San Jose weather in September

In September, San Jose sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 402 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is San Jose's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Jose's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
402 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:48 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

San Jose is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Occidental Mindoro.

Density
321/km²
people per km²
Founded
1910

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 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in San Jose reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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 San Jose

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.

San Jose weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°243.111.47.5
Feb27° / 26°23211.67.8
Mar28° / 26°192.611.97.5
Apr29° / 27°252.712.36.8
May29° / 27°15715.112.64.9
Jun29° / 27°33124.112.73.6
Jul28° / 26°51126.712.73.6
Aug28° / 26°44026.412.43.8
Sep28° / 26°40224.412.13.9
Oct28° / 27°23418.611.74.7
Nov28° / 27°1038.511.45.9
Dec28° / 26°1107.511.36.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31585
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

San Jose gets around 402 mm of rain over 24.4 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 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12377
22377
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303466

Wind in September

Winds average 16 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:486:03
212.25:486:02
312.25:486:01
412.25:486:01
512.25:486:00
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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 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for San Jose

In seasonPeak

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

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

San Jose's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit San Jose?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Jose.

What to pack for San Jose in September

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

In September, San Jose sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near San Jose 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 21 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in San Jose 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 San Jose peaks around April 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 highApr 15UV 14Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is San Jose?

San Jose sits at 12.4°N, 121.1°E, 9 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Mansalay, 44 km away.

PinamalayanVictoriaCoronBoracayMamburaoCalapan

Topography around San Jose

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Jose has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,520 m.

The land around San Jose is covered by water (47%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, water (42%), trees (26%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and water (69%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
565 m
80 km
2,520 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
September weather nearby: Mansalay 44 km · Sablayan 63 km · Pinamalayan 88 km · Victoria 94 km · Coron 102 km · Boracay 103 km · Mamburao 109 km · Calapan 118 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
Roman Catholic 79%other 8%Muslim 6%other Christian 4%

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 San Jose (12.3528°, 121.0676°, elevation 9 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).