Sooke weather in September

In September, Sooke sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 59 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Sooke's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sooke's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 59 mm; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:59 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; 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 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical September day in Sooke reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C cooler than August and about 4°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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Sooke weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-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° / 5°	237	20.1	3.1	8.6	0.5
Feb	7° / 5°	148	15.6	2.4	9.9	0.6
Mar	8° / 5°	166	18.1	1.7	11.6	1.0
Apr	10° / 7°	107	13.6	0.2	13.4	1.9
May	12° / 9°	63	9.3	0	15	3.3
Jun	14° / 10°	45	7.5	0	15.8	4.3
Jul	16° / 12°	24	4.2	0	15.5	6.1
Aug	17° / 13°	34	4.4	0	14.1	6.4
Sep	15° / 12°	59	7.9	0	12.4	5.1
Oct	12° / 9°	155	15	0	10.6	2.7
Nov	9° / 7°	240	19.4	1	9	1.2
Dec	7° / 5°	234	19.9	3.1	8.2	0.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	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 (%)	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	64	64	63	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	56
Cloudier (%)	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	56	44

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Sooke gets around 59 mm of rain over 7.9 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 27% and peaks near 32% 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 (%)	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32

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

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 98% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	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	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	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 5:37 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 5:49 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	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:57	5:59	6:00	6:02	6:03	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16	6:18	6:19
Sunset (PM)	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:51	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	5:37	6:52
2	13.2	5:39	6:50
3	13.1	5:40	6:48
4	13.1	5:42	6:46
5	13.0	5:43	6:43
6	12.9	5:44	6:41
7	12.9	5:46	6:39
8	12.8	5:47	6:37
9	12.8	5:49	6:35
10	12.7	5:50	6:33
11	12.6	5:52	6:31
12	12.6	5:53	6:28
13	12.5	5:54	6:26
14	12.5	5:56	6:24
15	12.4	5:57	6:22
16	12.3	5:59	6:20
17	12.3	6:00	6:17
18	12.2	6:02	6:15
19	12.2	6:03	6:13
20	12.1	6:05	6:11
21	12.0	6:06	6:09
22	12.0	6:07	6:07
23	11.9	6:09	6:04
24	11.9	6:10	6:02
25	11.8	6:12	6:00
26	11.7	6:13	5:58
27	11.7	6:15	5:56
28	11.6	6:16	5:54
29	11.6	6:18	5:51
30	11.5	6:19	5:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 4.18 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)	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3
Level	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.0	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate
29	3.4	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Sooke

In seasonPeak

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

Sooke's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Sooke?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Sooke for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sooke in September

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

In September, Sooke sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Sooke in September

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 12°C and coldest in January near 8°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)	8	8	8	9	10	11	12	12	11	10	9	9
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	8	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	9	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	10	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	9	Bracing

UV index in Sooke 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 Sooke peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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	5	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	5	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 Sooke?

Sooke sits at 48.4°N, 123.7°W, 39 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Langford, 19 km away.

Topography around Sooke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sooke has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 881 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,351 m.

The land around Sooke is covered by trees (58%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

279 m

trees 58%

16 km

881 m

trees 54%

80 km

2,351 m

trees 57%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

September weather nearby: Langford 19 km · Colwood 19 km · Esquimalt 24 km · Carey 27 km · Victoria-Downtown 28 km · Victoria 29 km · Central Saanich 31 km · Oak Bay 32 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 Sooke (48.3746°, -123.7276°, elevation 39 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	16	12
2	16	12
3	16	12
4	16	12
5	16	12
6	16	12
7	16	12
8	16	12
9	16	12
10	16	12
11	16	12
12	16	12
13	16	12
14	16	12
15	15	12
16	15	12
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	15	12
20	15	12
21	15	12
22	15	12
23	15	12
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	14	11
27	14	11
28	14	11
29	14	11
30	14	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1