Sanchez-Mira weather in September

In September, Sanchez-Mira sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 314 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 12% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Sanchez-Mira's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanchez-Mira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
314 mm
23.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:46 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Sanchez-Mira is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cagayan.

Density
132/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

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 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Sanchez-Mira reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°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 about 2°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Sanchez-Mira

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.

Sanchez-Mira weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 20°29322.2114.9
Feb25° / 20°22818.611.45.2
Mar27° / 21°17018.311.95.4
Apr29° / 23°15719.112.44.6
May30° / 24°31623.712.93.5
Jun31° / 25°27823.513.13.1
Jul30° / 25°30424.3133.2
Aug30° / 25°30923.912.63.3
Sep29° / 24°31423.712.13.5
Oct28° / 24°38325.611.64.0
Nov26° / 23°48623.511.14.4
Dec25° / 21°56925.310.94.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
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92476
102476
112575
122476
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202872
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303367

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Sanchez-Mira gets around 314 mm of rain over 23.7 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 79% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
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581
681
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882
982
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1481
1581
1680
1780
1880
1979
2078
2178
2277
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2577
2677
2777
2877
2977
3077

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106634
206634
306634
406634
506634
606634
706634
806634
906634
1006733
1106733
1206832
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Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 30 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:446:06
212.45:446:05
312.35:446:04
412.35:446:03
512.35:446:02
612.35:456:02
712.35:456:01
812.25:456:00
912.25:455:59
1012.25:455:58
1112.25:455:57
1212.25:465:56
1312.25:465:55
1412.15:465:54
1512.15:465:53
1612.15:465:53
1712.15:465:52
1812.15:475:51
1912.05:475:50
2012.05:475:49
2112.05:475:48
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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 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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95.2Bright
105.2Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Sanchez-Mira

In seasonPeak

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

Sanchez-Mira sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

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

Is September a good time to visit Sanchez-Mira?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sanchez-Mira.

What to pack for Sanchez-Mira in September

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

In September, Sanchez-Mira sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sanchez-Mira 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 13 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Sanchez-Mira 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 Sanchez-Mira peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Sanchez-Mira?

Sanchez-Mira sits at 18.6°N, 121.2°E, 9 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Aparri, 49 km away.

Batac CitySolanaTuguegaraoBanguedTabuk

Topography around Sanchez-Mira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanchez-Mira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,337 m.

The land around Sanchez-Mira is covered by trees (54%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
788 m
80 km
2,337 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
September weather nearby: Aparri 49 km · Laoag 78 km · San Nicolas 80 km · Batac City 90 km · Solana 112 km · Tuguegarao 117 km · Bangued 123 km · Tabuk 124 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 Sanchez-Mira (18.5616°, 121.2319°, 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).