Dodge City weather in September

In September, Dodge City sees average daytime highs of 82°F and overnight lows near 58°F, with 1.5 in of rain across 6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 86°F in the first days to 77°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Dodge City's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dodge City's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 82°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 58°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 1.5 in; 6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:27 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

Dodge City is city in and county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States.

Density: 741/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1872

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 86°F in the first days to 77°F by the end.

A typical September day in Dodge City reaches about 82°F in the afternoon and slips back to 58°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 68°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 7°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)	87	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	76
Avg low (°F)	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	87	64
2	86	63
3	86	63
4	85	63
5	85	62
6	85	62
7	84	62
8	84	61
9	84	61
10	83	60
11	83	60
12	83	60
13	82	59
14	82	59
15	82	58
16	81	58
17	81	58
18	81	57
19	80	57
20	80	56
21	80	56
22	79	55
23	79	55
24	79	55
25	78	54
26	78	54
27	78	53
28	77	53
29	77	52
30	76	52

How September really feels in Dodge City

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.

Dodge City 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	44° / 23°	0.7	3.2	2.3	9.7	1.0
Feb	48° / 26°	0.9	3.7	2.4	10.5	2.1
Mar	58° / 33°	1.6	6	1.9	11.7	4.8
Apr	67° / 42°	2.2	7.2	0.6	12.9	6.7
May	76° / 53°	3.4	9.6	0	14	7.0
Jun	86° / 63°	3.3	9.4	0	14.6	5.2
Jul	91° / 68°	2.4	8.5	0	14.3	3.9
Aug	89° / 66°	2.6	8.8	0	13.5	4.6
Sep	82° / 58°	1.5	6	0	12.3	7.1
Oct	69° / 45°	2.1	5.8	0.4	11	7.5
Nov	56° / 33°	0.9	3.7	1	10	4.6
Dec	45° / 25°	1.1	3.9	2.6	9.4	1.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

	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	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	71	71	72	73	73	73	75	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	76	76	75
Cloudier (%)	26	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	27	27	27	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	24	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	75	25

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Dodge City gets around 1.5 in of rain over 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 21% and peaks near 24% 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 (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19

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

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 53% 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 (%)	28	30	32	34	36	38	39	41	42	44	45	46	48	49	51	52	54	55	57	59	61	63	66	68	70	71	74	76	77	79
Comfortable (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	23	22	21	20	18	17	16	15
Humid (%)	35	34	33	32	30	29	28	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	12	11	10	9	8	8	7	6	6	5
Muggy (%)	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	28	29	35	8
2	30	29	34	7
3	32	29	33	7
4	34	29	32	6
5	36	29	30	5
6	38	29	29	5
7	39	29	28	4
8	41	29	26	4
9	42	29	25	4
10	44	29	24	3
11	45	29	23	3
12	46	29	22	2
13	48	29	21	2
14	49	28	20	2
15	51	28	19	2
16	52	28	18	2
17	54	28	17	1
18	55	28	16	1
19	57	27	15	1
20	59	26	14	1
21	61	26	12	1
22	63	25	11	1
23	66	23	10	1
24	68	22	9	1
25	70	21	8	1
26	71	20	8	1
27	74	18	7	1
28	76	17	6	1
29	77	16	6	1
30	79	15	5	1

Wind in September

Winds average 11 mph in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	10	light breeze
2	10	light breeze
3	10	light breeze
4	10	light breeze
5	10	light breeze
6	10	light breeze
7	11	light breeze
8	11	light breeze
9	11	light breeze
10	11	light breeze
11	11	light breeze
12	11	light breeze
13	11	light breeze
14	11	light breeze
15	11	light breeze
16	11	light breeze
17	11	light breeze
18	11	light breeze
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20	11	light breeze
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23	11	light breeze
24	11	light breeze
25	11	light breeze
26	11	light breeze
27	11	light breeze
28	11	light breeze
29	11	light breeze
30	11	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:19 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	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	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	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40
Sunset (PM)	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	6:14	7:05
2	12.8	6:15	7:04
3	12.8	6:16	7:02
4	12.7	6:17	7:01
5	12.7	6:18	6:59
6	12.7	6:19	6:58
7	12.6	6:19	6:56
8	12.6	6:20	6:54
9	12.5	6:21	6:53
10	12.5	6:22	6:51
11	12.4	6:23	6:50
12	12.4	6:24	6:48
13	12.4	6:25	6:46
14	12.3	6:25	6:45
15	12.3	6:26	6:43
16	12.2	6:27	6:42
17	12.2	6:28	6:40
18	12.2	6:29	6:38
19	12.1	6:30	6:37
20	12.1	6:31	6:35
21	12.0	6:32	6:33
22	12.0	6:32	6:32
23	11.9	6:33	6:30
24	11.9	6:34	6:29
25	11.9	6:35	6:27
26	11.8	6:36	6:25
27	11.8	6:37	6:24
28	11.7	6:38	6:22
29	11.7	6:39	6:21
30	11.7	6:40	6:19

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.28 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)	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7
Level	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	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Dodge City?

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

7.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Dodge City for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dodge City in September

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

In September, Dodge City sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 58°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Dodge City in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dodge City peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (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	5	8	8	10	10	9	7	5	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Dodge City?

Dodge City sits at 37.8°N, 100.0°W, 2,493 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Garden City, 49 mi away.

Topography around Dodge City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Dodge City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft around an average of 2,530 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,207 ft.

The land around Dodge City is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 2 miles, cropland (68%) and grassland (29%) within 10 miles, and cropland (58%) and grassland (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

190 ft

grassland 44%

10 miles

331 ft

cropland 68%

50 miles

1,207 ft

cropland 58%

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

September weather nearby: Garden City 49 mi · Liberal 70 mi · Great Bend 80 mi · Hays 86 mi · Hutchinson 116 mi · Wichita 147 mi · Newton 147 mi · Salina 150 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 Dodge City (37.7528°, -100.0171°, elevation 2,493 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	87	64
2	86	63
3	86	63
4	85	63
5	85	62
6	85	62
7	84	62
8	84	61
9	84	61
10	83	60
11	83	60
12	83	60
13	82	59
14	82	59
15	82	58
16	81	58
17	81	58
18	81	57
19	80	57
20	80	56
21	80	56
22	79	55
23	79	55
24	79	55
25	78	54
26	78	54
27	78	53
28	77	53
29	77	52
30	76	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	28	29	35	8
2	30	29	34	7
3	32	29	33	7
4	34	29	32	6
5	36	29	30	5
6	38	29	29	5
7	39	29	28	4
8	41	29	26	4
9	42	29	25	4
10	44	29	24	3
11	45	29	23	3
12	46	29	22	2
13	48	29	21	2
14	49	28	20	2
15	51	28	19	2
16	52	28	18	2
17	54	28	17	1
18	55	28	16	1
19	57	27	15	1
20	59	26	14	1
21	61	26	12	1
22	63	25	11	1
23	66	23	10	1
24	68	22	9	1
25	70	21	8	1
26	71	20	8	1
27	74	18	7	1
28	76	17	6	1
29	77	16	6	1
30	79	15	5	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	87	64
2	86	63
3	86	63
4	85	63
5	85	62
6	85	62
7	84	62
8	84	61
9	84	61
10	83	60
11	83	60
12	83	60
13	82	59
14	82	59
15	82	58
16	81	58
17	81	58
18	81	57
19	80	57
20	80	56
21	80	56
22	79	55
23	79	55
24	79	55
25	78	54
26	78	54
27	78	53
28	77	53
29	77	52
30	76	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	28	29	35	8
2	30	29	34	7
3	32	29	33	7
4	34	29	32	6
5	36	29	30	5
6	38	29	29	5
7	39	29	28	4
8	41	29	26	4
9	42	29	25	4
10	44	29	24	3
11	45	29	23	3
12	46	29	22	2
13	48	29	21	2
14	49	28	20	2
15	51	28	19	2
16	52	28	18	2
17	54	28	17	1
18	55	28	16	1
19	57	27	15	1
20	59	26	14	1
21	61	26	12	1
22	63	25	11	1
23	66	23	10	1
24	68	22	9	1
25	70	21	8	1
26	71	20	8	1
27	74	18	7	1
28	76	17	6	1
29	77	16	6	1
30	79	15	5	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	87	64
2	86	63
3	86	63
4	85	63
5	85	62
6	85	62
7	84	62
8	84	61
9	84	61
10	83	60
11	83	60
12	83	60
13	82	59
14	82	59
15	82	58
16	81	58
17	81	58
18	81	57
19	80	57
20	80	56
21	80	56
22	79	55
23	79	55
24	79	55
25	78	54
26	78	54
27	78	53
28	77	53
29	77	52
30	76	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	28	29	35	8
2	30	29	34	7
3	32	29	33	7
4	34	29	32	6
5	36	29	30	5
6	38	29	29	5
7	39	29	28	4
8	41	29	26	4
9	42	29	25	4
10	44	29	24	3
11	45	29	23	3
12	46	29	22	2
13	48	29	21	2
14	49	28	20	2
15	51	28	19	2
16	52	28	18	2
17	54	28	17	1
18	55	28	16	1
19	57	27	15	1
20	59	26	14	1
21	61	26	12	1
22	63	25	11	1
23	66	23	10	1
24	68	22	9	1
25	70	21	8	1
26	71	20	8	1
27	74	18	7	1
28	76	17	6	1
29	77	16	6	1
30	79	15	5	1