Albacete weather in September

In September, Albacete sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Albacete's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albacete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:54 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Albacete is city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1241

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical September day in Albacete reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13017
23017
32917
42917
52917
62916
72916
82816
92816
102816
112815
122715
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How September really feels in Albacete

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

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Albacete weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 285.30.79.63.1
Feb13° / 2550.610.54.0
Mar16° / 396.30.311.75.6
Apr19° / 437.30.1136.5
May23° / 11°386.4014.17.5
Jun29° / 16°213.8014.76.6
Jul33° / 19°71.9014.54.5
Aug32° / 19°183.5013.54.8
Sep27° / 15°355.4012.37.3
Oct21° / 11°356.10117.2
Nov15° / 3760.29.95.0
Dec12° / 335.70.69.33.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27822
37822
47723
57624
67525
77525
87426
97426
107228
117228
127228
137228
147129
157030
167030
177030
186931
196931
206832
216733
226733
236634
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256634
266634
276535
286535
296535
306634

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Albacete gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
415
515
615
715
815
915
1016
1116
1216
1317
1417
1518
1618
1719
1819
1919
2020
2120
2220
2320
2420
2520
2619
2719
2818
2918
3017

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15228191
25228191
35427181
45527171
55626171
65726161
75826151
86025141
96125131
106225121
116325120
126425110
136525100
14662590
15662590
16672580
17672670
18672670
19692560
20692560
21702550
22702550
23712450
24722440
25732340
26732340
27752230
28762130
29772030
30781930

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
610calm
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1010calm
1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:407:34
212.96:417:32
312.86:427:31
412.86:437:29
512.76:447:27
612.76:457:26
712.66:467:24
812.66:477:23
912.66:487:21
1012.56:497:19
1112.56:507:18
1212.46:517:16
1312.46:517:14
1412.36:527:13
1512.36:537:11
1612.36:547:09
1712.26:557:08
1812.26:567:06
1912.16:577:04
2012.16:587:03
2112.06:597:01
2212.07:006:59
2311.97:016:58
2411.97:026:56
2511.97:036:54
2611.87:046:53
2711.87:056:51
2811.77:066:49
2911.77:076:48
3011.67:076:46

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Albacete?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Albacete for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Albacete in September

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

In September, Albacete sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Albacete in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albacete peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Albacete?

Albacete sits at 39.0°N, 1.9°W, 695 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Roda, 35 km away.

Topography around Albacete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albacete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 682 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,449 m.

The land around Albacete is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), cropland (28%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
1,449 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: La Roda 35 km · Hellín 55 km · Almansa 67 km · Villarrobledo 71 km · Jumilla 74 km · Yecla 77 km · Requena 85 km · Cieza 92 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 Albacete (38.9942°, -1.8564°, elevation 695 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).