Palafrugell weather in September

In September, Palafrugell sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 60 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Palafrugell's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palafrugell's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:33 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
45%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Palafrugell is capital city of the municipality of Palafrugell.

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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical September day in Palafrugell reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°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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Palafrugell weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 10°586.79.33.6
Feb12° / 446.110.33.6
Mar13° / 11°506.211.74.2
Apr15° / 12°49713.14.9
May18° / 15°385.314.36.4
Jun21° / 19°173.2157.9
Jul24° / 22°131.814.78.8
Aug24° / 22°132.613.78.6
Sep22° / 20°605.812.37.6
Oct19° / 17°867.910.96.5
Nov16° / 13°717.79.65.2
Dec13° / 11°606.594.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46832
56832
66832
76733
86733
96733
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Palafrugell gets around 60 mm of rain over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2821
2921
3021

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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11117203417
21118213416
31218213514
41218223513
51319223511
61319223610
7131923369
8141923358
9142024358
10142024357
11152025347
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13162026336
14162026325
15172027315
16182127304
17192128294
18202129274
19202129263
20212130253
21212230242
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23222331232
24222331221
25232331221
26232331211
27242431211
28242431201
29252431200
30262430190

Wind in September

Winds average 18 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
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1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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3018light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 84 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:177:17
212.96:187:15
312.96:197:13
412.96:217:12
512.86:227:10
612.86:237:08
712.76:247:06
812.76:257:04
912.66:267:03
1012.66:277:01
1112.56:286:59
1212.56:296:57
1312.46:306:55
1412.46:316:54
1512.36:326:52
1612.36:336:50
1712.26:346:48
1812.26:356:46
1912.16:376:45
2012.16:386:43
2112.06:396:41
2212.06:406:39
2311.96:416:37
2411.96:426:35
2511.86:436:34
2611.86:446:32
2711.76:456:30
2811.76:466:28
2911.76:476:27
3011.66:496:25

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
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204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Palafrugell?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Palafrugell in September

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

In September, Palafrugell sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Palafrugell 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 21 to Oct 6 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Palafrugell in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palafrugell peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Palafrugell?

Palafrugell sits at 41.9°N, 3.2°E, 69 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Palamós, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Palafrugell

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palafrugell has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,699 m.

The land around Palafrugell is covered by trees (45%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
525 m
80 km
1,699 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Palamós 8.0 km · Sant Feliu de Guíxols 18 km · Girona 29 km · Salt 31 km · Lloret de Mar 36 km · Roses 38 km · Banyoles 40 km · Blanes 41 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 Palafrugell (41.9174°, 3.1631°, elevation 69 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).