Climate averages 1991–2020
Valledupar weather
in September.
A hot, very wet month: the 5th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Valledupar: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 207 mm of rain on roughly 26 days, which makes September a very wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 11 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Machiques (89 km away). In September its highs average 32.8°C, 4.5°C warmer than Valledupar, with 111 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Valledupar ranks 22nd of 46 for the warmest September highs and joint 24th of 46 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 46 cities is 26.4°C; Valledupar is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 27.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 207 mm to 315 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
Valledupar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 26 | 4.7 | 11.612 h |
| February | 28.8°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 36 | 5.9 | 11.812 h |
| March | 28.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 103 | 12.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 247 | 22.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 27.3°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 336 | 28.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 27.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 163 | 24.0 | 12.713 h |
| July | 28.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 101 | 19.5 | 12.713 h |
| August | 29.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 147 | 23.2 | 12.512 h |
| September, selected | 28.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 207 | 25.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 315 | 27.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 26.6°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 308 | 22.6 | 11.712 h |
| December | 27.2°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 90 | 11.1 | 11.512 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
- Machiques in SeptemberVenezuela · 89 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 24.8°C · 111 mm rain
- La Villa del Rosario in SeptemberVenezuela · 104 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 24.2°C · 109 mm rain
- Ciénaga in SeptemberColombia · 124 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 24.3°C · 309 mm rain
- Riohacha in SeptemberColombia · 126 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.8°C · 165 mm rain
- Santa Marta in SeptemberColombia · 134 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 25.2°C · 140 mm rain
- Maicao in SeptemberColombia · 150 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.8°C · 153 mm rain
- La Concepción in SeptemberVenezuela · 156 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 25.1°C · 105 mm rain
- Concepción, Venezuela in SeptemberVenezuela · 171 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 105 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 Valledupar) is explained once on the Valledupar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.