San Miguel de Allende weather in September
September in San Miguel de Allende: warm, rainy, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#8 of 12 months in San Miguel de Allende · #291 of 1413 destinations to visit in September · comfort 89/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 25°C
- Nights
- 15°C
- Wet days
- 13
- Sun
- 10 h
- Humidity
- 74%
- Daylight
- 12 h

Traveller notes on San Miguel de Allende in September
Other months in San Miguel de Allende
Regulars describe a genuine indoor-outdoor flip here - a sweater needed inside unheated buildings, taken off once outside in the sun - with rooftop bars and courtyard restaurants routinely running space heaters to compensate. Our row backs that mild, genuinely dry read, 22.9C over 9.6C nights feeling 8C, with rain essentially absent, 7.2mm across under two days, and humidity down to 57 percent. Regulars are consistent this counts as one of the driest, most reliable months of the year here, part of a dry season running November through April, clear skies and low humidity the norm. Evenings turn genuinely cold enough that checking for in-room heating before booking is worth doing. The record: 9.4 hours of sun, a 13.7 kph wind and AQI 47.
Regulars capture this month with a specific local inversion: it's cold enough indoors, especially overnight, that a sweater comes off once you step outside into the sun rather than the other way around - a real consequence of colonial-era buildings with little heating meeting genuinely chilly nights. Our row backs the swing, 23.1C by day over a real 7C-feeling night, with rain almost entirely absent, 2.8mm across under a day, and humidity down to a dry 50 percent. Regulars note most rooftop bars and courtyard restaurants keep space heaters running for exactly this reason, and that December actually runs colder than this month despite feeling similar on paper. The record: 9.6 hours of sun, a 15.6 kph wind and AQI 41.
San Miguel de Allende-forum threads on July weather call it a genuinely good pick for anyone trying to escape summer heat elsewhere - the rainy season is in full swing, but posters describe it as an afternoon or evening shower every couple of days rather than a persistent soak, and the payoff is a noticeably greener town, less dusty underfoot than the hotter months before the rains. Days settle into the high 70s to low 80s Fahrenheit by mid-afternoon, evenings cool enough into the 50s that a shawl or light jacket becomes useful after dark. The standing packing advice is a light rain shell or small umbrella, plus solid walking shoes since the cobblestones turn slick when wet. Regulars rank the rainy season among the more comfortable stretches of the year, since the heat never gets as intense as the hotter months before the rains arrive. The record: 25.5C days feeling like 27C, 15.2C nights, a notably high 121mm across 17.2 days, 73 percent humidity and 11.1 hours of sun.
October is the turn in San Miguel: the rainy season that runs from mid-June is ending and the dry season is starting, with regulars putting the chance of rain in any 24 hours at about 19 percent and the humidity at close to nothing. Our row gives 35.6mm across 6.2 days, historical highs near 76F and lows near 54F - our 24.5C and 13.3C. What several of them argue is that the end of the rains is the best of both: the countryside is still green and the air still washed, before the dry months turn everything dusty. When rain does come it is a short afternoon burst rather than a grey day. The record: humidity 68 percent, 9.8 hours of sun and AQI 38.
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San Miguel de Allende climate normals — September
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in San Miguel de Allende in September
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsIndependence and Sanmiguelada, Alborada, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for San Miguel de Allende's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherSan Miguel de Allende's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in San Miguel de Allende in September
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Rainy season
1 Jun – 30 SepMonsoonStorms in the late afternoon and evening, dry mornings, and the hills behind the town green for the only months of the year. The cobbles get slick and the jacaranda-lined streets flood at the corners.
- Festival
Independence and Sanmiguelada
15–18 Sep · usuallyMajor festivalCrowdedThe town is named for Ignacio Allende and takes the September holiday personally, with the shout in the Jardin on the night of the fifteenth and days of parades around it. Source ↗
- Festival
Alborada
26 Sep – 1 Oct · usuallyLights & fireCrowdedFor the feast of the town's patron the fireworks start at four in the morning over the Parroquia and go on until sunrise. Nobody in the centre sleeps through it and nobody intends to. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of San Miguel de Allende — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
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San Miguel de Allende in September — FAQ
- Is September a good time to visit San Miguel de Allende?
- September in San Miguel de Allende: warm, rainy, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #8 of 12 months for San Miguel de Allende on SeasonMap's comfort score (89/100).
- What is the weather like in San Miguel de Allende in September?
- In September, San Miguel de Allende averages a daily high of 24.7°C and a low of 14.9°C, with about 97.6 mm of rain over roughly 12.5 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in San Miguel de Allende in September?
- San Miguel de Allende has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 38 in September.
Within 300 km: Mexico City's El Grito on 15–16 Sep, and Guanajuato's Independence days on 13–17 Sep.