Cimarron Hills weather in September

In September, Cimarron Hills sees average daytime highs of 73°F and overnight lows near 46°F, with 1.3 in of precipitation across 6.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 77°F in the first days to 69°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Cimarron Hills's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cimarron Hills's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 73°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 46°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 1.3 in; 6.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:46 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 4th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

Cimarron Hills is census designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.

Density: 1,031/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 77°F in the first days to 69°F by the end.

A typical September day in Cimarron Hills reaches about 73°F in the afternoon and slips back to 46°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 62°F and 83°F. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°F cooler than August and about 12°F 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 (°F)	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68
Avg low (°F)	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	78	51
2	77	51
3	77	50
4	77	50
5	76	50
6	76	49
7	76	49
8	75	49
9	75	48
10	75	48
11	74	47
12	74	47
13	74	47
14	74	46
15	73	46
16	73	46
17	73	46
18	72	45
19	72	45
20	72	44
21	71	44
22	71	44
23	71	43
24	71	43
25	70	43
26	70	42
27	69	42
28	69	42
29	69	41
30	68	41

How September really feels in Cimarron Hills

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

Cimarron Hills weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	41° / 16°	0.6	3.9	4.2	9.6	0.0
Feb	43° / 18°	0.6	4.7	4.7	10.5	0.5
Mar	51° / 24°	1.6	7.3	5.7	11.7	2.6
Apr	57° / 30°	2.5	9.8	5.4	13	4.1
May	67° / 40°	2.7	12	1.4	14.1	5.9
Jun	78° / 49°	2.0	10.8	0	14.7	6.7
Jul	82° / 55°	2.8	12.2	0	14.4	6.0
Aug	80° / 53°	2.5	11.8	0	13.5	6.6
Sep	73° / 46°	1.3	6.3	0.4	12.3	7.6
Oct	61° / 34°	1.2	5.5	2	11	6.0
Nov	49° / 23°	0.8	5	4.4	9.9	2.3
Dec	40° / 16°	0.5	3.5	3.9	9.3	0.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	74	73	73	73	73	74	73	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	76
Cloudier (%)	26	27	27	27	27	26	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	76	24
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Cimarron Hills gets around 1.3 in of rain and snow over 6.3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease 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 (%)	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18
Snow chance (%)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	0
2	26	1
3	26	1
4	25	1
5	25	1
6	24	1
7	23	1
8	23	1
9	22	1
10	22	1
11	22	1
12	22	1
13	22	1
14	22	1
15	22	1
16	22	1
17	22	1
18	22	1
19	22	1
20	21	1
21	21	1
22	21	1
23	20	2
24	20	2
25	20	2
26	19	2
27	19	2
28	19	2
29	19	2
30	18	2

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 99% 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 (%)	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in September

Winds average 5 mph in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph 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 (mph)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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 (mph)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
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15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
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23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 5:37 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)	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:41	5:39	5:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:32	6:25
2	12.8	5:33	6:24
3	12.8	5:34	6:22
4	12.8	5:35	6:20
5	12.7	5:36	6:19
6	12.7	5:36	6:17
7	12.6	5:37	6:15
8	12.6	5:38	6:14
9	12.6	5:39	6:12
10	12.5	5:40	6:11
11	12.5	5:41	6:09
12	12.4	5:42	6:07
13	12.4	5:43	6:06
14	12.3	5:44	6:04
15	12.3	5:45	6:02
16	12.2	5:46	6:01
17	12.2	5:47	5:59
18	12.2	5:47	5:57
19	12.1	5:48	5:56
20	12.1	5:49	5:54
21	12.0	5:50	5:52
22	12.0	5:51	5:51
23	11.9	5:52	5:49
24	11.9	5:53	5:47
25	11.9	5:54	5:46
26	11.8	5:55	5:44
27	11.8	5:56	5:42
28	11.7	5:57	5:41
29	11.7	5:58	5:39
30	11.6	5:59	5:37

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.58 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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Cimarron Hills?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Cimarron Hills for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Cimarron Hills in September

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

In September, Cimarron Hills sees daytime highs around 73°F and nights near 46°F. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothesa warm layersun protection

UV index in Cimarron Hills in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cimarron Hills peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	7	7	8	11	11	11	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cimarron Hills?

Cimarron Hills sits at 38.9°N, 104.7°W, 6,447 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Colorado Springs, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Cimarron Hills

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Cimarron Hills.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Cimarron Hills has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 ft around an average of 6,385 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,893 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,636 ft.

The land around Cimarron Hills is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and grassland (39%) within 2 miles, grassland (58%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 10 miles, and grassland (70%) and trees (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

449 ft

artificial surfaces 48%

10 miles

1,893 ft

grassland 58%

50 miles

9,636 ft

grassland 70%

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

September weather nearby: Colorado Springs 6.8 mi · Security-Widefield 7.5 mi · Fountain 12 mi · Pueblo West 35 mi · Castle Rock 37 mi · Cañon City 41 mi · Pueblo 42 mi · Parker 46 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; 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 Cimarron Hills (38.8586°, -104.6989°, elevation 6,447 ft), 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	78	51
2	77	51
3	77	50
4	77	50
5	76	50
6	76	49
7	76	49
8	75	49
9	75	48
10	75	48
11	74	47
12	74	47
13	74	47
14	74	46
15	73	46
16	73	46
17	73	46
18	72	45
19	72	45
20	72	44
21	71	44
22	71	44
23	71	43
24	71	43
25	70	43
26	70	42
27	69	42
28	69	42
29	69	41
30	68	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	76	24
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	0
2	26	1
3	26	1
4	25	1
5	25	1
6	24	1
7	23	1
8	23	1
9	22	1
10	22	1
11	22	1
12	22	1
13	22	1
14	22	1
15	22	1
16	22	1
17	22	1
18	22	1
19	22	1
20	21	1
21	21	1
22	21	1
23	20	2
24	20	2
25	20	2
26	19	2
27	19	2
28	19	2
29	19	2
30	18	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	78	51
2	77	51
3	77	50
4	77	50
5	76	50
6	76	49
7	76	49
8	75	49
9	75	48
10	75	48
11	74	47
12	74	47
13	74	47
14	74	46
15	73	46
16	73	46
17	73	46
18	72	45
19	72	45
20	72	44
21	71	44
22	71	44
23	71	43
24	71	43
25	70	43
26	70	42
27	69	42
28	69	42
29	69	41
30	68	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	76	24
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	0
2	26	1
3	26	1
4	25	1
5	25	1
6	24	1
7	23	1
8	23	1
9	22	1
10	22	1
11	22	1
12	22	1
13	22	1
14	22	1
15	22	1
16	22	1
17	22	1
18	22	1
19	22	1
20	21	1
21	21	1
22	21	1
23	20	2
24	20	2
25	20	2
26	19	2
27	19	2
28	19	2
29	19	2
30	18	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	78	51
2	77	51
3	77	50
4	77	50
5	76	50
6	76	49
7	76	49
8	75	49
9	75	48
10	75	48
11	74	47
12	74	47
13	74	47
14	74	46
15	73	46
16	73	46
17	73	46
18	72	45
19	72	45
20	72	44
21	71	44
22	71	44
23	71	43
24	71	43
25	70	43
26	70	42
27	69	42
28	69	42
29	69	41
30	68	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	76	24
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	0
2	26	1
3	26	1
4	25	1
5	25	1
6	24	1
7	23	1
8	23	1
9	22	1
10	22	1
11	22	1
12	22	1
13	22	1
14	22	1
15	22	1
16	22	1
17	22	1
18	22	1
19	22	1
20	21	1
21	21	1
22	21	1
23	20	2
24	20	2
25	20	2
26	19	2
27	19	2
28	19	2
29	19	2
30	18	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0