Perth weather in September

In September, Perth sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 69 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Perth's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Perth's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 69 mm; 11.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:54 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 2.46 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Perth is city in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical September day in Perth reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°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 4°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)	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7

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

How September really feels in Perth

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.

Perth weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	5° / 1°	100	15.5	5.7	7.3	0.2
Feb	6° / 1°	76	12.3	4.5	9.1	0.5
Mar	8° / 2°	75	13.7	3.6	11.4	1.3
Apr	11° / 3°	64	12.6	1.2	13.9	2.4
May	14° / 6°	71	12.8	0.1	16.1	3.6
Jun	16° / 9°	74	13.3	0	17.3	4.4
Jul	18° / 11°	82	14.2	0	16.8	5.1
Aug	18° / 10°	87	13.8	0	14.9	5.0
Sep	15° / 8°	69	11.7	0	12.5	4.2
Oct	12° / 6°	101	13.8	0.1	10.1	2.7
Nov	8° / 3°	90	14.2	1.1	7.9	1.2
Dec	6° / 1°	91	13.2	3	6.7	0.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 76%.

	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 (%)	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25
Cloudier (%)	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Perth gets around 69 mm of rain over 11.7 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42

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

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 94% 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 (%)	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 5:43 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)	13.7	13.6	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.2	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.4	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:23	5:25	5:27	5:30	5:32	5:34	5:36	5:38	5:40	5:42	5:44	5:46	5:48	5:50	5:52	5:54	5:56	5:58	6:00	6:02	6:04	6:06	6:09	6:11	6:13	6:15	6:17	6:19	6:21	6:23
Sunset (PM)	7:04	7:01	6:58	6:55	6:53	6:50	6:47	6:44	6:42	6:39	6:36	6:33	6:30	6:28	6:25	6:22	6:19	6:16	6:14	6:11	6:08	6:05	6:02	6:00	5:57	5:54	5:51	5:49	5:46	5:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.7	5:23	7:04
2	13.6	5:25	7:01
3	13.5	5:27	6:58
4	13.4	5:30	6:55
5	13.4	5:32	6:53
6	13.3	5:34	6:50
7	13.2	5:36	6:47
8	13.1	5:38	6:44
9	13.0	5:40	6:42
10	12.9	5:42	6:39
11	12.9	5:44	6:36
12	12.8	5:46	6:33
13	12.7	5:48	6:30
14	12.6	5:50	6:28
15	12.5	5:52	6:25
16	12.5	5:54	6:22
17	12.4	5:56	6:19
18	12.3	5:58	6:16
19	12.2	6:00	6:14
20	12.1	6:02	6:11
21	12.1	6:04	6:08
22	12.0	6:06	6:05
23	11.9	6:09	6:02
24	11.8	6:11	6:00
25	11.7	6:13	5:57
26	11.7	6:15	5:54
27	11.6	6:17	5:51
28	11.5	6:19	5:49
29	11.4	6:21	5:46
30	11.3	6:23	5:43

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 4.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 2.46 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)	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9
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	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.5	Moderate
17	2.4	Moderate
18	2.4	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.3	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.2	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.0	Moderate
27	2.0	Moderate
28	2.0	Dim
29	1.9	Dim
30	1.9	Dim

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Perth?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Perth for sightseeing.

What to pack for Perth in September

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

In September, Perth sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Perth in September

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°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	7	10	12	14	14	13	12	10	8
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	6	Bracing
Mar	6	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	10	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in Perth 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 Perth peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (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)	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	5	3	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Perth?

Perth sits at 56.4°N, 3.4°W, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Glenrothes, 27 km away.

Topography around Perth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Perth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,320 m.

The land around Perth is covered by trees (32%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), grassland (36%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km

222 m

trees 32%

16 km

415 m

cropland 37%

80 km

1,320 m

grassland 55%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

September weather nearby: Glenrothes 27 km · Dundee 29 km · Kirkcaldy 35 km · Dunfermline 36 km · Alloa 38 km · Saint Andrews 39 km · Stirling 44 km · Grangemouth 46 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 Perth (56.3952°, -3.4314°, 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3