Nerja weather in September

In September, Nerja sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Nerja's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nerja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:03 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
32%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Nerja is capital of Nerja Municipality, Spain.

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical September day in Nerja reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 3°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Nerja weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 10°497.29.84.2
Feb14° / 10°426.810.64.4
Mar15° / 12°466.811.75.1
Apr17° / 13°326.312.95.9
May19° / 16°214.313.97.4
Jun23° / 19°81.414.58.9
Jul26° / 22°10.314.39.3
Aug26° / 22°30.613.49.0
Sep23° / 20°162.812.28.5
Oct20° / 17°435.7117.2
Nov16° / 13°586.7105.8
Dec14° / 11°617.59.54.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38812
48713
58713
68614
78515
88416
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Nerja gets around 16 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 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
45
56
66
76
87
97
108
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149
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179
189
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2913
3013

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121643372
221643362
321744352
421845341
521845331
631946321
732046301
842146291
942246270
1052346260
1152446240
1262546230
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1472745200
1582845190
1682944180
1793044170
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21103344130
22113444110
23113544100
2411354490
2511364580
2612374570
2712374560
2812384550
2913384540
3014394440

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:517:40
212.86:517:38
312.76:527:37
412.76:537:35
512.76:547:34
612.66:557:32
712.66:557:31
812.56:567:29
912.56:577:28
1012.56:587:26
1112.46:597:25
1212.47:007:23
1312.47:007:21
1412.37:017:20
1512.37:027:18
1612.27:037:17
1712.27:047:15
1812.27:057:14
1912.17:057:12
2012.17:067:10
2112.07:077:09
2212.07:087:07
2311.97:097:06
2411.97:107:04
2511.97:107:03
2611.87:117:01
2711.87:126:59
2811.77:136:58
2911.77:146:56
3011.77:156:55

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.5Bright
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215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Nerja?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nerja in September

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

In September, Nerja sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Nerja in September

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 16 to Oct 11 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Nerja 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 Nerja peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nerja?

Nerja sits at 36.8°N, 3.9°W, 51 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Torrox, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Nerja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nerja has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,818 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,448 m.

The land around Nerja is covered by water (37%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (32%), trees (28%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
533 m
16 km
1,818 m
80 km
3,448 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Torrox 7.0 km · Almuñécar 16 km · Torre del Mar 20 km · Vélez-Málaga 21 km · Motril 32 km · Rincón de la Victoria 36 km · Las Gabias 46 km · Zubia 48 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 Nerja (36.7528°, -3.8744°, elevation 51 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. 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).