Shimla Weather in September
Shimla in September
The short of it: Shimla in September averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 227 mm (8.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 16° · rain 227 mm · daylight 12 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Shimla an average September high of 23°, a low of 16° and some 227 mm of rain. Much like August: highs about 23°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 227 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 18 min in mid-September, 58 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 April and October.
Against its neighbours, Shimla runs cooler than most and drier than most in September. Sabāthu, 22 km to the SW, is 4° warmer by day.
September in Shimla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus August
- about the same, 67 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SabāthuHimachal Pradesh | 22 km SW | 28° | 20° | 262 mm |
| SolanHimachal Pradesh | 22 km SSW | 26° | 18° | 252 mm |
| KasauliHimachal Pradesh | 30 km SW | 25° | 18° | 259 mm |
| ParwanooHimachal Pradesh | 36 km SSW | 27° | 19° | 259 mm |
| KālkaHimachal Pradesh | 36 km SW | 29° | 21° | 257 mm |
| BaddiHimachal Pradesh | 39 km WSW | 32° | 23° | 257 mm |
| PinjaurHaryana | 41 km SW | 31° | 22° | 259 mm |
| NālāgarhHimachal Pradesh | 43 km W | 32° | 23° | 245 mm |