San Fernando de Apure weather in September

In September, San Fernando de Apure sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 182 mm of rain across 23.6 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 9% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 San Fernando de Apure's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Fernando de Apure's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:53 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

San Fernando de Apure is city of Venezuela.

Density
38/km²
people per km²
Founded
1788

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 San Fernando de Apure 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 about 1°C warmer than August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in San Fernando de Apure

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
11 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

San Fernando de Apure 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°8111.63.2
Feb36° / 25°51.211.72.6
Mar36° / 26°223.311.92.0
Apr35° / 26°12112.812.22.1
May33° / 25°24322.412.42.4
Jun31° / 24°27925.812.42.6
Jul31° / 23°27027.612.42.6
Aug32° / 24°23926.912.32.5
Sep32° / 24°18223.6122.5
Oct33° / 24°14821.811.82.6
Nov33° / 24°8413.711.63.1
Dec34° / 25°224.711.53.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42674
52674
62674
72674
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

San Fernando de Apure gets around 182 mm of rain over 23.6 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 78% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
379
479
579
679
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980
1080
1181
1281
1381
1481
1581
1680
1780
1880
1979
2079
2178
2277
2377
2476
2575
2675
2774
2874
2973
3073

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14852
24852
34852
44753
54753
64753
74753
84753
94654
104654
114654
124555
134555
144555
154456
164456
174456
184357
194357
204357
214258
224258
234258
244159
254159
264159
274159
284159
294159
304159

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 6 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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306calm

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 5:55 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:556:04
212.15:556:04
312.15:556:03
412.15:556:03
512.15:556:02
612.15:546:01
712.15:546:01
812.15:546:00
912.15:546:00
1012.15:545:59
1112.15:545:58
1212.15:545:58
1312.15:535:57
1412.15:535:57
1512.15:535:56
1612.05:535:55
1712.05:535:55
1812.05:535:54
1912.05:525:54
2012.05:525:53
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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 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for San Fernando de Apure

In seasonPeak

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

San Fernando de Apure's monsoon runs May–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 San Fernando de Apure?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Fernando de Apure.

What to pack for San Fernando de Apure in September

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

In September, San Fernando de Apure 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 San Fernando de Apure 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 San Fernando de Apure peaks around March 15 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 highMar 15UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in San Fernando de Apure 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 San Fernando de Apure is worst in April — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1829 µg/m³Dec 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Fernando de Apure?

San Fernando de Apure sits at 7.9°N, 67.5°W, 28 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Biruaca, 7.0 km away.

AchaguasCalabozoCaicara del OrinocoEl SombreroPuerto CarreñoEl Pao

Topography around San Fernando de Apure

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Fernando de Apure.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Fernando de Apure has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m.

The land around San Fernando de Apure is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
28 m
80 km
49 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Biruaca 7.0 km · Camaguán 28 km · Achaguas 84 km · Calabozo 115 km · Caicara del Orinoco 146 km · El Sombrero 173 km · Puerto Carreño 189 km · El Pao 208 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 San Fernando de Apure (7.8896°, -67.4718°, elevation 28 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).