Doncaster weather in September

In September, Doncaster sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 58 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Doncaster's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Doncaster's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:46 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Doncaster is city in South Yorkshire, England, UK.

Density
2,611/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 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Doncaster 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 14°C and 21°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)
11911
21911
31911
41911
51811
61811
71811
81811
91811
101811
111811
121810
131810
141810
151710
161710
171710
181710
191710
201710
211710
221710
231710
241610
25169
26169
27169
28169
29169
30169

How September really feels in Doncaster

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.

Doncaster weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5312.11.67.80.7
Feb / 4710.51.99.41.0
Mar10° / 4910.91.311.52.0
Apr12° / 5811.70.513.73.1
May15° / 5811.6015.64.4
Jun18° / 10°7412.2016.75.3
Jul20° / 12°6912.1016.35.9
Aug20° / 12°7311.9014.65.9
Sep17° / 10°589.7012.55.4
Oct14° / 6111.5010.33.6
Nov10° / 6112.10.48.31.9
Dec / 6012.11.47.30.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73268
83367
93367
103268
113268
123367
133268
143268
153169
163169
173070
182971
192971
202872
212872
222773
232773
242773
252773
262674
272674
282674
292674
302773

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Doncaster gets around 58 mm of rain over 9.7 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
132
231
331
431
531
631
731
832
932
1032
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2233
2334
2434
2535
2635
2736
2836
2937
3037

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179192
279192
379192
480182
580182
680182
780182
881172
981172
1082162
1182162
1283152
1385141
1486131
1586131
1687121
1787121
1887121
1988111
2088111
2189110
2289110
2389110
2490100
2590100
2690100
279190
289190
299190
309280

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 15 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
3015light 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 5:19 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:196:49
213.45:216:47
313.45:236:44
413.35:256:42
513.25:266:39
613.15:286:37
713.15:306:34
813.05:326:32
912.95:346:29
1012.95:356:27
1112.85:376:24
1212.75:396:22
1312.65:416:19
1412.65:436:16
1512.55:446:14
1612.45:466:11
1712.35:486:09
1812.35:506:06
1912.25:526:04
2012.15:546:01
2112.15:555:59
2212.05:575:56
2311.95:595:54
2411.86:015:51
2511.86:035:48
2611.76:045:46
2711.66:065:43
2811.56:085:41
2911.56:105:38
3011.46:125:36

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 4.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Doncaster?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Doncaster for sightseeing.

What to pack for Doncaster in September

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

In September, Doncaster sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Doncaster 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 Doncaster 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 Doncaster?

Doncaster sits at 53.5°N, 1.1°W, 19 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bentley, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Doncaster

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Doncaster has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m.

The land around Doncaster is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
653 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Bentley 2.0 km · Adwick le Street 6.0 km · Conisbrough 8.0 km · Mexborough 11 km · Maltby 13 km · South Elmsall 13 km · Wath upon Dearne 14 km · Thorne 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 Doncaster (53.5228°, -1.1312°, elevation 19 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).