Toowoomba weather in September

In September, Toowoomba sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 29 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Toowoomba's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toowoomba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 29 mm; 4.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:51 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; out of 10

Toowoomba is city in Queensland, Australia.

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical September day in Toowoomba reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°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)	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11

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

Toowoomba weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 18°	91	10.5	13.5	5.4
Feb	28° / 18°	92	8.8	13	5.9
Mar	27° / 16°	60	7.1	12.2	7.1
Apr	25° / 13°	22	3.9	11.4	8.0
May	21° / 9°	37	3.9	10.7	7.7
Jun	19° / 7°	32	4.5	10.3	7.1
Jul	18° / 6°	23	3.6	10.4	7.3
Aug	20° / 6°	28	3.5	11	7.9
Sep	23° / 9°	29	4.4	11.8	8.2
Oct	26° / 13°	67	7.3	12.7	7.6
Nov	27° / 15°	74	8.2	13.4	6.7
Dec	29° / 17°	103	10	13.7	5.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

	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 (%)	76	76	76	76	77	78	79	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	80
Cloudier (%)	24	24	24	24	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	80	20
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	80	20

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Toowoomba gets around 29 mm of rain over 4.4 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 15% and peaks near 18% 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 (%)	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17

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

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 91% 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 (%)	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	87	86	86	85	84	84	83	83
Comfortable (%)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	15
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	6	0
2	95	5	0
3	95	5	0
4	95	5	0
5	95	5	0
6	95	5	0
7	95	5	0
8	95	5	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	94	5	1
12	94	5	1
13	93	6	1
14	93	6	1
15	93	6	1
16	92	7	1
17	92	7	1
18	91	8	1
19	90	9	1
20	90	9	1
21	89	10	1
22	88	11	1
23	87	11	2
24	86	12	2
25	86	12	2
26	85	13	2
27	84	14	2
28	84	14	2
29	83	15	2
30	83	15	2

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 48 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:48 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)	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:09	5:35
2	11.5	6:08	5:35
3	11.5	6:07	5:36
4	11.5	6:06	5:36
5	11.5	6:05	5:37
6	11.6	6:03	5:37
7	11.6	6:02	5:37
8	11.6	6:01	5:38
9	11.6	6:00	5:38
10	11.7	5:59	5:39
11	11.7	5:57	5:39
12	11.7	5:56	5:40
13	11.8	5:55	5:40
14	11.8	5:54	5:41
15	11.8	5:53	5:41
16	11.8	5:51	5:42
17	11.9	5:50	5:42
18	11.9	5:49	5:43
19	11.9	5:48	5:43
20	12.0	5:46	5:44
21	12.0	5:45	5:44
22	12.0	5:44	5:44
23	12.0	5:43	5:45
24	12.1	5:42	5:45
25	12.1	5:40	5:46
26	12.1	5:39	5:46
27	12.1	5:38	5:47
28	12.2	5:37	5:47
29	12.2	5:36	5:48
30	12.2	5:35	5:48

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 5.45 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)	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Toowoomba

In seasonPeak

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

Toowoomba's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Toowoomba?

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

8.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Toowoomba for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Toowoomba in September

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

In September, Toowoomba sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Toowoomba in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Toowoomba peaks around January 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	11	9	5	4	5	6	8	10	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Toowoomba?

Toowoomba sits at 27.6°S, 152.0°E, 599 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Warwick, 74 km away.

Topography around Toowoomba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toowoomba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m around an average of 629 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,280 m.

The land around Toowoomba is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), trees (35%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

268 m

artificial surfaces 63%

16 km

604 m

trees 45%

80 km

1,280 m

grassland 39%

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

September weather nearby: Warwick 74 km · Redbank Plains 90 km · Springfield Lakes 96 km · The Gap 98 km · Forest Lake 100 km · Albany Creek 103 km · Brisbane 106 km · Narangba 107 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 Toowoomba (-27.5606°, 151.9539°, elevation 599 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	80	20
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	80	20

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	6	0
2	95	5	0
3	95	5	0
4	95	5	0
5	95	5	0
6	95	5	0
7	95	5	0
8	95	5	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	94	5	1
12	94	5	1
13	93	6	1
14	93	6	1
15	93	6	1
16	92	7	1
17	92	7	1
18	91	8	1
19	90	9	1
20	90	9	1
21	89	10	1
22	88	11	1
23	87	11	2
24	86	12	2
25	86	12	2
26	85	13	2
27	84	14	2
28	84	14	2
29	83	15	2
30	83	15	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	80	20
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	80	20

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	6	0
2	95	5	0
3	95	5	0
4	95	5	0
5	95	5	0
6	95	5	0
7	95	5	0
8	95	5	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	94	5	1
12	94	5	1
13	93	6	1
14	93	6	1
15	93	6	1
16	92	7	1
17	92	7	1
18	91	8	1
19	90	9	1
20	90	9	1
21	89	10	1
22	88	11	1
23	87	11	2
24	86	12	2
25	86	12	2
26	85	13	2
27	84	14	2
28	84	14	2
29	83	15	2
30	83	15	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	80	20
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	80	20

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	6	0
2	95	5	0
3	95	5	0
4	95	5	0
5	95	5	0
6	95	5	0
7	95	5	0
8	95	5	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	94	5	1
12	94	5	1
13	93	6	1
14	93	6	1
15	93	6	1
16	92	7	1
17	92	7	1
18	91	8	1
19	90	9	1
20	90	9	1
21	89	10	1
22	88	11	1
23	87	11	2
24	86	12	2
25	86	12	2
26	85	13	2
27	84	14	2
28	84	14	2
29	83	15	2
30	83	15	2