Sainte-Foy weather in September

In September, Sainte-Foy sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 109 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 30% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Sainte-Foy's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sainte-Foy's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 109 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:30 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Sainte-Foy is administrative sector in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; former city.

Density: 1,327/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1638

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

A typical September day in Sainte-Foy reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 7°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)	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6

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

How September really feels in Sainte-Foy

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.

Sainte-Foy weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-7° / -15°	83	11.8	11.8	8.8	0.0
Feb	-5° / -14°	68	9.8	9.7	10	0.0
Mar	1° / -8°	81	10.7	8.2	11.6	0.0
Apr	9° / -1°	104	11.4	4.5	13.3	1.7
May	17° / 6°	101	13.1	0.3	14.8	5.1
Jun	22° / 12°	118	12.4	0	15.6	6.2
Jul	25° / 15°	120	14.2	0	15.3	6.2
Aug	24° / 14°	113	13.1	0	14	6.5
Sep	19° / 9°	109	11.6	0	12.4	5.7
Oct	11° / 3°	125	12.2	1.2	10.6	2.8
Nov	4° / -3°	98	12.6	6	9.2	0.2
Dec	-3° / -11°	101	12.6	11.3	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	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 (%)	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	48	47	47	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	41
Cloudier (%)	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	52	53	53	54	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Sainte-Foy gets around 109 mm of rain over 11.6 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 39% and peaks near 39% 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 (%)	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	38

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 72% 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 (%)	51	54	55	58	58	60	62	62	65	66	66	68	70	71	73	74	75	77	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	85	85	86	88	89
Comfortable (%)	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	9	9
Humid (%)	15	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2
Muggy (%)	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	51	27	15	7
2	54	26	14	6
3	55	26	13	6
4	58	25	12	5
5	58	25	12	5
6	60	25	11	4
7	62	24	10	4
8	62	24	10	4
9	65	23	9	3
10	66	22	9	3
11	66	22	9	3
12	68	21	8	3
13	70	20	8	2
14	71	19	8	2
15	73	18	7	2
16	74	17	7	2
17	75	17	7	1
18	77	16	6	1
19	77	16	6	1
20	78	15	6	1
21	79	15	5	1
22	80	14	5	1
23	81	13	5	1
24	82	13	4	1
25	83	12	4	1
26	85	11	3	1
27	85	11	3	1
28	86	10	3	1
29	88	9	2	1
30	89	9	2	0

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 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	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	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 102 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:20 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)	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:49
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	5:10	6:20
2	13.1	5:11	6:18
3	13.1	5:12	6:16
4	13.0	5:14	6:14
5	13.0	5:15	6:12
6	12.9	5:16	6:10
7	12.8	5:18	6:08
8	12.8	5:19	6:06
9	12.7	5:20	6:04
10	12.7	5:22	6:02
11	12.6	5:23	6:00
12	12.6	5:24	5:58
13	12.5	5:26	5:56
14	12.4	5:27	5:54
15	12.4	5:28	5:51
16	12.3	5:30	5:49
17	12.3	5:31	5:47
18	12.2	5:32	5:45
19	12.2	5:34	5:43
20	12.1	5:35	5:41
21	12.0	5:36	5:39
22	12.0	5:38	5:37
23	11.9	5:39	5:35
24	11.9	5:40	5:33
25	11.8	5:42	5:31
26	11.8	5:43	5:29
27	11.7	5:45	5:26
28	11.6	5:46	5:24
29	11.6	5:47	5:22
30	11.5	5:49	5:20

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.63 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)	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.0	Moderate
29	3.0	Moderate
30	2.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Sainte-Foy?

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

2.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Sainte-Foy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sainte-Foy in September

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

In September, Sainte-Foy sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Sainte-Foy 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 Sainte-Foy peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	4	6	6	8	3	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Sainte-Foy?

Sainte-Foy sits at 46.8°N, 71.3°W, 85 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Les Rivières, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sainte-Foy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sainte-Foy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m.

The land around Sainte-Foy is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km

117 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

517 m

trees 46%

80 km

1,166 m

trees 74%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

September weather nearby: Les Rivières 4.0 km · L'Ancienne-Lorette 5.0 km · Quebec City 7.0 km · La Cité-Limoilou 7.0 km · Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 9.0 km · Lévis 9.0 km · Beauport 11 km · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 13 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 Sainte-Foy (46.7814°, -71.2922°, elevation 85 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	22	12
2	22	12
3	21	11
4	21	11
5	21	11
6	21	11
7	21	11
8	21	11
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	10
13	20	10
14	19	9
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	9
19	18	9
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	16	7
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	51	27	15	7
2	54	26	14	6
3	55	26	13	6
4	58	25	12	5
5	58	25	12	5
6	60	25	11	4
7	62	24	10	4
8	62	24	10	4
9	65	23	9	3
10	66	22	9	3
11	66	22	9	3
12	68	21	8	3
13	70	20	8	2
14	71	19	8	2
15	73	18	7	2
16	74	17	7	2
17	75	17	7	1
18	77	16	6	1
19	77	16	6	1
20	78	15	6	1
21	79	15	5	1
22	80	14	5	1
23	81	13	5	1
24	82	13	4	1
25	83	12	4	1
26	85	11	3	1
27	85	11	3	1
28	86	10	3	1
29	88	9	2	1
30	89	9	2	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	51	27	15	7
2	54	26	14	6
3	55	26	13	6
4	58	25	12	5
5	58	25	12	5
6	60	25	11	4
7	62	24	10	4
8	62	24	10	4
9	65	23	9	3
10	66	22	9	3
11	66	22	9	3
12	68	21	8	3
13	70	20	8	2
14	71	19	8	2
15	73	18	7	2
16	74	17	7	2
17	75	17	7	1
18	77	16	6	1
19	77	16	6	1
20	78	15	6	1
21	79	15	5	1
22	80	14	5	1
23	81	13	5	1
24	82	13	4	1
25	83	12	4	1
26	85	11	3	1
27	85	11	3	1
28	86	10	3	1
29	88	9	2	1
30	89	9	2	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	51	27	15	7
2	54	26	14	6
3	55	26	13	6
4	58	25	12	5
5	58	25	12	5
6	60	25	11	4
7	62	24	10	4
8	62	24	10	4
9	65	23	9	3
10	66	22	9	3
11	66	22	9	3
12	68	21	8	3
13	70	20	8	2
14	71	19	8	2
15	73	18	7	2
16	74	17	7	2
17	75	17	7	1
18	77	16	6	1
19	77	16	6	1
20	78	15	6	1
21	79	15	5	1
22	80	14	5	1
23	81	13	5	1
24	82	13	4	1
25	83	12	4	1
26	85	11	3	1
27	85	11	3	1
28	86	10	3	1
29	88	9	2	1
30	89	9	2	0