Morecambe weather in September

In September, Morecambe sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 102 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Morecambe's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morecambe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:53 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Morecambe is town and civil parish in Lancashire, England.

Founded
1889

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 17°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Morecambe reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 19°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)
11712
21712
31712
41712
51712
61711
71711
81711
91711
101611
111611
121611
131611
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271510
281510
291510
301510

How September really feels in Morecambe

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.

Morecambe weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 11716.51.47.70.6
Feb / 9714.41.49.40.7
Mar / 8613.71.111.51.4
Apr11° / 7112.80.313.72.6
May14° / 7613.3015.73.7
Jun16° / 11°8714.6016.84.5
Jul18° / 13°9616.2016.35.0
Aug18° / 13°11416.7014.64.8
Sep16° / 11°10214.5012.54.3
Oct13° / 12516.3010.23.0
Nov10° / 12517.10.38.31.6
Dec / 13416.90.97.20.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72773
82773
92773
102773
112674
122674
132575
142575
152575
162575
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192476
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302575

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Morecambe gets around 102 mm of rain over 14.5 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
149
249
349
449
549
649
749
849
949
1049
1149
1248
1348
1448
1548
1647
1747
1847
1946
2046
2147
2247
2348
2448
2549
2650
2751
2852
2952
3052

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 (%)
172262
273252
374242
474242
575232
676222
776222
877212
978202
1079192
1180182
1282171
1383161
1484151
1585141
1685141
1786131
1886131
1987121
2088120
2188120
2289110
2389110
2489110
2589110
2690100
2790100
289190
299190
309190

Wind in September

Winds average 16 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2616light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light 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 5:25 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:256:57
213.55:276:54
313.45:296:52
413.35:316:49
513.25:336:47
613.25:356:44
713.15:366:42
813.05:386:39
912.95:406:37
1012.95:426:34
1112.85:446:32
1212.75:466:29
1312.65:476:26
1412.65:496:24
1512.55:516:21
1612.45:536:19
1712.45:556:16
1812.35:576:13
1912.25:596:11
2012.16:006:08
2112.16:026:06
2212.06:046:03
2311.96:066:00
2411.86:085:58
2511.86:105:55
2611.76:125:53
2711.66:135:50
2811.56:155:48
2911.56:175:45
3011.46:195:42

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.2Moderate
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
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Morecambe?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Morecambe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Morecambe in September

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

In September, Morecambe sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Morecambe 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
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Morecambe 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 Morecambe peaks around August 11 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 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Morecambe?

Morecambe sits at 54.1°N, 2.9°W, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Heysham, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Morecambe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morecambe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m.

The land around Morecambe is covered by water (42%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (45%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
558 m
80 km
959 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Heysham 3.0 km · Lancaster 5.0 km · Fleetwood 19 km · Thornton-Cleveleys 24 km · Barrow in Furness 24 km · Fylde 26 km · Poulton-le-Fylde 27 km · Kendal 30 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 Morecambe (54.0684°, -2.8611°, 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).