Canberra Weather in September
Canberra in September
The short of it: Canberra in September averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 4° · rain 62 mm · daylight 11 h 56 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & April
Thirty years of records give Canberra an average September high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 62 mm of rain. Much like August: highs about 17°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 56 min in mid-September, 67 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and April.
Against its neighbours, Canberra runs warmer than most and wetter than most in September. Canberra City, 0 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
September in Canberra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 3° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra CityAustralian Capital Territory | 0 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 62 mm |
| BraddonAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 62 mm |
| TurnerAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km N | 17° | 4° | 65 mm |
| CampbellAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 62 mm |
| AinslieAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 62 mm |
| O'ConnorAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km NNW | 17° | 4° | 65 mm |
| KingstonAustralian Capital Territory | 4 km SSE | 17° | 4° | 61 mm |
| DownerAustralian Capital Territory | 5 km NNE | 17° | 4° | 61 mm |