Zafra weather in September

In September, Zafra sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Zafra's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zafra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:13 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Zafra is capital of Zafra Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.8 µg/m³ · 2010

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 31°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical September day in Zafra reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13117
23117
33117
43117
53017
63017
73017
83017
93017
102917
112916
122916
132916
142816
152816
162816
172816
182816
192715
202715
212715
222715
232715
242615
252615
262615
272615
282614
292614
302514

How September really feels in Zafra

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Zafra weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 427.39.63.7
Feb14° / 416.310.54.6
Mar18° / 447.511.76.1
Apr20° / 468.4136.6
May24° / 12°397.114.17.4
Jun29° / 16°122.614.66.7
Jul33° / 18°30.914.44.8
Aug33° / 18°71.313.54.8
Sep28° / 16°25412.37.0
Oct22° / 12°587.4117.2
Nov16° / 527.49.95.6
Dec13° / 537.19.44.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28713
38713
48713
58515
68416
78416
88218
98119
108119
117921
127822
137624
147525
157426
167327
177129
187030
196931
206832
216733
226634
236733
246634
256535
266535
276535
286535
296535
306535

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Zafra gets around 25 mm of rain over 4 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 13% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
16
26
37
47
57
67
78
89
99
1010
1111
1212
1313
1414
1514
1615
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2217
2318
2417
2517
2617
2717
2816
2916
3016

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168284
268284
369274
469274
570264
670264
771254
871254
971254
1072244
1171245
1271245
1371245
1471245
1570246
1670246
1770246
1870246
1970246
2070246
2169247
2269247
2370246
2470246
2570246
2670246
2771236
2872235
2973225
3073225

Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min 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 78 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:597:52
212.87:007:50
312.87:017:48
412.87:027:47
512.77:037:45
612.77:047:44
712.67:057:42
812.67:057:40
912.57:067:39
1012.57:077:37
1112.57:087:36
1212.47:097:34
1312.47:107:32
1412.37:117:31
1512.37:127:29
1612.27:137:27
1712.27:147:26
1812.27:147:24
1912.17:157:22
2012.17:167:21
2112.07:177:19
2212.07:187:17
2311.97:197:16
2411.97:207:14
2511.97:217:13
2611.87:227:11
2711.87:237:09
2811.77:247:08
2911.77:257:06
3011.67:267:04

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Zafra?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zafra in September

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

In September, Zafra sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zafra 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 Zafra peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zafra?

Zafra sits at 38.4°N, 6.4°W, 515 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Almendralejo, 29 km away.

Topography around Zafra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zafra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 517 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Zafra is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), trees (27%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
1,016 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Almendralejo 29 km · Mérida 55 km · Montijo 56 km · Badajoz 70 km · Don Benito 76 km · Villanueva de la Serena 82 km · La Rinconada 111 km · La Algaba 113 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 Zafra (38.4254°, -6.4173°, elevation 515 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. 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).