Athabasca Weather in September
Athabasca in September
The short of it: Athabasca in September averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 4° · rain 34 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
September in Athabasca brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 4°, with about 34 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from August to about 17°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 37 min in mid-September, 138 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates September 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Athabasca runs cooler than most and wetter than most in September. Morinville, 105 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
September in Athabasca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 6° colder, 23 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 8° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MorinvilleAlberta | 105 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 32 mm |
| Fort SaskatchewanAlberta | 113 km S | 18° | 5° | 33 mm |
| Slave LakeAlberta | 114 km NW | 16° | 4° | 40 mm |
| KlarvattenAlberta | 121 km S | 17° | 5° | 33 mm |
| BaturynAlberta | 121 km S | 17° | 5° | 33 mm |
| Hollick-KenyonAlberta | 122 km S | 18° | 5° | 33 mm |
| BrintnellAlberta | 122 km S | 18° | 5° | 33 mm |
| St. AlbertAlberta | 123 km S | 18° | 5° | 33 mm |