Fernie Weather in September
Fernie in September
The short of it: Fernie in September averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 4° · rain 60 mm · daylight 12 h 31 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Fernie an average September high of 20°, a low of 4° and some 60 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 6° from August to about 20°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 31 min in mid-September, 113 minutes less 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Fernie runs about middling and wetter than most in September. Jaffray, 21 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
September in Fernie, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 6° colder, 26 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 8° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaffrayBritish Columbia | 21 km SW | 22° | 5° | 41 mm |
| SparwoodBritish Columbia | 29 km NNE | 18° | 4° | 51 mm |
| ColemanAlberta | 43 km ENE | 17° | 3° | 51 mm |
| BlairmoreAlberta | 47 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 51 mm |
| CranbrookBritish Columbia | 51 km W | 20° | 5° | 34 mm |
| ElkfordBritish Columbia | 58 km N | 17° | 3° | 51 mm |
| KimberleyBritish Columbia | 68 km WNW | 19° | 5° | 36 mm |
| EurekaMontana | 69 km S | 23° | 5° | 31 mm |