Hoppers Crossing weather in September

In September, Hoppers Crossing sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 54 mm of rain across 10.4 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 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Hoppers Crossing's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hoppers Crossing's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:23 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Hoppers Crossing is suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Density
2,056/km²
people per km²

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 15°C through the month.

A typical September day in Hoppers Crossing reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Hoppers Crossing 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 16°456.114.37.3
Feb22° / 17°43613.57.2
Mar20° / 16°356.812.36.9
Apr18° / 14°507.8116.1
May16° / 12°469.3104.9
Jun14° / 10°5310.49.43.8
Jul13° / 43109.63.5
Aug13° / 4710.410.53.7
Sep15° / 10°5410.411.74.3
Oct16° / 11°579.6135.2
Nov18° / 13°599146.0
Dec20° / 15°52814.66.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44852
54852
64753
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84753
94555
104555
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134357
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304456

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Hoppers Crossing gets around 54 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 36% 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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
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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 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:476:55
211.27:456:56
311.27:446:57
411.37:426:58
511.37:406:59
611.37:397:00
711.47:377:00
811.47:367:01
911.57:347:02
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1111.67:317:04
1211.67:297:05
1311.67:287:06
1411.77:267:07
1511.77:247:07
1611.87:237:08
1711.87:217:09
1811.87:197:10
1911.97:187:11
2011.97:167:12
2112.07:157:13
2212.07:137:14
2312.17:117:15
2412.17:107:15
2512.17:087:16
2612.27:077:17
2712.27:057:18
2812.37:037:19
2912.37:027:20
3012.37:007:21

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 3.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
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304.6Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Hoppers Crossing

In seasonPeak

None of Hoppers Crossing's seasonal hazards are active in September. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Hoppers Crossing sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Hoppers Crossing?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Hoppers Crossing for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hoppers Crossing in September

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

In September, Hoppers Crossing sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Hoppers Crossing 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 15 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 15 to Mar 11 — about 1.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Hoppers Crossing 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 Hoppers Crossing peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Hoppers Crossing?

Hoppers Crossing sits at 37.9°S, 144.7°E, 30 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Werribee, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Hoppers Crossing

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hoppers Crossing has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 m.

The land around Hoppers Crossing is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), water (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), trees (26%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

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28 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
1,037 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Werribee 4.0 km · Point Cook 6.0 km · Tarneit 6.0 km · Wyndham Vale 7.0 km · Altona Meadows 7.0 km · Truganina 9.0 km · Deer Park 14 km · Sunshine West 14 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 Hoppers Crossing (-37.8826°, 144.7003°, elevation 30 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).