Darton weather in September

In September, Darton sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 63 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Darton's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Darton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:48 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Darton is village in South Yorkshire, England, UK.

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 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Darton reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11811
21811
31811
41811
51811
61811
71710
81710
91710
101710
111710
121710
131710
141710
151710
161710
171610
181610
191610
20169
21169
22169
23169
24169
25169
26159
27159
28159
29159
30159

How September really feels in Darton

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.

Darton weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6212.92.17.80.5
Feb / 5511.62.59.40.7
Mar / 5712.21.911.51.6
Apr12° / 6312.40.713.72.8
May15° / 6312.2015.64.1
Jun17° / 10°7812.8016.75.0
Jul20° / 12°7513.3016.35.6
Aug19° / 12°7913014.65.6
Sep17° / 10°6310.5012.54.9
Oct13° / 6812.7010.33.2
Nov / 68130.58.31.6
Dec / 7013.127.30.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113070
123169
133169
143070
152971
162971
172872
182872
192872
202674
212674
222674
232575
242575
252575
262575
272575
282674
292575
302575

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Darton gets around 63 mm of rain over 10.5 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
135
235
334
434
534
634
734
834
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2437
2537
2638
2738
2839
2939
3039

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180182
280182
380182
481172
581172
681172
781172
882162
982162
1083152
1183152
1284142
1386131
1487121
1587121
1688111
1788111
1889101
1989101
209091
219190
229190
239190
249280
259280
269280
279370
289370
299370
309460

Wind in September

Winds average 15 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3016light 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 5:21 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:216:51
213.45:236:48
313.45:246:46
413.35:266:43
513.25:286:41
613.15:306:38
713.15:326:36
813.05:336:33
912.95:356:31
1012.95:376:28
1112.85:396:26
1212.75:416:23
1312.65:426:21
1412.65:446:18
1512.55:466:16
1612.45:486:13
1712.35:506:10
1812.35:516:08
1912.25:536:05
2012.15:556:03
2112.15:576:00
2212.05:595:58
2311.96:015:55
2411.86:025:53
2511.86:045:50
2611.76:065:47
2711.66:085:45
2811.56:105:42
2911.56:125:40
3011.46:135:37

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 4.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.1Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Darton?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Darton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Darton in September

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

In September, Darton sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Darton 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 Darton peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Darton?

Darton sits at 53.6°N, 1.5°W, 69 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Barnsley, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Darton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Darton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m.

The land around Darton is covered by cropland (31%), trees (29%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), trees (27%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
430 m
80 km
722 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Barnsley 5.0 km · Wakefield 11 km · Ossett 11 km · Hoyland Nether 11 km · Wombwell 11 km · Dewsbury 13 km · Chapeltown 14 km · Batley 15 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 Darton (53.587°, -1.5268°, elevation 69 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).