Weymouth weather in September

In September, Weymouth sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 67 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Weymouth's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Weymouth's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 67 mm; 10.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:53 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 6th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Weymouth is town in Dorset, England.

Density: 2,887/km²; people per km²

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical September day in Weymouth reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and about 2°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)	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13

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

Weymouth weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 6°	98	14.4	8.3	1.5
Feb	8° / 6°	69	11.2	9.7	1.3
Mar	9° / 6°	59	10.5	11.5	1.8
Apr	11° / 8°	59	10.1	13.5	2.5
May	13° / 10°	54	9.3	15.2	3.6
Jun	15° / 13°	53	9.2	16.2	4.7
Jul	17° / 15°	48	8.6	15.8	5.8
Aug	18° / 15°	67	9.8	14.3	5.9
Sep	17° / 14°	67	10.1	12.4	5.3
Oct	14° / 12°	116	14	10.4	3.8
Nov	12° / 9°	119	15.4	8.7	2.6
Dec	10° / 7°	108	14.5	7.8	1.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

	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 (%)	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	38
Cloudier (%)	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	62	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Weymouth gets around 67 mm of rain over 10.1 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 34% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	28
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	29
8	29
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	34
20	35
21	36
22	37
23	38
24	39
25	40
26	41
27	42
28	42
29	43
30	44

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 59% 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 (%)	46	48	49	50	50	51	52	54	55	56	56	58	58	59	61	61	61	61	62	62	63	62	62	62	64	64	65	66	67	68
Comfortable (%)	43	42	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	31	30
Humid (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	43	10
2	48	42	10
3	49	42	10
4	50	41	10
5	50	40	10
6	51	39	10
7	52	38	10
8	54	37	9
9	55	36	9
10	56	35	9
11	56	35	9
12	58	34	8
13	58	34	8
14	59	34	7
15	61	33	6
16	61	33	6
17	61	34	5
18	61	34	5
19	62	34	4
20	62	34	4
21	63	34	3
22	62	35	3
23	62	35	3
24	62	35	3
25	64	34	2
26	64	34	2
27	65	33	2
28	66	32	2
29	67	31	2
30	68	30	2

Wind in September

Winds average 22 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 24 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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:50 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)	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:29	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:37	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:50	5:51	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:14	6:15
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:48	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:45	5:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:29	6:50
2	13.3	5:31	6:48
3	13.2	5:32	6:45
4	13.2	5:34	6:43
5	13.1	5:35	6:41
6	13.0	5:37	6:39
7	13.0	5:39	6:36
8	12.9	5:40	6:34
9	12.8	5:42	6:32
10	12.8	5:43	6:29
11	12.7	5:45	6:27
12	12.6	5:47	6:25
13	12.6	5:48	6:22
14	12.5	5:50	6:20
15	12.4	5:51	6:18
16	12.4	5:53	6:15
17	12.3	5:54	6:13
18	12.2	5:56	6:11
19	12.2	5:58	6:08
20	12.1	5:59	6:06
21	12.0	6:01	6:04
22	12.0	6:02	6:01
23	11.9	6:04	5:59
24	11.9	6:06	5:57
25	11.8	6:07	5:54
26	11.7	6:09	5:52
27	11.7	6:10	5:50
28	11.6	6:12	5:48
29	11.5	6:14	5:45
30	11.5	6:15	5:43

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.4 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)	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	2.9	Moderate
26	2.9	Moderate
27	2.8	Moderate
28	2.8	Moderate
29	2.7	Moderate
30	2.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Weymouth?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Weymouth for sightseeing.

What to pack for Weymouth in September

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

In September, Weymouth sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Weymouth in September

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 March near 8°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)	10	9	8	10	11	14	16	17	17	16	13	11
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	11	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	11	Bracing

UV index in Weymouth 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 Weymouth peaks around August 13 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	6	6	6	7	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Weymouth?

Weymouth sits at 50.6°N, 2.5°W, -2 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Dorchester, 12 km away.

Topography around Weymouth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Weymouth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m.

The land around Weymouth is covered by water (35%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (55%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

71 m

water 35%

16 km

241 m

water 55%

80 km

382 m

water 41%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

September weather nearby: Dorchester 12 km · Poole 35 km · Yeovil 38 km · Wimborne Minster 38 km · Bournemouth 43 km · Ferndown 45 km · Christchurch 50 km · New Milton 58 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 Weymouth (50.6145°, -2.4599°, elevation -2 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	18	15
2	18	15
3	17	15
4	17	15
5	17	15
6	17	15
7	17	15
8	17	15
9	17	14
10	17	14
11	17	14
12	17	14
13	17	14
14	17	14
15	17	14
16	17	14
17	17	14
18	17	14
19	17	14
20	17	14
21	17	14
22	16	14
23	16	14
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	16	14
27	16	13
28	16	13
29	16	13
30	16	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	28
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	29
8	29
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	34
20	35
21	36
22	37
23	38
24	39
25	40
26	41
27	42
28	42
29	43
30	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	43	10
2	48	42	10
3	49	42	10
4	50	41	10
5	50	40	10
6	51	39	10
7	52	38	10
8	54	37	9
9	55	36	9
10	56	35	9
11	56	35	9
12	58	34	8
13	58	34	8
14	59	34	7
15	61	33	6
16	61	33	6
17	61	34	5
18	61	34	5
19	62	34	4
20	62	34	4
21	63	34	3
22	62	35	3
23	62	35	3
24	62	35	3
25	64	34	2
26	64	34	2
27	65	33	2
28	66	32	2
29	67	31	2
30	68	30	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	28
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	29
8	29
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	34
20	35
21	36
22	37
23	38
24	39
25	40
26	41
27	42
28	42
29	43
30	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	43	10
2	48	42	10
3	49	42	10
4	50	41	10
5	50	40	10
6	51	39	10
7	52	38	10
8	54	37	9
9	55	36	9
10	56	35	9
11	56	35	9
12	58	34	8
13	58	34	8
14	59	34	7
15	61	33	6
16	61	33	6
17	61	34	5
18	61	34	5
19	62	34	4
20	62	34	4
21	63	34	3
22	62	35	3
23	62	35	3
24	62	35	3
25	64	34	2
26	64	34	2
27	65	33	2
28	66	32	2
29	67	31	2
30	68	30	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	28
2	28
3	28
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	29
8	29
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	34
20	35
21	36
22	37
23	38
24	39
25	40
26	41
27	42
28	42
29	43
30	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	43	10
2	48	42	10
3	49	42	10
4	50	41	10
5	50	40	10
6	51	39	10
7	52	38	10
8	54	37	9
9	55	36	9
10	56	35	9
11	56	35	9
12	58	34	8
13	58	34	8
14	59	34	7
15	61	33	6
16	61	33	6
17	61	34	5
18	61	34	5
19	62	34	4
20	62	34	4
21	63	34	3
22	62	35	3
23	62	35	3
24	62	35	3
25	64	34	2
26	64	34	2
27	65	33	2
28	66	32	2
29	67	31	2
30	68	30	2