Devonport weather in September

In September, Devonport sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 90 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Devonport's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Devonport's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 90 mm; 12.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:17 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 11th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Devonport is city in Tasmania, Australia.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 225/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1890

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical September day in Devonport reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	5
3	13	5
4	13	5
5	13	5
6	13	5
7	13	5
8	13	5
9	13	5
10	13	5
11	13	5
12	13	5
13	13	5
14	13	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	6
29	14	6
30	14	6

Devonport weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 12°	60	7.3	14.6	7.1
Feb	22° / 12°	52	7.1	13.7	7.0
Mar	20° / 10°	52	7.6	12.3	6.7
Apr	17° / 8°	59	8.1	10.9	5.5
May	14° / 6°	73	9.2	9.7	4.2
Jun	12° / 5°	77	9.9	9.1	3.2
Jul	11° / 4°	92	11.8	9.3	2.8
Aug	12° / 5°	94	13	10.4	3.0
Sep	14° / 6°	90	12.5	11.7	3.6
Oct	16° / 7°	74	10.7	13.1	4.7
Nov	18° / 8°	71	9.7	14.3	5.8
Dec	20° / 10°	64	8.5	14.9	6.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	45	45	44	44	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	42
Cloudier (%)	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	60	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	42	58

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Devonport gets around 90 mm of rain over 12.5 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	41	41	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	38
4	38
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	41
12	41
13	41
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	40

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

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 7:43 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:16 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:38	7:36	7:35	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:17	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	7:43	6:45
2	11.1	7:42	6:46
3	11.1	7:40	6:47
4	11.2	7:38	6:48
5	11.2	7:36	6:49
6	11.3	7:35	6:50
7	11.3	7:33	6:52
8	11.4	7:31	6:53
9	11.4	7:29	6:54
10	11.4	7:28	6:55
11	11.5	7:26	6:56
12	11.5	7:24	6:57
13	11.6	7:22	6:58
14	11.6	7:21	6:59
15	11.7	7:19	7:00
16	11.7	7:17	7:01
17	11.8	7:15	7:02
18	11.8	7:13	7:03
19	11.9	7:12	7:04
20	11.9	7:10	7:05
21	12.0	7:08	7:06
22	12.0	7:06	7:07
23	12.1	7:05	7:08
24	12.1	7:03	7:09
25	12.2	7:01	7:10
26	12.2	6:59	7:11
27	12.2	6:58	7:12
28	12.3	6:56	7:13
29	12.3	6:54	7:14
30	12.4	6:52	7:16

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 3.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Devonport?

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

3.6

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 Devonport.

What to pack for Devonport in September

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

In September, Devonport sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Devonport 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 offshore 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	18	18	17	15	14	13	12	12	13	14	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	15	Cool
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	13	Bracing
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Devonport 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 Devonport peaks around December 21 at about 11 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	9	8	4	2	1	2	3	4	6	8	12
Level	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Devonport?

Devonport sits at 41.2°S, 146.4°E, 28 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Burnie, 40 km away.

Topography around Devonport

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Devonport has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,533 m.

The land around Devonport is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (43%), grassland (26%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), water (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

143 m

artificial surfaces 35%

16 km

480 m

water 43%

80 km

1,533 m

trees 45%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← August Devonport year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Burnie 40 km · Launceston 72 km · Hobart 206 km · Traralgon 332 km · Warragul 337 km · Mount Martha 343 km · Mornington 348 km · Langwarrin 350 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

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 Devonport (-41.1769°, 146.3515°, elevation 28 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	5
3	13	5
4	13	5
5	13	5
6	13	5
7	13	5
8	13	5
9	13	5
10	13	5
11	13	5
12	13	5
13	13	5
14	13	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	6
29	14	6
30	14	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	38
4	38
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	41
12	41
13	41
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	40

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	5
3	13	5
4	13	5
5	13	5
6	13	5
7	13	5
8	13	5
9	13	5
10	13	5
11	13	5
12	13	5
13	13	5
14	13	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	6
29	14	6
30	14	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	38
4	38
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	41
12	41
13	41
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	40

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	5
3	13	5
4	13	5
5	13	5
6	13	5
7	13	5
8	13	5
9	13	5
10	13	5
11	13	5
12	13	5
13	13	5
14	13	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	6
29	14	6
30	14	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	42	58
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	38
4	38
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	41
12	41
13	41
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	40

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100