Banff Weather in September
Banff in September
The short of it: Banff in September averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 2° · rain 50 mm · daylight 12 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
September in Banff brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 2°, with about 50 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 6° against August, to near 16°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 50 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 33 min in mid-September, 121 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates September 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Banff runs cooler than most and wetter than most in September. Canmore, 18 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
September in Banff, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 6° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CanmoreAlberta | 18 km SE | 17° | 2° | 54 mm |
| CochraneAlberta | 77 km E | 19° | 3° | 44 mm |
| TuscanyAlberta | 93 km E | 19° | 4° | 44 mm |
| Royal OakAlberta | 94 km E | 18° | 3° | 41 mm |
| Arbour LakeAlberta | 95 km E | 18° | 3° | 41 mm |
| West SpringsAlberta | 97 km E | 19° | 4° | 44 mm |
| CitadelAlberta | 97 km E | 18° | 3° | 41 mm |
| Aspen WoodsAlberta | 97 km E | 19° | 4° | 44 mm |