Burnie weather in September

In September, Burnie sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 86 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of September to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Burnie's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burnie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:19 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Burnie is port city in Tasmania, Australia.

Founded
1827

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical September day in Burnie reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Burnie weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 14°596.614.66.6
Feb19° / 14°476.813.66.5
Mar18° / 13°507.512.36.2
Apr16° / 11°618.510.95.0
May14° / 10°8410.79.74.0
Jun12° / 9011.29.13.1
Jul11° / 10412.79.42.7
Aug11° / 9613.110.42.7
Sep12° / 8612.611.73.1
Oct13° / 6810.313.13.8
Nov15° / 11°639.114.34.7
Dec17° / 12°58814.95.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in September, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
45050
54951
64951
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84852
94852
104654
114654
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Burnie gets around 86 mm of rain over 12.6 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 21 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of September to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:456:47
211.17:436:48
311.17:426:49
411.27:406:50
511.27:386:51
611.37:366:52
711.37:356:53
811.47:336:54
911.47:316:55
1011.57:296:56
1111.57:286:57
1211.57:266:59
1311.67:247:00
1411.67:227:01
1511.77:217:02
1611.77:197:03
1711.87:177:04
1811.87:157:05
1911.97:137:06
2011.97:127:07
2112.07:107:08
2212.07:087:09
2312.17:067:10
2412.17:057:11
2512.27:037:12
2612.27:017:13
2712.26:597:14
2812.36:587:15
2912.36:567:16
3012.46:547:17

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 3.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Burnie?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Burnie.

What to pack for Burnie in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Burnie sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Burnie in September

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr17Cool
May15Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Burnie in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burnie peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 12Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov8Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Burnie?

Burnie sits at 41.1°S, 145.9°E, 29 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Devonport, 40 km away.

HobartMount MarthaWarragulTraralgonMorningtonMount Eliza

Topography around Burnie

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Burnie.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burnie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,545 m.

The land around Burnie is covered by water (43%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (49%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
1,545 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Devonport 40 km · Launceston 111 km · Hobart 235 km · Mount Martha 319 km · Warragul 322 km · Traralgon 323 km · Mornington 324 km · Mount Eliza 327 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Burnie (-41.0558°, 145.9038°, elevation 29 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).