Raphoe Weather in September
Raphoe in September
The short of it: Raphoe in September averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 130 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 37 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 17° · low 10° · rain 130 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Raphoe an average September high of 17°, a low of 10° and some 130 mm of rain. Much like August: highs about 17°, nights near 10°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 130 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 37 min in mid-September, 139 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, Raphoe runs about middling and drier than most in September. Convoy, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
September in Raphoe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 2° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConvoyUlster | 5 km WSW | 16° | 10° | 132 mm |
| LeifearUlster | 9 km ESE | 17° | 10° | 132 mm |
| StrabaneNorthern Ireland | 10 km SE | 17° | 10° | 132 mm |
| LetterkennyUlster | 12 km NW | 16° | 10° | 139 mm |
| Sion MillsNorthern Ireland | 13 km SE | 17° | 10° | 139 mm |
| BallybofeyUlster | 14 km SW | 16° | 10° | 142 mm |
| New BuildingsNorthern Ireland | 18 km ENE | 16° | 10° | 125 mm |
| CastledergNorthern Ireland | 19 km S | 16° | 10° | 136 mm |