Joliette weather in September

In September, Joliette sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 91 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Joliette's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Joliette's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:38 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Joliette is city in Québec, Canada.

Density
1,514/km²
people per km²
Founded
1864

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 23°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical September day in Joliette reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 8°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22312
32312
42311
52311
62211
72211
82211
92211
102210
112110
122110
132110
142110
15219
16209
17209
18209
19209
20198
21198
22198
23198
24188
25187
26187
27187
28177
29177
30176

How September really feels in Joliette

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.

Joliette weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -16°759.79.38.90.0
Feb-4° / -15°608.37.8100.0
Mar / -8°729.96.811.60.0
Apr11° / 9910.93.213.32.5
May19° / 8911.40.214.75.7
Jun24° / 13°9211.1015.56.5
Jul26° / 15°8811.8015.26.4
Aug25° / 14°8811.10146.8
Sep20° / 919.4012.36.3
Oct13° / 10210.70.910.73.3
Nov / -3°8410.44.19.20.4
Dec-2° / -11°84119.28.50.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45149
55050
65149
75149
85050
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
145050
154951
164951
174951
184852
194852
204852
214852
224753
234753
244753
254555
264456
274456
284357
294258
304258

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Joliette gets around 91 mm of rain over 9.4 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
532
632
732
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3034

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15226148
25226148
35525137
45625127
55724127
65924116
75924116
86123106
96223105
106322105
116322105
126521104
136620104
146719104
156819103
16701893
17701893
18711793
19731692
20731692
21751582
22761482
23761482
24781372
25801271
26821161
27821161
28841051
2985951
3086941

Wind in September

Winds average 10 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 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 96 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:196:28
213.15:206:26
313.05:226:24
413.05:236:22
512.95:246:20
612.95:266:18
712.85:276:16
812.85:286:14
912.75:296:12
1012.75:316:10
1112.65:326:08
1212.55:336:06
1312.55:356:04
1412.45:366:02
1512.45:376:00
1612.35:385:58
1712.35:405:56
1812.25:415:54
1912.25:425:51
2012.15:445:49
2112.05:455:47
2212.05:465:45
2311.95:485:43
2411.95:495:41
2511.85:505:39
2611.85:515:37
2711.75:535:35
2811.75:545:33
2911.65:555:31
3011.55:575:29

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
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 Joliette?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Joliette for sightseeing.

What to pack for Joliette in September

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

In September, Joliette sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Joliette 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 Joliette peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Joliette?

Joliette sits at 46.0°N, 73.4°W, 57 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saint-Charles-Borromée, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Joliette

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Joliette has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m.

The land around Joliette is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
924 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Saint-Charles-Borromée 5.0 km · L'Assomption 21 km · Sorel-Tracy 24 km · Repentigny 31 km · Saint-Lin-Laurentides 32 km · Mascouche 33 km · Varennes 37 km · Terrebonne 39 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 Joliette (46.0164°, -73.4236°, elevation 57 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).