Fleetwood weather in September

In September, Fleetwood sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 121 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 15°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 Fleetwood's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fleetwood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:54 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
71%
6th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Fleetwood is town in Lancashire, 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 16°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Fleetwood reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C cooler than August and about 3°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Fleetwood

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.

Fleetwood weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 13117.70.87.70.6
Feb / 10515.10.99.40.6
Mar / 9314.80.711.51.1
Apr10° / 7412.80.113.72.1
May13° / 7912.6015.73.3
Jun15° / 12°8914.1016.84.2
Jul17° / 14°10416.3016.34.7
Aug17° / 14°12717.8014.64.5
Sep16° / 12°12114.9012.54.1
Oct13° / 10°15317.7010.22.9
Nov10° / 15618.80.18.31.7
Dec / 15918.20.67.20.9

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 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33466
43466
53466
63466
73367
83268
93367
103268
113268
123268
133169
143169
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Fleetwood gets around 121 mm of rain over 14.9 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 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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252
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3055

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
169283
270273
371263
471263
572253
672253
774242
875232
976222
1077212
1178202
1279192
1380191
1481181
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2086140
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2789110
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Wind in September

Winds average 20 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 20 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
120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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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 5:26 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:266:57
213.45:286:55
313.45:306:52
413.35:326:50
513.25:336:47
613.25:356:45
713.15:376:42
813.05:396:40
912.95:416:37
1012.95:436:35
1112.85:446:32
1212.75:466:29
1312.65:486:27
1412.65:506:24
1512.55:526:22
1612.45:546:19
1712.45:556:17
1812.35:576:14
1912.25:596:11
2012.16:016:09
2112.16:036:06
2212.06:056:04
2311.96:076:01
2411.86:085:58
2511.86:105:56
2611.76:125:53
2711.66:145:51
2811.56:165:48
2911.56:185:46
3011.46:205:43

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
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212.6Moderate
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232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Fleetwood?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

September is a reasonable time to visit Fleetwood for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fleetwood in September

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

In September, Fleetwood sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Fleetwood in September

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Fleetwood 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 Fleetwood peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fleetwood?

Fleetwood sits at 53.9°N, 3.0°W, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Thornton-Cleveleys, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Fleetwood

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fleetwood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m.

The land around Fleetwood is covered by water (54%) within 3 km, water (59%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
962 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Thornton-Cleveleys 6.0 km · Poulton-le-Fylde 10 km · Fylde 12 km · Blackpool 12 km · Heysham 15 km · Morecambe 19 km · Lancaster 19 km · Lytham St Annes 20 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 Fleetwood (53.9253°, -3.0109°, 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).