Drumheller Weather in September
Drumheller in September
The short of it: Drumheller in September averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 31 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 4° · rain 31 mm · daylight 12 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Drumheller an average September high of 21°, a low of 4° and some 31 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from August to about 21°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 31 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 33 min in mid-September, 122 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates September 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Drumheller runs warmer than most and drier than most in September. Strathmore, 66 km to the SW, is 2° cooler by day.
September in Drumheller, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 5° colder, 21 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 9° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StrathmoreAlberta | 66 km SW | 19° | 4° | 34 mm |
| ChestermereAlberta | 91 km WSW | 19° | 4° | 39 mm |
| Skyview RanchAlberta | 93 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 39 mm |
| Saddle RidgeAlberta | 93 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 39 mm |
| TaradaleAlberta | 93 km WSW | 19° | 4° | 40 mm |
| AirdrieAlberta | 94 km W | 18° | 4° | 40 mm |
| FalconridgeAlberta | 94 km WSW | 19° | 4° | 40 mm |
| MartindaleAlberta | 95 km WSW | 19° | 4° | 40 mm |