Rishīkesh Weather in September
Rishīkesh in September
The short of it: Rishīkesh in September averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 272 mm (10.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 23° · rain 272 mm · daylight 12 h 18 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Rishīkesh an average September high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 272 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 272 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 18 min in mid-September, 55 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Rishīkesh runs cooler than most and wetter than most in September. Birbhaddar, 4 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
September in Rishīkesh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus August
- about the same, 156 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BirbhaddarUttarakhand | 4 km SSW | 32° | 23° | 244 mm |
| NarendranagarUttarakhand | 6 km N | 31° | 22° | 286 mm |
| Rāīwāla BaraUttarakhand | 12 km SSW | 32° | 24° | 242 mm |
| DoiwālaUttarakhand | 19 km WNW | 31° | 23° | 269 mm |
| HaridwarUttarakhand | 22 km SW | 32° | 24° | 233 mm |
| RāipurUttarakhand | 30 km NW | 30° | 21° | 322 mm |
| DevaprayāgUttarakhand | 30 km E | 30° | 21° | 230 mm |
| Clement TownUttarakhand | 32 km WNW | 31° | 22° | 298 mm |