Harewood weather in September

In September, Harewood sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 86 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Harewood's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Harewood's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 86 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:59 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Harewood reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11

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

How September really feels in Harewood

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Harewood weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	5° / 3°	253	18.5	7.1	8.5	0.1
Feb	6° / 3°	149	14.6	5.9	9.8	0.4
Mar	7° / 4°	178	17.6	6.1	11.6	0.9
Apr	10° / 7°	124	15.2	1.5	13.4	2.0
May	14° / 10°	85	12.1	0.1	15	3.9
Jun	17° / 13°	69	10.6	0	15.9	5.2
Jul	19° / 15°	43	7.3	0	15.6	6.8
Aug	20° / 15°	54	6.3	0	14.2	7.0
Sep	17° / 13°	86	9.3	0	12.4	5.5
Oct	12° / 9°	177	15.2	0.2	10.5	2.7
Nov	8° / 5°	264	18.7	4.2	8.9	1.0
Dec	5° / 3°	247	18.5	8.3	8.1	0.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	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 (%)	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62	61	61	60	60	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	57	56	56	57	57	56	57	56	56	55	54
Cloudier (%)	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	40	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	43	44	44	43	43	44	43	44	44	45	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	55	45
30	54	46

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Harewood gets around 86 mm of rain over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	35	35	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	25
5	26
6	26
7	27
8	27
9	28
10	29
11	30
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	34
19	34
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	35
29	35
30	36

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 79% 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 (%)	63	64	65	66	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	75	76	78	79	80	81	83	84	85	87	88	89	91	92	93	93	94	95
Comfortable (%)	36	35	34	33	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	21	20	19	17	16	15	13	12	11	9	8	7	7	6	5
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	63	36	1
2	64	35	1
3	65	34	1
4	66	33	1
5	68	31	1
6	69	30	1
7	70	29	1
8	71	28	1
9	72	27	1
10	73	26	1
11	74	25	1
12	75	24	1
13	75	24	1
14	76	23	1
15	78	22	0
16	79	21	0
17	80	20	0
18	81	19	0
19	83	17	0
20	84	16	0
21	85	15	0
22	87	13	0
23	88	12	0
24	89	11	0
25	91	9	0
26	92	8	0
27	93	7	0
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	95	5	0

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 5:50 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)	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:13	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:37	6:54
2	13.2	5:39	6:52
3	13.2	5:40	6:50
4	13.1	5:42	6:47
5	13.0	5:43	6:45
6	13.0	5:45	6:43
7	12.9	5:46	6:41
8	12.9	5:48	6:39
9	12.8	5:49	6:36
10	12.7	5:50	6:34
11	12.7	5:52	6:32
12	12.6	5:53	6:30
13	12.5	5:55	6:28
14	12.5	5:56	6:25
15	12.4	5:58	6:23
16	12.4	5:59	6:21
17	12.3	6:01	6:19
18	12.2	6:02	6:16
19	12.2	6:04	6:14
20	12.1	6:05	6:12
21	12.0	6:07	6:10
22	12.0	6:08	6:07
23	11.9	6:10	6:05
24	11.9	6:11	6:03
25	11.8	6:13	6:01
26	11.7	6:14	5:59
27	11.7	6:16	5:56
28	11.6	6:17	5:54
29	11.5	6:19	5:52
30	11.5	6:20	5:50

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 4.03 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	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.0	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.2	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Harewood

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Harewood?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Harewood for sightseeing.

What to pack for Harewood in September

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

In September, Harewood sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Harewood in September

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in January near 7°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)	7	7	8	10	13	15	17	17	15	12	9	8
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	7	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	13	Bracing
Jun	15	Cool
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	15	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in Harewood 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 Harewood peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	4	4	7	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Harewood?

Harewood sits at 49.1°N, 123.9°W, 61 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Nanaimo, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Harewood

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Harewood has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,013 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,041 m.

The land around Harewood is covered by trees (53%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

270 m

trees 53%

16 km

1,013 m

trees 55%

80 km

2,041 m

trees 59%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

September weather nearby: Nanaimo 2.0 km · North Cowichan 39 km · Duncan 44 km · University Endowment Lands 53 km · Seafair 56 km · Steveston 56 km · Dunbar-Southlands 56 km · Blundell 57 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 83% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $55,698; 2025
Happiness: 6.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; 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 Harewood (49.1474°, -123.9474°, elevation 61 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	18	14
2	18	14
3	18	14
4	18	14
5	18	14
6	18	14
7	18	14
8	18	14
9	17	14
10	17	13
11	17	13
12	17	13
13	17	13
14	17	13
15	17	13
16	17	13
17	16	13
18	16	13
19	16	12
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	16	12
23	16	12
24	15	12
25	15	12
26	15	12
27	15	11
28	15	11
29	15	11
30	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	55	45
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	25
5	26
6	26
7	27
8	27
9	28
10	29
11	30
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	34
19	34
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	35
29	35
30	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	63	36	1
2	64	35	1
3	65	34	1
4	66	33	1
5	68	31	1
6	69	30	1
7	70	29	1
8	71	28	1
9	72	27	1
10	73	26	1
11	74	25	1
12	75	24	1
13	75	24	1
14	76	23	1
15	78	22	0
16	79	21	0
17	80	20	0
18	81	19	0
19	83	17	0
20	84	16	0
21	85	15	0
22	87	13	0
23	88	12	0
24	89	11	0
25	91	9	0
26	92	8	0
27	93	7	0
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	95	5	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	55	45
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	25
5	26
6	26
7	27
8	27
9	28
10	29
11	30
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	34
19	34
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	35
29	35
30	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	63	36	1
2	64	35	1
3	65	34	1
4	66	33	1
5	68	31	1
6	69	30	1
7	70	29	1
8	71	28	1
9	72	27	1
10	73	26	1
11	74	25	1
12	75	24	1
13	75	24	1
14	76	23	1
15	78	22	0
16	79	21	0
17	80	20	0
18	81	19	0
19	83	17	0
20	84	16	0
21	85	15	0
22	87	13	0
23	88	12	0
24	89	11	0
25	91	9	0
26	92	8	0
27	93	7	0
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	95	5	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	55	45
30	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	25
5	26
6	26
7	27
8	27
9	28
10	29
11	30
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	34
19	34
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	35
29	35
30	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	63	36	1
2	64	35	1
3	65	34	1
4	66	33	1
5	68	31	1
6	69	30	1
7	70	29	1
8	71	28	1
9	72	27	1
10	73	26	1
11	74	25	1
12	75	24	1
13	75	24	1
14	76	23	1
15	78	22	0
16	79	21	0
17	80	20	0
18	81	19	0
19	83	17	0
20	84	16	0
21	85	15	0
22	87	13	0
23	88	12	0
24	89	11	0
25	91	9	0
26	92	8	0
27	93	7	0
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	95	5	0