Candelaria weather in September

In September, Candelaria sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Candelaria's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Candelaria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:55 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
31%
4th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Candelaria is capital town of the municipality of Candelaria, Spain.

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

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 22°C through the month.

A typical September day in Candelaria reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Candelaria weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 15°315.210.46.3
Feb17° / 15°325.5116.1
Mar17° / 15°355.411.86.3
Apr17° / 16°325.112.76.5
May18° / 17°243.913.47.3
Jun20° / 18°51.213.88.2
Jul21° / 20°10.113.68.8
Aug22° / 21°20.4139.0
Sep22° / 21°132.812.28.3
Oct21° / 20°467.411.37.2
Nov20° / 18°396.710.66.9
Dec18° / 17°447.110.26.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
39010
49010
59010
68812
78812
88713
98713
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Candelaria gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
43
53
63
73
84
94
105
115
126
137
147
158
169
1710
1811
1912
2013
2113
2214
2315
2415
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3017

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1245530
2244540
3244540
4244540
5244540
6244540
7344530
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Wind in September

Winds average 22 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
224breezy
324breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:477:23
212.66:487:22
312.56:487:21
412.56:497:19
512.56:497:18
612.56:507:17
712.46:507:16
812.46:517:15
912.46:517:13
1012.36:527:12
1112.36:527:11
1212.36:537:10
1312.36:537:09
1412.26:547:07
1512.26:547:06
1612.26:557:05
1712.16:557:04
1812.16:567:02
1912.16:567:01
2012.16:577:00
2112.06:576:59
2212.06:586:57
2312.06:586:56
2411.96:596:55
2511.96:596:54
2611.97:006:52
2711.87:006:51
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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 6.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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126.2Intense
136.2Intense
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176.0Intense
186.0Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Candelaria

In seasonPeak

In September, Candelaria sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Candelaria sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Candelaria sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Candelaria?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Candelaria for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Candelaria in September

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

In September, Candelaria sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Candelaria in September

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 10 to Jan 8 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Candelaria in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Candelaria peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Candelaria?

Candelaria sits at 28.4°N, 16.4°W, 36 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Güimar, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Candelaria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Candelaria has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,392 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,670 m.

The land around Candelaria is covered by water (35%), shrubs (21%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (42%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
811 m
16 km
2,392 m
80 km
3,670 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Güimar 6.0 km · Tacoronte 14 km · La Orotava 15 km · La Laguna 15 km · Tenerife 17 km · Puerto de la Cruz 19 km · Los Realejos 21 km · Realejo Alto 21 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 Candelaria (28.3548°, -16.3727°, elevation 36 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).