Fort Smith Weather in September
Fort Smith in September
The short of it: Fort Smith in September averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 3° · rain 46 mm · daylight 12 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
September in Fort Smith brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 3°, with about 46 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 7° against August, to near 14°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 44 min in mid-September, 172 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates September 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Fort Smith runs cooler than most and wetter than most in September. Hay River, 233 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
September in Fort Smith, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 7° colder, 17 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 10° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 233 km WNW | 14° | 4° | 45 mm |
| YellowknifeNorthwest Territories | 303 km NNW | 11° | 5° | 37 mm |
| La CrêteAlberta | 328 km SW | 16° | 4° | 36 mm |
| High LevelAlberta | 341 km WSW | 16° | 2° | 34 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 348 km WNW | 15° | 3° | 31 mm |
| Fort McMurrayAlberta | 366 km S | 17° | 4° | 48 mm |
| Saprae CreekAlberta | 375 km S | 16° | 4° | 49 mm |
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 382 km NNW | 12° | 3° | 36 mm |