.0	5:46	5:46
23	12.0	5:45	5:46
24	12.0	5:44	5:46
25	12.0	5:43	5:46
26	12.1	5:43	5:46
27	12.1	5:42	5:46
28	12.1	5:41	5:46
29	12.1	5:40	5:46
30	12.1	5:40	5:46

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in November across the year — September's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Andahuaylas

In seasonPeak

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

Andahuaylas's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Andahuaylas?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

September is a reasonable time to visit Andahuaylas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Andahuaylas in September

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

In September, Andahuaylas sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Andahuaylas 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 Andahuaylas peaks around February 10 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	18	19	17	15	12	10	10	13	13	16	16	16
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	18	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	16	Extreme
Dec	16	Extreme

Air quality in Andahuaylas 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 Andahuaylas is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	7	7	7	6	6	8	14	16	14	12	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	6	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Andahuaylas?

Andahuaylas sits at 13.7°S, 73.4°W, 2,902 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Abancay, 54 km away.

Topography around Andahuaylas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andahuaylas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m around an average of 3,118 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,266 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,135 m.

The land around Andahuaylas is covered by trees (34%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

838 m

trees 34%

16 km

2,266 m

grassland 65%

80 km

5,135 m

grassland 75%

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← August Andahuaylas year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Abancay 54 km · Ayacucho 106 km · Machu Picchu 109 km · Aguas Calientes 109 km · Santa Ana 114 km · Quillabamba 116 km · Huanta 123 km · Santiago 152 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 51% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $9,684; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 49%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 8.6; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 13.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 519
Religion

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 Andahuaylas (-13.6556°, -73.3872°, elevation 2,902 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	15	3
5	15	4
6	15	4
7	15	4
8	15	4
9	15	4
10	15	4
11	15	4
12	15	4
13	15	4
14	15	4
15	15	4
16	15	4
17	15	4
18	15	4
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	15	5
29	15	5
30	15	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	69	31
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	64	36
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	58	42
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	52	48
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	38
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	43
8	45
9	46
10	47
11	49
12	50
13	51
14	53
15	54
16	55
17	57
18	58
19	60
20	61
21	62
22	63
23	64
24	65
25	66
26	67
27	68
28	69
29	70
30	70

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	15	3
5	15	4
6	15	4
7	15	4
8	15	4
9	15	4
10	15	4
11	15	4
12	15	4
13	15	4
14	15	4
15	15	4
16	15	4
17	15	4
18	15	4
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	15	5
29	15	5
30	15	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	69	31
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	64	36
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	58	42
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	52	48
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	38
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	43
8	45
9	46
10	47
11	49
12	50
13	51
14	53
15	54
16	55
17	57
18	58
19	60
20	61
21	62
22	63
23	64
24	65
25	66
26	67
27	68
28	69
29	70
30	70

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	15	3
5	15	4
6	15	4
7	15	4
8	15	4
9	15	4
10	15	4
11	15	4
12	15	4
13	15	4
14	15	4
15	15	4
16	15	4
17	15	4
18	15	4
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	15	5
29	15	5
30	15	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	69	31
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	64	36
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	58	42
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	52	48
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	38
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	43
8	45
9	46
10	47
11	49
12	50
13	51
14	53
15	54
16	55
17	57
18	58
19	60
20	61
21	62
22	63
23	64
24	65
25	66
26	67
27	68
28	69
29	70
30	70

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100