Santa Cruz de la Palma weather in September

In September, Santa Cruz de la Palma sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Santa Cruz de la Palma's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz de la Palma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:00 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
33%
4th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Santa Cruz de la Palma is municipal capital of Santa Cruz de La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.5 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 21°C through the month.

A typical September day in Santa Cruz de la Palma reaches about 21°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 22°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Santa Cruz de la Palma weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 16°326.510.46.0
Feb16° / 15°325.9115.8
Mar16° / 15°295.511.86.0
Apr17° / 16°153.712.76.4
May18° / 17°7213.47.1
Jun19° / 18°41.313.87.8
Jul20° / 19°31.113.68.2
Aug21° / 20°40.8138.5
Sep21° / 21°82.312.28.2
Oct21° / 20°266.611.37.3
Nov19° / 18°368.310.66.6
Dec18° / 17°518.810.26.3

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 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2928
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4928
59010
69010
78911
88812
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz de la Palma gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
12
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94
105
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126
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179
1810
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2010
2111
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3015

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1544492
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Wind in September

Winds average 26 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
129breezy
229breezy
328breezy
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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 6:53 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:537:29
212.66:537:28
312.56:547:26
412.56:547:25
512.56:557:24
612.56:557:23
712.46:567:22
812.46:567:20
912.46:577:19
1012.36:577:18
1112.36:587:17
1212.36:587:15
1312.36:597:14
1412.26:597:13
1512.27:007:12
1612.27:007:10
1712.17:017:09
1812.17:017:08
1912.17:027:07
2012.17:027:05
2112.07:037:04
2212.07:037:03
2312.07:047:02
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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 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.6Intense
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46.6Intense
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96.4Intense
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126.3Intense
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206.0Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Santa Cruz de la Palma

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Cruz de la Palma sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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

Is September a good time to visit Santa Cruz de la Palma?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Santa Cruz de la Palma for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Cruz de la Palma in September

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

In September, Santa Cruz de la Palma sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Santa Cruz de la Palma 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 at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 1 to Jan 16 — about 8.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun22Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct24Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Santa Cruz de la Palma 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 Santa Cruz de la Palma peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Santa Cruz de la Palma in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Santa Cruz de la Palma is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Santa Cruz de la Palma's WHO annual average of 8.5 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1818 µg/m³Jun 124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May4Good
Jun4Good
Jul5Good
Aug6Good
Sep9Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz de la Palma?

Santa Cruz de la Palma sits at 28.7°N, 17.8°W, 18 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Los Llanos de Aridane, 15 km away.

Arona

Topography around Santa Cruz de la Palma

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Cruz de la Palma.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz de la Palma has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m around an average of 146 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,416 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,398 m.

The land around Santa Cruz de la Palma is covered by water (44%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
621 m
16 km
2,416 m
80 km
2,398 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Los Llanos de Aridane 15 km · Icod de los Vinos 108 km · Guía de Isora 110 km · Adeje 119 km · Realejo Alto 120 km · Los Realejos 120 km · Puerto de la Cruz 122 km · Arona 124 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 Santa Cruz de la Palma (28.6835°, -17.7642°, elevation 18 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).