Contamana weather in September

In September, Contamana sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 159 mm of rain across 17.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Contamana's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Contamana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
159 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:56 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Contamana is capital city of Ucayali Province, Loreto Region, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical September day in Contamana reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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)
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How September really feels in Contamana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Contamana weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°21622.712.43.1
Feb31° / 23°23122.412.22.9
Mar30° / 23°31826.1122.9
Apr30° / 23°2702411.83.1
May30° / 23°19421.211.73.6
Jun30° / 22°14617.511.64.1
Jul30° / 22°11815.611.64.4
Aug31° / 22°11813.811.84.1
Sep31° / 23°15917.2123.6
Oct31° / 23°20521.712.23.1
Nov31° / 23°22523.212.32.9
Dec31° / 23°21023.412.43.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45347
55248
65248
75149
85050
95050
104951
114753
124753
134654
144555
154456
164357
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303466

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Contamana gets around 159 mm of rain over 17.2 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 57% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
454
554
654
755
855
955
1056
1156
1256
1356
1457
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1658
1758
1859
1959
2059
2159
2259
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3060

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1046828
2046828
3046828
4046828
5046729
6036829
7136729
8136729
9136630
10136630
11136630
12136531
13136531
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15136432
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17136333
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19036433
20036334
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22026434
23026434
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25026335
26026335
27026335
28026236
29026236
30026137

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 12 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:045:56
211.96:035:55
311.96:035:55
411.96:025:55
511.96:025:55
611.96:015:55
711.96:015:55
811.96:005:55
911.96:005:54
1011.95:595:54
1111.95:585:54
1211.95:585:54
1311.95:575:54
1411.95:575:54
1512.05:565:53
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1812.05:545:53
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2012.05:535:53
2112.05:535:52
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.38 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in September across the year — September's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
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95.4Bright
105.4Bright
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305.5Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Contamana?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Contamana.

What to pack for Contamana in September

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

In September, Contamana sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Contamana in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Contamana peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 16Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Contamana 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 Contamana is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1525 µg/m³Jun 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug19Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Contamana?

Contamana sits at 7.3°S, 75.0°W, 147 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Pucallpa, 127 km away.

PucallpaSan FernandoLa BandaBellavistaJuanjuíTocacheAguaytíaYurimaguas

Topography around Contamana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Contamana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 150 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,456 m.

The land around Contamana is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
346 m
80 km
1,456 m
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September weather nearby: Pucallpa 127 km · San Fernando 130 km · La Banda 174 km · Bellavista 176 km · Juanjuí 190 km · Tocache 191 km · Aguaytía 197 km · Yurimaguas 201 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 Contamana (-7.3333°, -75.0167°, elevation 147 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).