Horsham weather in September

In September, Horsham sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of September to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Horsham's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horsham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:32 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Horsham is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density
711/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

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical September day in Horsham reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 3°C cooler than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3155
4156
5166
6166
7166
8166
9166
10166
11166
12166
13166
14166
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22176
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25176
26176
27186
28186
29186
30187

Horsham weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°323.814.26.5
Feb28° / 14°223.213.47.0
Mar25° / 12°203.312.38.0
Apr21° / 264.311.17.3
May17° / 376.110.15.6
Jun14° / 447.79.54.0
Jul13° / 428.69.73.6
Aug14° / 448.910.64.1
Sep16° / 478.411.85.3
Oct20° / 376.112.96.7
Nov23° / 10°395.8147.5
Dec27° / 12°374.814.57.5

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
133862
143862
153862
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203862
213961
223961
234060
243961
253961
264060
274060
284060
294159
304060

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Horsham gets around 47 mm of rain over 8.4 wet days in September, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
229
330
430
530
631
731
831
931
1030
1130
1229
1329
1428
1528
1627
1727
1826
1926
2026
2125
2225
2325
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2524
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2723
2823
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3022

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in September

Winds average 15 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 66 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:56 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:567:06
211.27:547:07
311.37:537:08
411.37:517:09
511.37:507:10
611.47:487:10
711.47:467:11
811.57:457:12
911.57:437:13
1011.57:427:14
1111.67:407:14
1211.67:397:15
1311.67:377:16
1411.77:367:17
1511.77:347:18
1611.87:327:19
1711.87:317:19
1811.87:297:20
1911.97:287:21
2011.97:267:22
2112.07:257:23
2212.07:237:24
2312.17:217:24
2412.17:207:25
2512.17:187:26
2612.27:177:27
2712.27:157:28
2812.37:147:29
2912.37:127:30
3012.37:117:30

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in January across the year — September's 4.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Horsham?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Horsham for sightseeing.

What to pack for Horsham in September

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

In September, Horsham sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Horsham in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Horsham peaks around December 20 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Horsham?

Horsham sits at 36.7°S, 142.2°E, 133 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Ballarat, 174 km away.

Bacchus MarshEchucaLaraSunbury

Topography around Horsham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horsham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m.

The land around Horsham is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
50 m
80 km
1,076 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Ballarat 174 km · Mount Gambier 177 km · Bendigo 185 km · Warrnambool 187 km · Bacchus Marsh 225 km · Echuca 237 km · Lara 244 km · Sunbury 244 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 Horsham (-36.7113°, 142.1998°, elevation 133 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. 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).