Machiques weather in September

In September, Machiques sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 111 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Machiques's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Machiques's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:13 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Machiques is municipality in Zulia, Venezuela.

Founded
1841

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 34°C through the month.

A typical September day in Machiques reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 1°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Machiques

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.

Machiques weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°91.711.54.4
Feb34° / 23°122.711.73.9
Mar34° / 24°417.311.93.2
Apr34° / 24°8915.412.22.6
May33° / 24°15523.412.52.3
Jun33° / 24°9421.612.62.3
Jul33° / 24°9522.612.52.2
Aug34° / 24°10124.312.32.0
Sep34° / 24°11123.912.12.0
Oct32° / 24°20025.911.82.3
Nov32° / 23°20920.611.53.0
Dec32° / 23°327.611.44.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41486
51486
61486
71486
81585
91585
101585
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Machiques gets around 111 mm of rain over 23.9 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 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
576
676
777
878
979
1080
1181
1282
1383
1483
1583
1684
1784
1884
1984
2084
2183
2283
2382
2482
2581
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111863
211863
310882
410882
510882
69892
79892
88902
98902
107912
117912
126922
136922
146922
155932
164942
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193952
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213952
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Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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 6:14 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:146:26
212.26:146:25
312.26:146:25
412.26:146:24
512.26:146:23
612.16:146:23
712.16:146:22
812.16:146:21
912.16:136:21
1012.16:136:20
1112.16:136:19
1212.16:136:19
1312.16:136:18
1412.16:136:17
1512.16:136:17
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1712.06:136:16
1812.06:136:15
1912.06:136:14
2012.06:136:14
2112.06:126:13
2212.06:126:12
2312.06:126:12
2412.06:126:11
2512.06:126:10
2612.06:126:10
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2911.96:126:08
3011.96:126:07

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.6Bright
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95.5Bright
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305.3Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Machiques

In seasonPeak

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

Machiques's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is September a good time to visit Machiques?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Machiques.

What to pack for Machiques in September

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

In September, Machiques sees daytime highs around 34°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 Machiques in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Machiques peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Machiques 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 Machiques is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodMar 1846 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar48Poor
Apr32Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Machiques?

Machiques sits at 10.1°N, 72.6°W, 99 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is La Villa del Rosario, 39 km away.

ValleduparBecerrilSan Juan del CesarFonseca

Topography around Machiques

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Machiques has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,109 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,621 m.

The land around Machiques is covered by grassland (54%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
1,109 m
80 km
3,621 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: La Villa del Rosario 39 km · Agustín Codazzi 75 km · San Diego 75 km · Villanueva 77 km · Valledupar 89 km · Becerril 89 km · San Juan del Cesar 93 km · Fonseca 97 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 Machiques (10.0608°, -72.5521°, elevation 99 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).