Achaguas weather in September

In September, Achaguas sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 184 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Achaguas's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Achaguas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
184 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:56 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
78%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Achaguas is city.

Founded
1774

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 32°C through the month.

A typical September day in Achaguas reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Achaguas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Achaguas weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 25°81.211.63.3
Feb36° / 26°71.311.72.6
Mar36° / 26°344.711.92.1
Apr34° / 26°14614.912.22.3
May32° / 25°27423.812.32.6
Jun31° / 24°2862612.42.7
Jul31° / 23°26827.612.42.7
Aug31° / 24°22526.412.32.7
Sep32° / 24°18424122.6
Oct32° / 24°15622.711.82.7
Nov33° / 24°9615.811.63.1
Dec33° / 25°245.211.63.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Achaguas gets around 184 mm of rain over 24 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 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September, the calmest month.

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

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Sunrise & sunset in September

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Achaguas

In seasonPeak

In September, Achaguas sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Achaguas's monsoon runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is September a good time to visit Achaguas?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Achaguas.

What to pack for Achaguas in September

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

In September, Achaguas sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Achaguas in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Achaguas peaks around September 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highSep 16UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Achaguas 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 Achaguas is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1135 µg/m³Dec 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr35Poor
May25Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Achaguas?

Achaguas sits at 7.8°N, 68.2°W, 62 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Camaguán, 77 km away.

San Fernando de ApureGuanaritoCalabozoElorzaPuerto CarreñoVilla Bruzual

Topography around Achaguas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Achaguas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m.

The land around Achaguas is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (44%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

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September weather nearby: Camaguán 77 km · Biruaca 78 km · San Fernando de Apure 84 km · Guanarito 149 km · Calabozo 154 km · Elorza 162 km · Puerto Carreño 195 km · Villa Bruzual 199 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$3,495
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
12.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
39
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 520
Religion
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

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 Achaguas (7.7792°, -68.2237°, elevation 62 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. 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).