Amherst Weather in September
Amherst in September
The short of it: Amherst in September averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 98 mm · daylight 12 h 28 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
September in Amherst brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 9°, with about 98 mm of rain over the month. Much like August: highs about 20°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 28 min in mid-September, 99 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Amherst runs warmer than most and drier than most in September. Sackville, 15 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
September in Amherst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 4° colder, 20 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SackvilleNew Brunswick | 15 km WNW | 20° | 9° | 99 mm |
| TantramarNew Brunswick | 19 km NW | 20° | 9° | 98 mm |
| TidnishNova Scotia | 23 km NE | 20° | 10° | 96 mm |
| SpringhillNova Scotia | 23 km SSE | 20° | 9° | 114 mm |
| OxfordNova Scotia | 28 km ESE | 20° | 9° | 113 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 30 km NNE | 20° | 10° | 94 mm |
| MemramcookNew Brunswick | 33 km NW | 20° | 9° | 95 mm |
| Fundy AlbertNew Brunswick | 36 km W | 19° | 9° | 106 mm |