Smithers Weather in September
Smithers in September
The short of it: Smithers in September averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 61 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & July
September in Smithers brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 4°, with about 61 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 5° against August, to near 16°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 37 min in mid-September, 139 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and July.
Against its neighbours, Smithers runs cooler than most and about as wet in September. Telkwa, 12 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
September in Smithers, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 5° colder, 12 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 12 km SE | 17° | 5° | 53 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 53 km SE | 17° | 4° | 44 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 58 km NNW | 16° | 5° | 72 mm |
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 97 km WSW | 17° | 9° | 128 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 110 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 44 mm |
| KitimatBritish Columbia | 125 km SW | 17° | 9° | 210 mm |
| Fraser LakeBritish Columbia | 170 km ESE | 17° | 4° | 45 mm |
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 191 km E | 17° | 4° | 41 mm |