Willemstad (Curacao) weather in September
September in Willemstad: sweltering, a little rain, with clean air — fine if you can take 38°C afternoons.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#9 of 12 months in Willemstad · #514 of 1413 destinations to visit in September · comfort 85/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 33°C
- Nights
- 27°C
- Wet days
- 10
- Sun
- 10.8 h
- Humidity
- 80%
- Daylight
- 12 h

Traveller notes on Willemstad in September
Forum posters describe Curaçao's climate as remarkably consistent year-round, with daytime temperatures in the 80sF and nights in the 70sF, tempered by a steady 12-15mph trade wind out of the east that keeps the heat comfortable even as the rainy season begins toward the very end of September. Posters are consistent that this rainy season is genuinely low-key - short, overnight or early-morning showers rather than anything that disrupts a full day, with sea temperatures around this time among the warmest of the year at roughly 84F. Posters do flag one exception worth knowing: when a storm or hurricane passes to the north, it can knock out the usual trade breeze, making conditions feel unusually humid and sticky even without direct rain. Posters generally rate September as a good, reliably warm time for Willemstad, with the trade wind and brief showers keeping conditions comfortable outside of the occasional storm-linked humid spell.
Other months in Willemstad
Curaçao has a desert climate and roughly 340 sunny days a year; March sits at about 27°C by day and 25 overnight, with the sea at 27. The forum's recurring subject is the trade wind, and the record puts it in perspective: it blows here all year, never averaging below about 29 kph, with the stronger stretch running February through July and peaking in May at 37. March, at 34.5, is in the windy half without being the worst of it. Most visitors treat it as the thing that makes the heat bearable rather than a nuisance, and the island's hills — especially towards the west end — block a good deal of it. Sunscreen is non-negotiable.
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Willemstad climate normals — September
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Willemstad 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.
BusyCuraçao North Sea Jazz Festival, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Willemstad'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 weatherWillemstad's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Willemstad in September
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Festival
Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival
3–5 SepMusic festivalCrowdedBook earlyThree nights of Latin, Caribbean and American acts at the turn of September, and the island's biggest ticketed event by a distance. Flights from Amsterdam and rooms anywhere near Willemstad go early for it. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Willemstad — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Willemstad?
Willemstad in September — FAQ
- Is September a good time to visit Willemstad?
- September in Willemstad: sweltering, a little rain, with clean air — fine if you can take 38°C afternoons. It ranks #9 of 12 months for Willemstad on SeasonMap's comfort score (85/100).
- What is the weather like in Willemstad in September?
- In September, Willemstad averages a daily high of 33.3°C and a low of 27°C, with about 47.2 mm of rain over roughly 9.6 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Willemstad in September?
- Willemstad has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 44 in September.
Within 300 km: Kralendijk's Sea turtle nesting around 1 May – 15 Dec.