Huntsville weather in September

In September, Huntsville sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 99 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Huntsville's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huntsville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Huntsville is town in Ontario, Canada.

Density
28/km²
people per km²
Founded
1869

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Huntsville reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12113
22113
32112
42112
52012
62012
72012
82012
92011
102011
111911
121911
131911
141910
151910
161910
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181810
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20189
21189
22179
23179
24178
25178
26168
27168
28168
29167
30157

How September really feels in Huntsville

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Huntsville weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -13°781313.38.90.0
Feb-4° / -13°559.710.110.10.0
Mar / -7°68107.611.60.0
Apr / -0°8611.54.313.21.5
May15° / 8811.20.314.64.6
Jun20° / 11°9311.5015.46.1
Jul23° / 15°9611.9015.16.5
Aug22° / 14°10212013.96.4
Sep18° / 10°9911012.35.7
Oct11° / 10413.6110.72.6
Nov / -2°9413.87.59.30.2
Dec-2° / -8°8115.213.48.60.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
74951
84951
94951
104852
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164852
174753
184753
194654
204654
214654
224456
234357
244357
254258
264159
274159
284060
294060
303961

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Huntsville gets around 99 mm of rain over 11 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1936
2036
2137
2238
2338
2439
2540
2640
2741
2841
2941
3041

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14527207
24726197
34926197
45025187
55225176
65424166
75624155
85624155
95823145
106023134
116023134
126222124
136422113
146422113
156621103
166721102
17692092
18692092
19701992
20731881
21741781
22751771
23761671
24781561
25791461
26811351
27821251
28851140
29851140
30861040

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:436:50
213.15:446:48
313.05:466:46
413.05:476:44
512.95:486:42
612.95:496:40
712.85:516:38
812.75:526:36
912.75:536:35
1012.65:546:33
1112.65:566:31
1212.55:576:29
1312.55:586:27
1412.45:596:25
1512.46:016:23
1612.36:026:21
1712.36:036:19
1812.26:046:17
1912.16:066:15
2012.16:076:13
2112.06:086:11
2212.06:096:09
2311.96:116:07
2411.96:126:05
2511.86:136:03
2611.86:146:01
2711.76:165:59
2811.76:175:57
2911.66:185:55
3011.66:205:53

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.1Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Huntsville?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Huntsville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huntsville in September

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

In September, Huntsville sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Huntsville 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 Huntsville peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Huntsville?

Huntsville sits at 45.3°N, 79.2°W, 302 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Bracebridge, 34 km away.

Topography around Huntsville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huntsville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 311 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m.

The land around Huntsville is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
394 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Bracebridge 34 km · Orillia 82 km · Midland 83 km · Barrie 110 km · Wasaga Beach 111 km · North Bay 111 km · Lindsay 116 km · Innisfil 120 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
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

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 Huntsville (45.3334°, -79.2163°, elevation 302 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).