Lyon Weather in September
Lyon in September
The short of it: Lyon in September averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 13° · rain 82 mm · daylight 12 h 28 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & April
Thirty years of records give Lyon an average September high of 23°, a low of 13° and some 82 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from August to about 23°, with nights near 13°. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 28 min in mid-September, 99 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and April.
Against its neighbours, Lyon runs warmer than most and wetter than most in September. Lyon 07, 1 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
September in Lyon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 5° colder, 23 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon 07Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 km SW | 23° | 13° | 82 mm |
| Lyon 03Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 km NNE | 23° | 13° | 81 mm |
| Lyon 02Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 1 km WNW | 23° | 12° | 82 mm |
| Lyon 06Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km N | 23° | 13° | 81 mm |
| Lyon 05Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km NW | 23° | 12° | 82 mm |
| Lyon 08Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km SE | 23° | 13° | 82 mm |
| Lyon 01Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 2 km NNW | 23° | 13° | 81 mm |
| VilleurbanneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3 km NE | 23° | 13° | 82 mm |