Arbroath weather in September

In September, Arbroath sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 67 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Arbroath's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arbroath's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:51 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Arbroath is town in Angus, Scotland, UK.

Density
3,035/km²
people per km²

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 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical September day in Arbroath reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 16°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and about 2°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Arbroath

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.

Arbroath weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8214.80.97.20.7
Feb / 5911.31.39.10.6
Mar / 6011.9111.41.0
Apr / 5110.50.213.91.6
May11° / 5210.6016.12.5
Jun13° / 11°6311.9017.33.4
Jul15° / 13°6712.5016.84.2
Aug16° / 13°7212.5014.94.4
Sep14° / 11°6711.8012.53.9
Oct12° / 10114.2010.12.8
Nov / 9515.30.37.91.7
Dec / 8513.90.76.70.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Arbroath gets around 67 mm of rain over 11.8 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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28911
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49010
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Wind in September

Winds average 21 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:207:00
213.65:226:58
313.55:246:55
413.45:266:52
513.45:286:49
613.35:306:47
713.25:326:44
813.15:346:41
913.05:366:38
1013.05:386:36
1112.95:406:33
1212.85:426:30
1312.75:446:27
1412.65:466:24
1512.55:496:22
1612.55:516:19
1712.45:536:16
1812.35:556:13
1912.25:576:10
2012.15:596:07
2112.16:016:05
2212.06:036:02
2311.96:055:59
2411.86:075:56
2511.76:095:53
2611.76:115:51
2711.66:145:48
2811.56:165:45
2911.46:185:42
3011.36:205:40

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 2.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.0Moderate
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272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Arbroath?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arbroath.

What to pack for Arbroath in September

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

In September, Arbroath sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Arbroath in September

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Arbroath 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 Arbroath peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arbroath?

Arbroath sits at 56.6°N, 2.6°W, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Dundee, 26 km away.

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Topography around Arbroath

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arbroath has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,196 m.

The land around Arbroath is covered by water (31%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, water (51%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
1,196 m
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September weather nearby: Dundee 26 km · Saint Andrews 28 km · Glenrothes 55 km · Perth 55 km · Kirkcaldy 61 km · Nigg 68 km · Aberdeen 71 km · Musselburgh 75 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 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 Arbroath (56.5632°, -2.5874°, elevation 10 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).