Elgin weather in September

In September, Elgin sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 81 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-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 14% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Elgin's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elgin's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 81 mm; 13.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:53 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 7th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Elgin is former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland, UK.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Elgin reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 2°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.

	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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	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	11	11	11	11	11

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

How September really feels in Elgin

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Elgin weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-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° / 4°	70	15.5	0.9	7	0.7
Feb	6° / 4°	59	12.7	1.7	9	0.6
Mar	7° / 5°	57	13.6	1.2	11.4	0.9
Apr	8° / 6°	54	12.1	0.6	14	1.5
May	10° / 8°	57	11.8	0	16.3	2.3
Jun	13° / 11°	70	13.3	0	17.6	3.1
Jul	15° / 13°	68	13.4	0	17.1	4.0
Aug	15° / 13°	85	14.4	0	15	4.1
Sep	14° / 12°	81	13.5	0	12.5	3.6
Oct	12° / 9°	103	16.6	0	10	2.5
Nov	9° / 7°	90	17.1	0.4	7.7	1.6
Dec	7° / 5°	78	16.1	1.2	6.4	0.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 67%.

	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 (%)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34
Cloudier (%)	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Elgin gets around 81 mm of rain over 13.5 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	47
7	48
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	45
19	44
20	44
21	44
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	44
27	44
28	45
29	45
30	46

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 97% 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 (%)	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
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 22 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 24 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)	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	22	breezy
7	22	breezy
8	22	breezy
9	22	breezy
10	22	breezy
11	22	breezy
12	22	breezy
13	22	breezy
14	22	breezy
15	22	breezy
16	22	breezy
17	22	breezy
18	22	breezy
19	22	breezy
20	22	breezy
21	22	breezy
22	23	breezy
23	23	breezy
24	23	breezy
25	23	breezy
26	23	breezy
27	23	breezy
28	23	breezy
29	24	breezy
30	24	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 150 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 5:42 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)	13.8	13.7	13.6	13.5	13.4	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.4	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:20	5:23	5:25	5:27	5:29	5:31	5:33	5:36	5:38	5:40	5:42	5:44	5:46	5:49	5:51	5:53	5:55	5:57	5:59	6:02	6:04	6:06	6:08	6:10	6:13	6:15	6:17	6:19	6:21	6:24
Sunset (PM)	7:06	7:03	7:00	6:57	6:54	6:51	6:48	6:46	6:43	6:40	6:37	6:34	6:31	6:28	6:25	6:22	6:19	6:16	6:13	6:11	6:08	6:05	6:02	5:59	5:56	5:53	5:50	5:47	5:44	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.8	5:20	7:06
2	13.7	5:23	7:03
3	13.6	5:25	7:00
4	13.5	5:27	6:57
5	13.4	5:29	6:54
6	13.3	5:31	6:51
7	13.2	5:33	6:48
8	13.2	5:36	6:46
9	13.1	5:38	6:43
10	13.0	5:40	6:40
11	12.9	5:42	6:37
12	12.8	5:44	6:34
13	12.7	5:46	6:31
14	12.7	5:49	6:28
15	12.6	5:51	6:25
16	12.5	5:53	6:22
17	12.4	5:55	6:19
18	12.3	5:57	6:16
19	12.2	5:59	6:13
20	12.1	6:02	6:11
21	12.1	6:04	6:08
22	12.0	6:06	6:05
23	11.9	6:08	6:02
24	11.8	6:10	5:59
25	11.7	6:13	5:56
26	11.6	6:15	5:53
27	11.6	6:17	5:50
28	11.5	6:19	5:47
29	11.4	6:21	5:44
30	11.3	6:24	5:42

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 2.62 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)	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.4	Moderate
21	2.4	Moderate
22	2.4	Moderate
23	2.3	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.2	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Elgin?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Elgin.

What to pack for Elgin in September

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

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

rain geara warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Elgin 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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 7°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)	7	7	7	7	9	12	14	14	13	12	10	9
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	7	Bracing
Mar	7	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	9	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	10	Bracing
Dec	9	Bracing

UV index in Elgin in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Elgin peaks around July 13 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	4	3	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	High
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Elgin?

Elgin sits at 57.6°N, 3.3°W, 20 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Inverness, 57 km away.

Topography around Elgin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elgin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,309 m.

The land around Elgin is covered by grassland (30%), trees (28%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, water (31%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

129 m

grassland 30%

16 km

403 m

water 31%

80 km

1,309 m

grassland 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

September weather nearby: Inverness 57 km · Aberdeen 92 km · Peterhead 93 km · Nigg 94 km · Arbroath 129 km · Dundee 133 km · Perth 140 km · Fort William 142 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

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 Elgin (57.6495°, -3.3184°, elevation 20 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	15	12
2	15	12
3	15	12
4	15	12
5	15	12
6	15	12
7	14	12
8	14	12
9	14	12
10	14	12
11	14	12
12	14	12
13	14	12
14	14	12
15	14	12
16	14	12
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	14	11
24	13	11
25	13	11
26	13	11
27	13	11
28	13	11
29	13	11
30	13	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	47
7	48
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	45
19	44
20	44
21	44
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	44
27	44
28	45
29	45
30	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
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	15	12
2	15	12
3	15	12
4	15	12
5	15	12
6	15	12
7	14	12
8	14	12
9	14	12
10	14	12
11	14	12
12	14	12
13	14	12
14	14	12
15	14	12
16	14	12
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	14	11
24	13	11
25	13	11
26	13	11
27	13	11
28	13	11
29	13	11
30	13	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	47
7	48
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	45
19	44
20	44
21	44
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	44
27	44
28	45
29	45
30	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
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	15	12
2	15	12
3	15	12
4	15	12
5	15	12
6	15	12
7	14	12
8	14	12
9	14	12
10	14	12
11	14	12
12	14	12
13	14	12
14	14	12
15	14	12
16	14	12
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	14	11
22	14	11
23	14	11
24	13	11
25	13	11
26	13	11
27	13	11
28	13	11
29	13	11
30	13	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	47
7	48
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	45
19	44
20	44
21	44
22	43
23	43
24	43
25	43
26	44
27	44
28	45
29	45
30	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1