Lowestoft weather in September

In September, Lowestoft sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-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 19% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Lowestoft's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lowestoft's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 66 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:35 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 5th clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Lowestoft is town and civil parish in East Suffolk, England.

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 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Lowestoft reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C cooler than August and about 3°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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13

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

How September really feels in Lowestoft

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.

Lowestoft 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°	64	13.1	0.6	8	0.8
Feb	7° / 4°	53	10.6	0.9	9.5	0.6
Mar	8° / 5°	48	10.7	0.5	11.5	1.1
Apr	9° / 7°	37	8.8	0	13.6	2.0
May	12° / 10°	48	8.7	0	15.5	3.3
Jun	15° / 13°	54	10.1	0	16.5	4.5
Jul	18° / 15°	59	11.2	0	16.1	5.6
Aug	18° / 16°	64	10.2	0	14.5	5.9
Sep	17° / 14°	66	11	0	12.4	5.2
Oct	14° / 11°	81	12.9	0	10.3	3.7
Nov	11° / 8°	79	14.5	0.1	8.5	2.2
Dec	8° / 6°	72	13.6	0.5	7.5	1.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

	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 (%)	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	34
Cloudier (%)	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	62	63	63	64	64	65	65	66	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	38	62
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Lowestoft gets around 66 mm of rain over 11 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 37% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	32	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	33
9	34
10	34
11	35
12	35
13	36
14	36
15	37
16	38
17	38
18	39
19	39
20	40
21	40
22	40
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	42
27	42
28	43
29	43
30	43

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 64% 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 (%)	52	52	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	60	61	62	63	64	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	71	72	73	75
Comfortable (%)	36	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	25	24
Humid (%)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	52	36	12
2	52	36	12
3	54	35	11
4	55	34	11
5	56	33	11
6	57	32	11
7	57	32	11
8	59	31	10
9	60	30	10
10	60	30	10
11	61	29	10
12	62	29	9
13	63	28	9
14	64	28	8
15	64	28	8
16	65	28	7
17	65	28	7
18	66	28	6
19	66	28	6
20	67	28	5
21	67	28	5
22	68	28	4
23	68	28	4
24	69	28	3
25	69	28	3
26	70	27	3
27	71	27	2
28	72	26	2
29	73	25	2
30	75	24	1

Wind in September

Winds average 23 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 25 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)	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25
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	22	breezy
2	22	breezy
3	22	breezy
4	22	breezy
5	22	breezy
6	23	breezy
7	23	breezy
8	23	breezy
9	23	breezy
10	23	breezy
11	23	breezy
12	23	breezy
13	23	breezy
14	23	breezy
15	23	breezy
16	23	breezy
17	24	breezy
18	24	breezy
19	24	breezy
20	24	breezy
21	24	breezy
22	24	breezy
23	24	breezy
24	24	breezy
25	24	breezy
26	24	breezy
27	24	breezy
28	24	breezy
29	24	breezy
30	25	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 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 120 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 5:25 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)	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:09	5:11	5:13	5:15	5:16	5:18	5:20	5:21	5:23	5:25	5:27	5:28	5:30	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:37	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:44	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:51	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:58	6:00
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:34	6:31	6:29	6:26	6:24	6:21	6:19	6:17	6:14	6:12	6:09	6:07	6:04	6:02	5:59	5:57	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:47	5:45	5:42	5:40	5:37	5:35	5:32	5:30	5:27	5:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	5:09	6:36
2	13.4	5:11	6:34
3	13.3	5:13	6:31
4	13.2	5:15	6:29
5	13.2	5:16	6:26
6	13.1	5:18	6:24
7	13.0	5:20	6:21
8	13.0	5:21	6:19
9	12.9	5:23	6:17
10	12.8	5:25	6:14
11	12.8	5:27	6:12
12	12.7	5:28	6:09
13	12.6	5:30	6:07
14	12.5	5:32	6:04
15	12.5	5:34	6:02
16	12.4	5:35	5:59
17	12.3	5:37	5:57
18	12.3	5:39	5:54
19	12.2	5:40	5:52
20	12.1	5:42	5:50
21	12.1	5:44	5:47
22	12.0	5:46	5:45
23	11.9	5:47	5:42
24	11.8	5:49	5:40
25	11.8	5:51	5:37
26	11.7	5:53	5:35
27	11.6	5:54	5:32
28	11.6	5:56	5:30
29	11.5	5:58	5:27
30	11.4	6:00	5:25

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.26 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)	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5
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	4.0	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	2.9	Moderate
23	2.9	Moderate
24	2.8	Moderate
25	2.8	Moderate
26	2.7	Moderate
27	2.7	Moderate
28	2.6	Moderate
29	2.6	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Lowestoft?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Lowestoft for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lowestoft in September

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

In September, Lowestoft sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Lowestoft in September

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 18°C and coldest in February near 6°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	6	6	8	10	13	16	18	17	15	12	9
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	6	Bracing
Mar	6	Bracing
Apr	8	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	15	Bracing
Nov	12	Bracing
Dec	9	Bracing

UV index in Lowestoft 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 Lowestoft peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	3	6	6	6	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Lowestoft?

Lowestoft sits at 52.5°N, 1.8°E, 7 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Great Yarmouth, 15 km away.

Topography around Lowestoft

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lowestoft has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m.

The land around Lowestoft is covered by water (52%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, water (56%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

36 m

water 52%

16 km

59 m

water 56%

80 km

126 m

water 39%

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

September weather nearby: Great Yarmouth 15 km · Norwich 35 km · Bowthorpe 40 km · East Dereham 60 km · Stowmarket 60 km · Ipswich 62 km · Felixstowe 63 km · Harwich 67 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 Lowestoft (52.4752°, 1.7517°, elevation 7 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	18	15
2	18	15
3	18	15
4	18	15
5	18	15
6	18	15
7	17	15
8	17	15
9	17	15
10	17	15
11	17	15
12	17	14
13	17	14
14	17	14
15	17	14
16	17	14
17	17	14
18	17	14
19	17	14
20	17	14
21	16	14
22	16	14
23	16	14
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	16	14
27	16	13
28	16	13
29	16	13
30	16	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	38	62
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	33
9	34
10	34
11	35
12	35
13	36
14	36
15	37
16	38
17	38
18	39
19	39
20	40
21	40
22	40
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	42
27	42
28	43
29	43
30	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	52	36	12
2	52	36	12
3	54	35	11
4	55	34	11
5	56	33	11
6	57	32	11
7	57	32	11
8	59	31	10
9	60	30	10
10	60	30	10
11	61	29	10
12	62	29	9
13	63	28	9
14	64	28	8
15	64	28	8
16	65	28	7
17	65	28	7
18	66	28	6
19	66	28	6
20	67	28	5
21	67	28	5
22	68	28	4
23	68	28	4
24	69	28	3
25	69	28	3
26	70	27	3
27	71	27	2
28	72	26	2
29	73	25	2
30	75	24	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	38	62
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	33
9	34
10	34
11	35
12	35
13	36
14	36
15	37
16	38
17	38
18	39
19	39
20	40
21	40
22	40
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	42
27	42
28	43
29	43
30	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	52	36	12
2	52	36	12
3	54	35	11
4	55	34	11
5	56	33	11
6	57	32	11
7	57	32	11
8	59	31	10
9	60	30	10
10	60	30	10
11	61	29	10
12	62	29	9
13	63	28	9
14	64	28	8
15	64	28	8
16	65	28	7
17	65	28	7
18	66	28	6
19	66	28	6
20	67	28	5
21	67	28	5
22	68	28	4
23	68	28	4
24	69	28	3
25	69	28	3
26	70	27	3
27	71	27	2
28	72	26	2
29	73	25	2
30	75	24	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	38	62
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	33
9	34
10	34
11	35
12	35
13	36
14	36
15	37
16	38
17	38
18	39
19	39
20	40
21	40
22	40
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	42
27	42
28	43
29	43
30	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	52	36	12
2	52	36	12
3	54	35	11
4	55	34	11
5	56	33	11
6	57	32	11
7	57	32	11
8	59	31	10
9	60	30	10
10	60	30	10
11	61	29	10
12	62	29	9
13	63	28	9
14	64	28	8
15	64	28	8
16	65	28	7
17	65	28	7
18	66	28	6
19	66	28	6
20	67	28	5
21	67	28	5
22	68	28	4
23	68	28	4
24	69	28	3
25	69	28	3
26	70	27	3
27	71	27	2
28	72	26	2
29	73	25	2
30	75	24	1