Sinfin weather in September

In September, Sinfin sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 56 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 12% 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 Sinfin's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinfin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:48 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Sinfin is suburb in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK.

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

A typical September day in Sinfin reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11911
21911
31811
41811
51811
61811
71811
81811
91810
101810
111810
121810
131710
141710
151710
161710
171710
181710
191710
201710
211710
221610
231610
24169
25169
26169
27169
28169
29169
30159

How September really feels in Sinfin

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.

Sinfin weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5512.31.47.90.6
Feb / 4710.21.79.50.9
Mar / 49111.111.51.9
Apr12° / 5611.70.313.63.1
May15° / 5711.2015.54.4
Jun18° / 10°6611.7016.65.4
Jul20° / 12°6612.1016.15.9
Aug20° / 12°6511.4014.55.9
Sep17° / 10°569.6012.45.3
Oct13° / 6511.5010.33.5
Nov / 6312.20.38.41.8
Dec / 63121.27.40.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
132971
142971
152971
162872
172872
182773
192773
202575
212575
222575
232575
242575
252575
262575
272575
282674
292575
302575

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Sinfin gets around 56 mm of rain over 9.6 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
131
231
330
430
530
630
731
831
931
1031
1132
1232
1332
1432
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2233
2334
2434
2535
2635
2736
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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178202
279192
379192
479192
579192
680182
780182
880182
981172
1081172
1182162
1283152
1383152
1484142
1585141
1686131
1786131
1886131
1986131
2086131
2186131
2287130
2388120
2488120
2588120
2689110
2789110
2890100
2990100
309190

Wind in September

Winds average 15 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light 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 5:22 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:226:50
213.45:246:47
313.35:256:45
413.35:276:42
513.25:296:40
613.15:316:37
713.05:326:35
813.05:346:32
912.95:366:30
1012.85:386:27
1112.85:396:25
1212.75:416:23
1312.65:436:20
1412.65:456:18
1512.55:466:15
1612.45:486:13
1712.35:506:10
1812.35:526:08
1912.25:536:05
2012.15:556:03
2112.15:576:00
2212.05:595:58
2311.96:005:55
2411.86:025:53
2511.86:045:50
2611.76:065:48
2711.66:075:45
2811.66:095:43
2911.56:115:40
3011.46:135:38

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 4.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
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
262.4Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Sinfin?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Sinfin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sinfin in September

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

In September, Sinfin sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Sinfin 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 Sinfin peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sinfin?

Sinfin sits at 52.9°N, 1.5°W, 46 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Derby, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Sinfin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinfin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m.

The land around Sinfin is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), cropland (23%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), cropland (23%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
695 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Derby 5.0 km · Swadlincote 13 km · Burton upon Trent 13 km · Long Eaton 15 km · Ilkeston 15 km · Belper 16 km · Heanor 17 km · Ripley 18 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 Sinfin (52.8816°, -1.4868°, elevation 46 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).