St. Albert weather in September

In September, St. Albert sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is St. Albert's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see St. Albert's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:16 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
56%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

St. Albert is city in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,191/km²
people per km²
Founded
1861

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 19°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical September day in St. Albert reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 23°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)
1198
2197
3197
4187
5187
6187
7186
8186
9176
10176
11176
12175
13175
14175
15165
16165
17165
18164
19164
20164
21164
22154
23154
24154
25153
26153
27143
28143
29143
30142

How September really feels in St. Albert

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

St. Albert 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -16°185.45.77.80.0
Feb-5° / -14°113.14.29.40.0
Mar / -9°164.8511.50.0
Apr / -2°337.1313.72.0
May16° / 548.50.815.65.1
Jun20° / 8713.2016.75.7
Jul22° / 11°9313.7016.36.2
Aug21° / 10°589.8014.66.6
Sep16° / 3670.312.55.5
Oct / -1°245.82.210.31.9
Nov-1° / -9°215.75.68.30.0
Dec-7° / -15°154.65.37.30.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44951
54951
65050
75050
84951
95050
105050
115050
125050
135149
145149
155149
165248
175347
185347
195446
205446
215545
225545
235545
245545
255545
265545
275446
285446
295446
305347

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

St. Albert gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 7 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1290
2290
3290
4291
5291
6291
7281
8281
9281
10271
11271
12261
13261
14251
15241
16231
17221
18221
19211
20201
21201
22191
23191
24191
25191
26181
27181
28181
29182
30192

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:497:19
213.45:517:17
313.45:537:14
413.35:557:12
513.25:567:09
613.15:587:07
713.16:007:04
813.06:027:02
912.96:046:59
1012.96:056:57
1112.86:076:54
1212.76:096:52
1312.66:116:49
1412.66:136:47
1512.56:146:44
1612.46:166:41
1712.36:186:39
1812.36:206:36
1912.26:226:34
2012.16:246:31
2112.16:256:29
2212.06:276:26
2311.96:296:24
2411.86:316:21
2511.86:336:18
2611.76:356:16
2711.66:366:13
2811.56:386:11
2911.56:406:08
3011.46:426:06

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.0Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit St. Albert?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit St. Albert for sightseeing.

What to pack for St. Albert in September

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

In September, St. Albert sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in St. Albert in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in St. Albert peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is St. Albert?

St. Albert sits at 53.6°N, 113.6°W, 663 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Wîhkwêntôwin, 13 km away.

Topography around St. Albert

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around St. Albert has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 675 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m.

The land around St. Albert is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (33%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
389 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Wîhkwêntôwin 13 km · Edmonton 14 km · Spruce Grove 22 km · Sherwood Park 25 km · Stony Plain 27 km · Leduc 41 km · Camrose 87 km · Sylvan Lake 150 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 St. Albert (53.6334°, -113.6353°, elevation 663 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).