Alabel weather in September

In September, Alabel sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 196 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Alabel's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alabel's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 196 mm; 24.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:32 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Alabel is municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Sarangani.

Density: 176/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 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Alabel reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
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10	29	22
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20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

How September really feels in Alabel

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Alabel weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 22°	198	19.2	11.7	4.0
Feb	30° / 22°	150	14.8	11.8	4.1
Mar	31° / 22°	163	17.7	12	3.9
Apr	31° / 23°	194	20	12.1	3.4
May	30° / 23°	297	27	12.3	2.9
Jun	29° / 23°	322	27.5	12.3	3.0
Jul	29° / 22°	248	27.2	12.3	3.2
Aug	29° / 22°	225	26.2	12.2	3.4
Sep	29° / 22°	196	24.5	12	3.3
Oct	30° / 22°	270	25.8	11.9	3.1
Nov	30° / 22°	256	25.2	11.7	3.2
Dec	30° / 22°	208	22.5	11.7	3.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	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 (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	15	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Cloudier (%)	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	86	85	84	84	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	14	86
17	15	85
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Alabel gets around 196 mm of rain over 24.5 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 81% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	83	83	82	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	81	81	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	84
9	83
10	83
11	82
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	79
16	79
17	78
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Oppressive (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94
Miserable (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	94	6

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
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:27 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:35	5:42
2	12.1	5:35	5:42
3	12.1	5:35	5:41
4	12.1	5:34	5:41
5	12.1	5:34	5:40
6	12.1	5:34	5:40
7	12.1	5:34	5:39
8	12.1	5:34	5:38
9	12.1	5:34	5:38
10	12.1	5:33	5:37
11	12.1	5:33	5:37
12	12.1	5:33	5:36
13	12.1	5:33	5:36
14	12.0	5:33	5:35
15	12.0	5:32	5:35
16	12.0	5:32	5:34
17	12.0	5:32	5:34
18	12.0	5:32	5:33
19	12.0	5:32	5:33
20	12.0	5:31	5:32
21	12.0	5:31	5:31
22	12.0	5:31	5:31
23	12.0	5:31	5:30
24	12.0	5:31	5:30
25	12.0	5:30	5:29
26	12.0	5:30	5:29
27	12.0	5:30	5:28
28	12.0	5:30	5:28
29	12.0	5:30	5:27
30	12.0	5:30	5:27

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
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30	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Alabel

In seasonPeak

In September, Alabel sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Alabel sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon

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Dec

Is September a good time to visit Alabel?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alabel.

What to pack for Alabel in September

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

In September, Alabel sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Alabel in September

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Alabel 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 Alabel peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	12	14	15	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Alabel?

Alabel sits at 6.1°N, 125.3°E, 40 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is General Santos, 13 km away.

Topography around Alabel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alabel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,255 m.

The land around Alabel is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km

179 m

trees 66%

16 km

879 m

trees 56%

80 km

2,255 m

water 46%

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

September weather nearby: General Santos 13 km · Malapatan 15 km · Maluñgun 20 km · Polomolok 28 km · Glan 32 km · Tupi 45 km · Malita 50 km · Lambayong 54 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 230 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,171; 2025
Happiness: 6.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 48%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 4.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 569
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 Alabel (6.1018°, 125.2905°, elevation 40 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	14	86
17	15	85
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	84
9	83
10	83
11	82
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	79
16	79
17	78
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	94	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	14	86
17	15	85
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	84
9	83
10	83
11	82
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	79
16	79
17	78
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	94	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	14	86
17	15	85
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	85
6	85
7	85
8	84
9	83
10	83
11	82
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	79
16	79
17	78
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	94	6