Newbury weather in September

In September, Newbury sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 52 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°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 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 Newbury's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newbury's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:48 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Newbury is town and civil parish in Berkshire, England.

Density
3,340/km²
people per km²

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 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical September day in Newbury reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12012
21912
31911
41911
51911
61911
71911
81911
91911
101911
111911
121911
131811
141811
151811
161810
171810
181810
191810
201810
211710
221710
231710
241710
251710
261710
271710
281710
291610
301610

How September really feels in Newbury

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.

Newbury weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5710.90.98.10.9
Feb / 449.11.19.61.1
Mar10° / 4610.20.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5211.40.213.53.4
May16° / 5810.6015.34.8
Jun19° / 11°5310016.35.8
Jul21° / 13°5610.9015.96.2
Aug21° / 13°6210.8014.46.2
Sep18° / 11°528.7012.45.8
Oct14° / 6411.2010.43.9
Nov10° / 6511.50.28.62.2
Dec / 60110.87.71.1

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 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73070
83169
93169
103169
113169
123070
132971
142971
152971
162971
172971
182872
192872
202872
212872
222773
232773
242773
252773
262773
272773
282773
292773
302872

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Newbury gets around 52 mm of rain over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
227
326
426
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1327
1427
1527
1627
1728
1828
1929
2030
2130
2231
2332
2433
2534
2635
2735
2836
2937
3037

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170264
270264
371254
471254
572244
672244
773234
873234
974224
1074224
1175214
1276213
1377203
1477203
1578202
1678202
1778202
1878202
1979201
2079201
2179201
2278211
2379210
2479210
2580200
2680200
2781190
2881190
2982180
3082180

Wind in September

Winds average 14 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze

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 5:23 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:236:47
213.35:256:44
313.35:276:42
413.25:286:40
513.15:306:37
613.15:326:35
713.05:336:33
812.95:356:30
912.95:376:28
1012.85:386:26
1112.75:406:23
1212.75:416:21
1312.65:436:18
1412.55:456:16
1512.55:466:14
1612.45:486:11
1712.35:506:09
1812.35:516:06
1912.25:536:04
2012.15:556:02
2112.15:565:59
2212.05:585:57
2311.96:005:55
2411.86:015:52
2511.86:035:50
2611.76:055:47
2711.66:065:45
2811.66:085:43
2911.56:105:40
3011.46:115:38

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Newbury?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Newbury for sightseeing.

What to pack for Newbury in September

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

In September, Newbury sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Newbury 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 Newbury peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Newbury?

Newbury sits at 51.4°N, 1.3°W, 78 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Thatcham, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Newbury

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Newbury has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m.

The land around Newbury is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), grassland (31%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), cropland (30%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
331 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Thatcham 4.0 km · Tadley 15 km · Basingstoke 23 km · Didcot 24 km · Andover 24 km · Reading 25 km · Lower Earley 28 km · Abingdon 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 Newbury (51.4015°, -1.3247°, elevation 78 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. 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).