Saint Neots weather in September

In September, Saint Neots sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 50 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Saint Neots's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Neots's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:43 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
71%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Saint Neots is town and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, 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 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical September day in Saint Neots reaches about 19°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)
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How September really feels in Saint Neots

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.

Saint Neots weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4910.70.780.9
Feb / 399.81.29.51.2
Mar10° / 439.80.811.52.4
Apr13° / 48110.113.63.6
May16° / 5410.5015.45.0
Jun19° / 11°5810.5016.45.8
Jul22° / 13°5911.50166.3
Aug22° / 13°6010.6014.56.3
Sep19° / 11°509012.45.9
Oct15° / 5710.4010.34.1
Nov10° / 5510.80.28.52.2
Dec / 5211.20.87.61.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73169
83169
93268
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153070
162971
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Saint Neots gets around 50 mm of rain over 9 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
228
328
428
528
628
728
829
929
1029
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
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3034

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172244
272244
374233
474233
575223
675223
775223
876213
976213
1077203
1178193
1278193
1379183
1479183
1581172
1681172
1781172
1881172
1982171
2082171
2182171
2282171
2382171
2483170
2583170
2684160
2784160
2885150
2986140
3086140

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
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914light breeze
1015light breeze
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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 5:18 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:186:44
213.45:206:41
313.35:216:39
413.25:236:36
513.25:256:34
613.15:266:32
713.05:286:29
813.05:306:27
912.95:326:24
1012.85:336:22
1112.75:356:20
1212.75:376:17
1312.65:386:15
1412.55:406:12
1512.55:426:10
1612.45:436:07
1712.35:456:05
1812.35:476:02
1912.25:496:00
2012.15:505:58
2112.15:525:55
2212.05:545:53
2311.95:555:50
2411.85:575:48
2511.85:595:45
2611.76:015:43
2711.66:025:40
2811.66:045:38
2911.56:065:36
3011.46:085:33

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.94 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
153.0Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.3Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Saint Neots?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Saint Neots for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint Neots in September

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

In September, Saint Neots sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Saint Neots 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 Saint Neots peaks around August 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint Neots?

Saint Neots sits at 52.2°N, 0.3°W, 18 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Huntingdon, 14 km away.

Topography around Saint Neots

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint Neots has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m.

The land around Saint Neots is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
307 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Huntingdon 14 km · Biggleswade 14 km · Bedford 16 km · Saint Ives 18 km · Kempston 19 km · Kempston Hardwick 21 km · Rushden 24 km · Royston 25 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 Saint Neots (52.2167°, -0.2667°, elevation 18 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).