Vancouver Weather in September
Vancouver in September
The short of it: Vancouver in September averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 31 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 20° · low 12° · rain 71 mm · daylight 12 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Vancouver an average September high of 20°, a low of 12° and some 71 mm of rain. Much like August: highs about 20°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 31 min in mid-September, 112 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, Vancouver runs warmer than most and about as wet in September. Fairview, 2 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
September in Vancouver, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 4° colder, 19 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FairviewBritish Columbia | 2 km NNW | 19° | 12° | 71 mm |
| South GranvilleBritish Columbia | 2 km NW | 19° | 12° | 71 mm |
| Mt PleasantBritish Columbia | 2 km NE | 20° | 12° | 74 mm |
| Riley ParkBritish Columbia | 2 km ESE | 20° | 12° | 71 mm |
| Mount PleasantBritish Columbia | 2 km NE | 20° | 12° | 74 mm |
| ChinatownBritish Columbia | 4 km NNE | 20° | 12° | 74 mm |
| SunsetBritish Columbia | 4 km SSE | 20° | 12° | 71 mm |
| Downtown VancouverBritish Columbia | 4 km N | 20° | 12° | 74 mm |