Palamós weather in September

In September, Palamós sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 62 mm of rain across 6.3 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Palamós's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palamós's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:34 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
45%
4th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Palamós is capital town of the municipality of Palamós, 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical September day in Palamós 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 21°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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22422
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52421
62321
72321
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102321
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Palamós 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°566.99.33.7
Feb12° / 10°406.510.33.6
Mar13° / 11°476.211.74.3
Apr15° / 13°446.613.15.0
May18° / 16°334.914.36.5
Jun21° / 19°183.2157.9
Jul24° / 22°121.814.78.9
Aug25° / 23°152.613.78.6
Sep22° / 20°626.312.37.6
Oct19° / 17°818.110.96.6
Nov16° / 14°657.99.65.3
Dec13° / 11°566.794.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46931
56832
66832
76733
86832
96832
106733
116733
126733
136733
146634
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306535

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Palamós gets around 62 mm of rain over 6.3 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
113
214
315
415
516
617
718
819
919
1020
1120
1221
1321
1421
1522
1622
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2922
3022

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1716213422
2816213520
3817213518
4818213617
5918213616
6919213714
7919213713
81019213713
91020223712
101120223611
111121223611
121221223510
13122123349
14132224339
15142224328
16142225318
17152226307
18162227296
19172227286
20172328275
21182328264
22182329264
23192329253
24192330253
25202330253
26202330252
27212330242
28222330241
29222330231
30232330231

Wind in September

Winds average 17 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
117light breeze
217light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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2118light breeze
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2918light breeze
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 6:18 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)
113.06:187:17
212.96:197:15
312.96:207:13
412.86:217:12
512.86:227:10
612.86:237:08
712.76:247:06
812.76:257:05
912.66:267:03
1012.66:277:01
1112.56:286:59
1212.56:296:57
1312.46:306:56
1412.46:316:54
1512.36:326:52
1612.36:346:50
1712.26:356:48
1812.26:366:46
1912.16:376:45
2012.16:386:43
2112.06:396:41
2212.06:406:39
2311.96:416:37
2411.96:426:36
2511.86:436:34
2611.86:446:32
2711.76:456:30
2811.76:466:28
2911.76:486:27
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 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 4.46 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
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Palamós?

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
5.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Palamós in September

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

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

light clothes

Sea temperature near Palamós 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 Palamós 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 Palamós 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 Palamós?

Palamós sits at 41.8°N, 3.1°E, 11 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Palafrugell, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Palamós

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palamós has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around Palamós is covered by water (53%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
524 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Palafrugell 8.0 km · Sant Feliu de Guíxols 11 km · Lloret de Mar 29 km · Girona 29 km · Salt 31 km · Blanes 34 km · Tordera 38 km · Malgrat de Mar 39 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 Palamós (41.8484°, 3.1291°, elevation 11 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).