Vulcan Weather in September
Vulcan in September
The short of it: Vulcan in September averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 4° · rain 40 mm · daylight 12 h 32 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Vulcan an average September high of 19°, a low of 4° and some 40 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from August to about 19°, with nights near 4°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 32 min in mid-September, 117 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates September 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, Vulcan runs warmer than most and drier than most in September. High River, 48 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
September in Vulcan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 5° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High RiverAlberta | 48 km WNW | 19° | 4° | 43 mm |
| OkotoksAlberta | 63 km NW | 19° | 4° | 42 mm |
| MahoganyAlberta | 73 km NW | 19° | 4° | 43 mm |
| StrathmoreAlberta | 73 km N | 19° | 4° | 34 mm |
| LegacyAlberta | 73 km NW | 19° | 4° | 45 mm |
| Auburn BayAlberta | 74 km NW | 19° | 4° | 44 mm |
| CopperfieldAlberta | 74 km NW | 19° | 4° | 43 mm |
| CranstonAlberta | 75 km NW | 19° | 4° | 44 mm |