Fort Simpson Weather in September
Fort Simpson in September
The short of it: Fort Simpson in September averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 2° · rain 42 mm · daylight 12 h 47 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
September in Fort Simpson brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 2°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 7° against August, to near 15°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 47 min in mid-September, 187 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Fort Simpson runs cooler than most and about as wet in September. Fort Providence, 204 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
September in Fort Simpson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 7° colder, 21 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 11° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 204 km ESE | 15° | 3° | 31 mm |
| Fort LiardNorthwest Territories | 214 km SSW | 16° | 4° | 47 mm |
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 293 km ENE | 12° | 3° | 36 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 318 km ESE | 14° | 4° | 45 mm |
| Fort NelsonBritish Columbia | 348 km SSW | 16° | 4° | 37 mm |
| YellowknifeNorthwest Territories | 368 km ENE | 11° | 5° | 37 mm |
| ChatehAlberta | 384 km SSE | 17° | 3° | 36 mm |
| DelineNorthwest Territories | 385 km NNW | 10° | 2° | 46 mm |