Rio Rancho weather in September

In September, Rio Rancho sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 57°F, with 1.1 in of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 84°F in the first days to 77°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Rio Rancho's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rio Rancho's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 80°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 57°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 1.1 in; 4.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:54 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.8; out of 10

Rio Rancho is city in Sandoval and Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States.

Density: 326/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1961

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 84°F in the first days to 77°F by the end.

A typical September day in Rio Rancho reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 57°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°F cooler than August and about 12°F warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°F)	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	76
Avg low (°F)	62	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	84	62
2	84	61
3	84	61
4	83	61
5	83	60
6	83	60
7	82	60
8	82	59
9	82	59
10	82	59
11	81	58
12	81	58
13	80	58
14	80	57
15	80	57
16	80	56
17	79	56
18	79	56
19	79	55
20	79	55
21	78	55
22	78	54
23	78	54
24	78	54
25	78	53
26	77	53
27	77	53
28	77	52
29	76	52
30	76	51

How September really feels in Rio Rancho

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

Rio Rancho weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	46° / 25°	0.6	4.2	2.4	9.9	1.3
Feb	52° / 29°	0.6	3.6	1.7	10.7	3.2
Mar	60° / 35°	0.6	3.6	0.8	11.7	5.9
Apr	68° / 42°	0.6	2.8	0.4	12.9	7.7
May	78° / 51°	0.7	3.2	0	13.8	8.1
Jun	88° / 61°	0.4	2.3	0	14.3	5.6
Jul	89° / 66°	1.2	6.6	0	14.1	4.7
Aug	86° / 64°	1.1	6.2	0	13.3	5.6
Sep	80° / 57°	1.1	4.4	0	12.2	7.8
Oct	69° / 45°	1.1	4.1	0.2	11.1	7.8
Nov	55° / 33°	0.6	3.2	0.9	10.1	4.5
Dec	45° / 25°	0.8	3.8	2.3	9.7	1.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	85	85	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84
Cloudier (%)	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	84	16

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Rio Rancho gets around 1.1 in of rain over 4.4 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 15% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	17
5	17
6	18
7	18
8	18
9	19
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	18
14	18
15	17
16	16
17	16
18	15
19	14
20	13
21	12
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	10
26	10
27	10
28	11
29	11
30	11

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	90	91	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	10	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

Wind in September

Winds average 5 mph in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (mph)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
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30	5	calm

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 5:43 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 5:47 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:05
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:43	6:30
2	12.7	5:44	6:28
3	12.7	5:45	6:27
4	12.7	5:45	6:25
5	12.6	5:46	6:24
6	12.6	5:47	6:22
7	12.6	5:48	6:21
8	12.5	5:48	6:20
9	12.5	5:49	6:18
10	12.4	5:50	6:17
11	12.4	5:51	6:15
12	12.4	5:51	6:14
13	12.3	5:52	6:12
14	12.3	5:53	6:11
15	12.3	5:54	6:09
16	12.2	5:54	6:08
17	12.2	5:55	6:06
18	12.1	5:56	6:05
19	12.1	5:57	6:03
20	12.1	5:58	6:01
21	12.0	5:58	6:00
22	12.0	5:59	5:58
23	12.0	6:00	5:57
24	11.9	6:01	5:55
25	11.9	6:01	5:54
26	11.8	6:02	5:52
27	11.8	6:03	5:51
28	11.8	6:04	5:50
29	11.7	6:05	5:48
30	11.7	6:05	5:47

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 8.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Rio Rancho?

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

7.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rio Rancho in September

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

In September, Rio Rancho sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 57°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Rio Rancho 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 Rio Rancho peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	6	8	9	12	12	11	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Rio Rancho?

Rio Rancho sits at 35.2°N, 106.7°W, 5,282 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Enchanted Hills, 8.1 mi away.

Topography around Rio Rancho

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Rio Rancho.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rio Rancho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 ft around an average of 5,246 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,156 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,522 ft.

The land around Rio Rancho is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and bare terrain (20%) within 2 miles, grassland (39%), artificial surfaces (29%) and bare terrain (20%) within 10 miles, and grassland (55%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

469 ft

artificial surfaces 68%

10 miles

3,156 ft

grassland 39%

50 miles

6,522 ft

grassland 55%

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← August Rio Rancho year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Enchanted Hills 8.1 mi · Albuquerque 11 mi · South Valley 16 mi · Los Lunas 30 mi · Santa Fe 52 mi · Gallup 119 mi · Farmington 135 mi · Durango 157 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Rio Rancho (35.2334°, -106.6645°, elevation 5,282 ft), 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	84	62
2	84	61
3	84	61
4	83	61
5	83	60
6	83	60
7	82	60
8	82	59
9	82	59
10	82	59
11	81	58
12	81	58
13	80	58
14	80	57
15	80	57
16	80	56
17	79	56
18	79	56
19	79	55
20	79	55
21	78	55
22	78	54
23	78	54
24	78	54
25	78	53
26	77	53
27	77	53
28	77	52
29	76	52
30	76	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	84	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	17
5	17
6	18
7	18
8	18
9	19
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	18
14	18
15	17
16	16
17	16
18	15
19	14
20	13
21	12
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	10
26	10
27	10
28	11
29	11
30	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	84	62
2	84	61
3	84	61
4	83	61
5	83	60
6	83	60
7	82	60
8	82	59
9	82	59
10	82	59
11	81	58
12	81	58
13	80	58
14	80	57
15	80	57
16	80	56
17	79	56
18	79	56
19	79	55
20	79	55
21	78	55
22	78	54
23	78	54
24	78	54
25	78	53
26	77	53
27	77	53
28	77	52
29	76	52
30	76	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	84	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	17
5	17
6	18
7	18
8	18
9	19
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	18
14	18
15	17
16	16
17	16
18	15
19	14
20	13
21	12
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	10
26	10
27	10
28	11
29	11
30	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	84	62
2	84	61
3	84	61
4	83	61
5	83	60
6	83	60
7	82	60
8	82	59
9	82	59
10	82	59
11	81	58
12	81	58
13	80	58
14	80	57
15	80	57
16	80	56
17	79	56
18	79	56
19	79	55
20	79	55
21	78	55
22	78	54
23	78	54
24	78	54
25	78	53
26	77	53
27	77	53
28	77	52
29	76	52
30	76	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	84	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	17
5	17
6	18
7	18
8	18
9	19
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	18
14	18
15	17
16	16
17	16
18	15
19	14
20	13
21	12
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	10
26	10
27	10
28	11
29	11
30	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2