Bagua Grande weather in September

In September, Bagua Grande sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 170 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Bagua Grande's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bagua Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
170 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:09 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Bagua Grande is city in Amazonas, Peru.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical September day in Bagua Grande reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
22617
32617
42617
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62617
72617
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Bagua Grande weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°11014.712.35.2
Feb28° / 19°1611812.24.7
Mar27° / 19°22922.8124.3
Apr27° / 18°30224.211.94.1
May26° / 18°26925.111.74.3
Jun25° / 18°19823.611.74.6
Jul24° / 17°17724.311.74.7
Aug25° / 17°14622.311.85.0
Sep26° / 17°17022.1124.7
Oct27° / 18°18820.712.14.7
Nov28° / 19°13915.312.34.8
Dec28° / 19°13115.912.35.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34159
44159
54159
64060
74159
84060
93961
103961
113961
123961
133763
143763
153763
163565
173466
183466
193367
203169
213169
223169
233070
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Bagua Grande gets around 170 mm of rain over 22.1 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 74% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
374
474
574
674
774
874
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1874
1974
2074
2174
2274
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2574
2674
2774
2874
2974
3074

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12899
21909
31909
41909
51909
61909
71909
81909
91909
101909
111909
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Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
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224calm
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244calm
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264calm
274calm
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294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:176:10
211.96:166:10
311.96:166:10
411.96:156:10
511.96:156:09
611.96:146:09
711.96:146:09
811.96:136:09
911.96:136:09
1011.96:126:08
1111.96:126:08
1211.96:116:08
1312.06:116:08
1412.06:106:08
1512.06:106:07
1612.06:096:07
1712.06:086:07
1812.06:086:07
1912.06:076:07
2012.06:076:06
2112.06:066:06
2212.06:066:06
2312.06:056:06
2412.06:056:06
2512.06:046:05
2612.06:046:05
2712.06:036:05
2812.06:036:05
2912.06:026:05
3012.06:026:04

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in November across the year — September's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
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215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
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305.2Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Bagua Grande?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Bagua Grande for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bagua Grande in September

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

In September, Bagua Grande sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bagua Grande 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 Bagua Grande peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 17Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Bagua Grande 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 Bagua Grande is worst in November — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1418 µg/m³Jul 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bagua Grande?

Bagua Grande sits at 5.8°S, 78.4°W, 450 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is La Peca, 16 km away.

ChongoyapeRiojaCajamarcaMoyobambaPátapo

Topography around Bagua Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bagua Grande has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m around an average of 490 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,948 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,485 m.

The land around Bagua Grande is covered by grassland (40%), trees (20%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
306 m
16 km
1,948 m
80 km
3,485 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: La Peca 16 km · Jaén 41 km · Chachapoyas 82 km · Chongoyape 144 km · Rioja 145 km · Cajamarca 157 km · Moyobamba 165 km · Pátapo 171 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
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 Bagua Grande (-5.7561°, -78.4411°, elevation 450 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).