La Paloma weather in September

In September, La Paloma sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 102 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is La Paloma's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Paloma's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 102 mm; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:37 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 8th clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

La Paloma is town in the Rocha, Uruguay..

Density: 231/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1874

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical September day in La Paloma reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 2°C cooler 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 (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13

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

La Paloma weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 20°	67	6.5	14.1	7.6
Feb	23° / 21°	90	8	13.3	7.3
Mar	22° / 20°	101	9.3	12.3	7.0
Apr	20° / 17°	121	9.7	11.2	6.4
May	17° / 15°	95	8.7	10.2	5.6
Jun	14° / 12°	115	9.7	9.7	4.3
Jul	13° / 10°	110	9.9	9.9	3.6
Aug	14° / 11°	110	8.9	10.7	4.0
Sep	14° / 12°	102	8.8	11.8	4.3
Oct	16° / 14°	109	9.2	12.9	5.3
Nov	19° / 16°	90	7.5	13.8	6.6
Dec	21° / 18°	81	7.6	14.3	7.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	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 (%)	45	44	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48
Cloudier (%)	55	56	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	48	52

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

La Paloma gets around 102 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 31% 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 (%)	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	27
22	27
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27
29	27
30	27

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 85% 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 (%)	87	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	83	82	81	80	79	79	78	77	76
Comfortable (%)	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	21	22	23
Humid (%)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	87	11	2
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	89	10	1
5	89	10	1
6	88	11	1
7	88	11	1
8	88	11	1
9	88	11	1
10	87	11	2
11	86	12	2
12	86	12	2
13	86	12	2
14	86	12	2
15	85	13	2
16	85	13	2
17	85	13	2
18	85	14	1
19	85	14	1
20	84	15	1
21	84	15	1
22	83	16	1
23	82	17	1
24	81	18	1
25	80	19	1
26	79	20	1
27	79	20	1
28	78	21	1
29	77	22	1
30	76	23	1

Wind in September

Winds average 23 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h 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 (km/h)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:59 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:35 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)	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:59	7:58	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:46	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:30	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17
Sunset (PM)	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:59	7:14
2	11.3	7:58	7:14
3	11.3	7:56	7:15
4	11.3	7:55	7:16
5	11.4	7:54	7:16
6	11.4	7:52	7:17
7	11.5	7:51	7:18
8	11.5	7:49	7:19
9	11.5	7:48	7:19
10	11.6	7:46	7:20
11	11.6	7:45	7:21
12	11.6	7:43	7:22
13	11.7	7:42	7:22
14	11.7	7:40	7:23
15	11.7	7:39	7:24
16	11.8	7:37	7:25
17	11.8	7:36	7:25
18	11.9	7:34	7:26
19	11.9	7:33	7:27
20	11.9	7:31	7:28
21	12.0	7:30	7:28
22	12.0	7:28	7:29
23	12.0	7:27	7:30
24	12.1	7:26	7:31
25	12.1	7:24	7:31
26	12.2	7:23	7:32
27	12.2	7:21	7:33
28	12.2	7:20	7:34
29	12.3	7:18	7:34
30	12.3	7:17	7:35

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 4.39 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)	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	4.0	Moderate
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit La Paloma?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit La Paloma for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Paloma in September

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

In September, La Paloma sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near La Paloma in September

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 February at about 23°C and coldest in July near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 14 to Apr 16 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	22	23	22	20	17	14	12	12	13	15	18	20
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	22	Refreshing
Feb	23	Refreshing
Mar	22	Refreshing
Apr	20	Refreshing
May	17	Cool
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	15	Cool
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in La Paloma in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Paloma peaks around January 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	12	9	6	3	2	3	4	6	8	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is La Paloma?

La Paloma sits at 34.7°S, 54.2°W, 0 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Rocha, 25 km away.

Topography around La Paloma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Paloma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m.

The land around La Paloma is covered by water (62%) within 3 km, water (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

water 62%

16 km

77 m

water 72%

80 km

498 m

grassland 41%

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← August La Paloma year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Rocha 25 km · San Carlos 70 km · Maldonado 76 km · Punta del Este 77 km · Minas 103 km · Piriapolis 104 km · Santa Vitória do Palmar 147 km · Treinta y Tres 161 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / I / L; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 66% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $25,216; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 11.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 542
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 La Paloma (-34.6627°, -54.1645°, elevation 0 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	27
22	27
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27
29	27
30	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	87	11	2
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	89	10	1
5	89	10	1
6	88	11	1
7	88	11	1
8	88	11	1
9	88	11	1
10	87	11	2
11	86	12	2
12	86	12	2
13	86	12	2
14	86	12	2
15	85	13	2
16	85	13	2
17	85	13	2
18	85	14	1
19	85	14	1
20	84	15	1
21	84	15	1
22	83	16	1
23	82	17	1
24	81	18	1
25	80	19	1
26	79	20	1
27	79	20	1
28	78	21	1
29	77	22	1
30	76	23	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	27
22	27
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27
29	27
30	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	87	11	2
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	89	10	1
5	89	10	1
6	88	11	1
7	88	11	1
8	88	11	1
9	88	11	1
10	87	11	2
11	86	12	2
12	86	12	2
13	86	12	2
14	86	12	2
15	85	13	2
16	85	13	2
17	85	13	2
18	85	14	1
19	85	14	1
20	84	15	1
21	84	15	1
22	83	16	1
23	82	17	1
24	81	18	1
25	80	19	1
26	79	20	1
27	79	20	1
28	78	21	1
29	77	22	1
30	76	23	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	27
22	27
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27
29	27
30	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	87	11	2
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	89	10	1
5	89	10	1
6	88	11	1
7	88	11	1
8	88	11	1
9	88	11	1
10	87	11	2
11	86	12	2
12	86	12	2
13	86	12	2
14	86	12	2
15	85	13	2
16	85	13	2
17	85	13	2
18	85	14	1
19	85	14	1
20	84	15	1
21	84	15	1
22	83	16	1
23	82	17	1
24	81	18	1
25	80	19	1
26	79	20	1
27	79	20	1
28	78	21	1
29	77	22	1
30	76	23	1