Flint weather in September

In September, Flint sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 68 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12.4 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 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Flint's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Flint's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:54 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Flint is town in Wales, United Kingdom.

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 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Flint reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°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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21812
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41812
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71711
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How September really feels in Flint

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.

Flint 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 / 6513.21.17.90.9
Feb / 5611.91.19.41.0
Mar / 6112.90.811.51.8
Apr12° / 6513.20.413.62.9
May15° / 6812.9015.64.1
Jun18° / 11°8113.4016.65.0
Jul19° / 13°8313.9016.25.4
Aug19° / 13°7813.9014.65.4
Sep17° / 11°6812.3012.44.8
Oct13° / 7213.40.110.33.4
Nov10° / 7414.20.28.41.9
Dec / 7713.70.97.41.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
42971
52872
62872
72872
82872
92872
102872
112872
122773
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Flint gets around 68 mm of rain over 12.3 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
439
539
640
740
841
941
1041
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
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2041
2142
2242
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2644
2744
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3044

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172253
272253
373243
473243
574233
675223
775223
877212
978202
1079192
1180182
1281172
1382162
1484151
1585141
1686131
1786131
1887121
1987121
2087121
2189110
2289110
2389110
2489110
2590100
2690100
2790100
289190
299190
309190

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
514light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
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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 5:28 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:286:57
213.45:306:54
313.35:316:52
413.35:336:49
513.25:356:47
613.15:376:44
713.15:386:42
813.05:406:39
912.95:426:37
1012.85:446:34
1112.85:466:32
1212.75:476:29
1312.65:496:27
1412.65:516:24
1512.55:536:22
1612.45:546:19
1712.35:566:17
1812.35:586:14
1912.26:006:12
2012.16:026:09
2112.16:036:07
2212.06:056:04
2311.96:076:02
2411.86:095:59
2511.86:115:57
2611.76:125:54
2711.66:145:52
2811.66:165:49
2911.56:185:47
3011.46:205:44

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.2Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Flint?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Flint for sightseeing.

What to pack for Flint in September

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

In September, Flint sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Flint 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 at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) 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 Flint 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 Flint peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Flint?

Flint sits at 53.2°N, 3.1°W, 29 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Deeside, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Flint

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Flint has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m.

The land around Flint is covered by grassland (40%) and water (25%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
549 m
80 km
1,055 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Deeside 8.0 km · Buckley 9.0 km · Heswall 9.0 km · Hawarden 10 km · Bebington 14 km · Ellesmere Port Town 16 km · Chester 17 km · Moreton 17 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 Flint (53.2449°, -3.1323°, elevation 29 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).