Sydney Weather in September
Sydney in September
The short of it: Sydney in September averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 121 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 11° · rain 121 mm · daylight 12 h 28 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sydney an average September high of 19°, a low of 11° and some 121 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from August to about 19°, with nights near 11°. Wet spells are common — about 121 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 28 min in mid-September, 100 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sydney runs warmer than most and about as wet in September. Membertou, 2 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
September in Sydney, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 4° colder, 24 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MembertouNova Scotia | 2 km SSW | 19° | 10° | 122 mm |
| Whitney PierNova Scotia | 3 km N | 19° | 11° | 121 mm |
| WestmountNova Scotia | 3 km W | 19° | 11° | 120 mm |
| CoxheathNova Scotia | 4 km WSW | 19° | 11° | 122 mm |
| South BarNova Scotia | 8 km N | 19° | 11° | 120 mm |
| Howie CentreNova Scotia | 9 km SW | 19° | 11° | 122 mm |
| North SydneyNova Scotia | 10 km NW | 19° | 11° | 121 mm |
| Balls CreekNova Scotia | 10 km W | 19° | 11° | 124 mm |