Ciudad Satelite weather in September

In September, Ciudad Satelite sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 Ciudad Satelite's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Satelite's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:43 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
25%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Ciudad Satelite is city in Arequipa, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ciudad Satelite reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3208
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Ciudad Satelite weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 10°19927.112.93.2
Feb17° / 10°22526.912.62.8
Mar17° / 10°18327.612.13.1
Apr18° / 591411.65.4
May20° / 61.611.28.0
Jun20° / 10.2118.4
Jul19° / 10.411.18.4
Aug20° / 20.611.48.5
Sep21° / 30.811.98.4
Oct21° / 10°7212.47.9
Nov20° / 10°123.512.87.3
Dec19° / 10°6412.9135.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
38911
48911
58911
68812
78812
88713
98713
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307921

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ciudad Satelite gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
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304

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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Dry (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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267calm
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307calm

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 5:56 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:565:36
211.75:555:36
311.75:545:36
411.75:535:36
511.75:525:37
611.85:525:37
711.85:515:37
811.85:505:37
911.85:495:37
1011.85:485:37
1111.85:475:37
1211.85:475:37
1311.95:465:37
1411.95:455:38
1511.95:445:38
1611.95:435:38
1711.95:425:38
1811.95:415:38
1912.05:415:38
2012.05:405:38
2112.05:395:38
2212.05:385:38
2312.05:375:38
2412.05:365:39
2512.15:365:39
2612.15:355:39
2712.15:345:39
2812.15:335:39
2912.15:325:39
3012.15:325:39

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 7.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in November across the year — September's 7.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.4Intense
197.4Intense
207.4Intense
217.5Intense
227.5Intense
237.5Intense
247.5Intense
257.6Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Satelite

In seasonPeak

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

Ciudad Satelite's monsoon runs January–March, 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 Ciudad Satelite?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Ciudad Satelite for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciudad Satelite in September

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

In September, Ciudad Satelite sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Ciudad Satelite in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ciudad Satelite peaks around February 8 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 17Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Satelite?

Ciudad Satelite sits at 16.4°S, 71.5°W, 2,336 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Jacobo Hunter, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Satelite

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Satelite has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 2,332 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,156 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,212 m.

The land around Ciudad Satelite is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, bare terrain (46%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
2,156 m
80 km
6,212 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Jacobo Hunter 3.0 km · Arequipa 4.0 km · Selva Alegre 7.0 km · Cono Norte 13 km · El Pedregal 71 km · Mollendo 84 km · Moquegua 106 km · San Antonio 108 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 Ciudad Satelite (-16.4308°, -71.5292°, elevation 2,336 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).