Jauja weather in September

In September, Jauja sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 24.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Jauja's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jauja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
92 mm
24.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:58 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Jauja is Peruvian city.

Founded
1534

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 11°C through the month.

A typical September day in Jauja reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Jauja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Jauja weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 20628.80.412.61.7
Feb12° / 21327.10.612.41.6
Mar12° / 20830.20.412.11.6
Apr12° / 11626.60.211.71.8
May11° / 6518.80.211.52.3
Jun11° / -1°35110.811.32.5
Jul10° / -1°3310.51.411.42.4
Aug11° / -1°5215.41.511.62.3
Sep11° / 9224.30.711.91.8
Oct11° / 13728.10.412.31.7
Nov12° / 14326.40.412.51.9
Dec12° / 19328.20.512.71.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35248
45050
55050
64852
74654
84555
94357
104060
113961
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133565
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Jauja gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 24.3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 81% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1662
2672
3682
4702
5712
6722
7732
8753
9763
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11793
12803
13813
14823
15833
16843
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20873
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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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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

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:095:55
211.86:085:55
311.86:075:55
411.86:075:55
511.86:065:55
611.86:055:55
711.86:055:55
811.86:045:55
911.96:035:55
1011.96:025:55
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1211.96:015:55
1311.96:005:54
1411.96:005:54
1511.95:595:54
1611.95:585:54
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1812.05:575:54
1912.05:565:54
2012.05:555:54
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2212.05:545:54
2312.05:535:54
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2912.15:495:54
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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 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in November across the year — September's 6.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Jauja

In seasonPeak

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

Jauja's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is September a good time to visit Jauja?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jauja.

What to pack for Jauja in September

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

In September, Jauja sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jauja in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jauja peaks around February 12 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 12UV 19Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jauja?

Jauja sits at 11.8°S, 75.5°W, 3,380 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tarma, 45 km away.

Santa RosaSan Martín de Pangoa

Topography around Jauja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jauja has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 3,434 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,327 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,088 m.

The land around Jauja is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
1,327 m
80 km
5,088 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Tarma 45 km · Huancayo 45 km · Chilca 47 km · La Oroya 52 km · Junín 87 km · Satipo 110 km · Santa Rosa 116 km · San Martín de Pangoa 116 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 Jauja (-11.7758°, -75.4966°, elevation 3,380 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).