Climate averages 1991–2020
Paulo Afonso weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Paulo Afonso: daytime highs average 30.4°C and nights cool to about 20.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes September a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serra Talhada (158 km away). In September its highs average 32.4°C, 2.0°C warmer than Paulo Afonso, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Paulo Afonso ranks joint 117th of 448 for the warmest September highs and joint 45th of 448 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 448 cities is 27.5°C; Paulo Afonso is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 32.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Paulo Afonso climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 38 | 5.2 | 12.613 h |
| February | 33.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 35 | 6.1 | 12.412 h |
| March | 33.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 39 | 8.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 31.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 29 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.8°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 30 | 8.1 | 11.712 h |
| June | 28.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 24 | 8.4 | 11.612 h |
| July | 27.2°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 21 | 7.4 | 11.612 h |
| August | 28.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 18 | 6.6 | 11.812 h |
| September, selected | 30.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 10 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 11 | 1.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 33.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 14 | 2.5 | 12.513 h |
| December | 33.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 19 | 2.9 | 12.713 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Serra Talhada in SeptemberBrazil · 158 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 20.1°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Itabaiana in SeptemberBrazil · 166 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 19.9°C · 43 mm rain
- Arcoverde in SeptemberBrazil · 168 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 18.0°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Arapiraca in SeptemberBrazil · 175 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 19.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Lagarto in SeptemberBrazil · 179 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 20.0°C · 44 mm rain
- Garanhuns in SeptemberBrazil · 197 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 16.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Aracaju in SeptemberBrazil · 209 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 22.5°C · 67 mm rain
- São Cristóvão in SeptemberBrazil · 210 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 64 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Paulo Afonso) is explained once on the Paulo Afonso year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.