Hays weather in September

In September, Hays sees average daytime highs of 81°F and overnight lows near 57°F, with 2.0 in of rain across 6 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 85°F in the first days to 76°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 Hays's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hays's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 81°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 57°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 2.0 in; 6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:24 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 36%; 1st clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

Hays is city in Kansas, United States.

Density: 1,001/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1867

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 85°F in the first days to 76°F by the end.

A typical September day in Hays reaches about 81°F in the afternoon and slips back to 57°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 13°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)	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	76	76	76	75
Avg low (°F)	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	51

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	86	63
2	86	63
3	85	63
4	85	62
5	85	62
6	84	62
7	84	61
8	83	61
9	83	60
10	83	60
11	82	60
12	82	59
13	82	59
14	81	58
15	81	58
16	80	57
17	80	57
18	80	56
19	79	56
20	79	56
21	79	55
22	78	55
23	78	54
24	78	54
25	77	53
26	77	53
27	76	52
28	76	52
29	76	52
30	75	51

How September really feels in Hays

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.

Hays 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	42° / 21°	0.7	3.3	2.6	9.6	0.3
Feb	46° / 24°	1.0	4.1	2.9	10.5	1.3
Mar	56° / 32°	1.7	6.3	2.1	11.7	4.1
Apr	65° / 42°	2.6	8.3	0.9	13	6.3
May	75° / 53°	4.2	10.9	0.1	14.1	6.7
Jun	86° / 64°	3.3	9.5	0	14.7	5.2
Jul	91° / 69°	3.1	9.3	0	14.4	3.9
Aug	88° / 66°	3.1	8.9	0	13.5	4.8
Sep	81° / 57°	2.0	6	0	12.3	7.1
Oct	68° / 44°	2.1	6.4	0.4	11	7.2
Nov	55° / 32°	1.2	4.2	1.1	9.9	4.1
Dec	43° / 23°	1.1	3.9	2.7	9.3	0.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 29%.

	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 (%)	72	71	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	71	72	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74
Cloudier (%)	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	29	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Hays gets around 2.0 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 22% and peaks near 22% 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 (%)	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22

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

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. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

	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 (%)	24	26	28	31	33	35	38	40	42	43	45	47	49	50	53	54	57	58	60	61	63	66	68	70	72	73	75	78	79	81
Comfortable (%)	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	12
Humid (%)	34	33	33	32	30	29	28	27	26	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6
Muggy (%)	16	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	24	26	34	16
2	26	26	33	14
3	28	26	33	13
4	31	26	32	12
5	33	26	30	11
6	35	25	29	10
7	38	25	28	9
8	40	25	27	8
9	42	25	26	7
10	43	24	26	7
11	45	24	25	6
12	47	23	24	6
13	49	23	23	5
14	50	23	22	5
15	53	22	21	4
16	54	22	20	4
17	57	21	19	3
18	58	21	18	3
19	60	20	17	3
20	61	20	16	3
21	63	19	15	3
22	66	18	14	2
23	68	17	13	2
24	70	16	12	2
25	72	15	11	2
26	73	15	10	2
27	75	14	9	2
28	78	13	8	1
29	79	13	7	1
30	81	12	6	1

Wind in September

Winds average 10 mph in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 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)	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	9	light breeze
2	9	light breeze
3	10	light breeze
4	10	light breeze
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25	10	light breeze
26	10	light breeze
27	10	light breeze
28	10	light breeze
29	10	light breeze
30	10	light breeze

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 6:10 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:16 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)	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37
Sunset (PM)	7:04	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	6:10	7:04
2	12.8	6:11	7:02
3	12.8	6:12	7:01
4	12.8	6:13	6:59
5	12.7	6:14	6:57
6	12.7	6:15	6:56
7	12.6	6:16	6:54
8	12.6	6:17	6:52
9	12.6	6:18	6:51
10	12.5	6:19	6:49
11	12.5	6:20	6:47
12	12.4	6:20	6:46
13	12.4	6:21	6:44
14	12.3	6:22	6:42
15	12.3	6:23	6:41
16	12.2	6:24	6:39
17	12.2	6:25	6:37
18	12.2	6:26	6:36
19	12.1	6:27	6:34
20	12.1	6:28	6:32
21	12.0	6:29	6:31
22	12.0	6:30	6:29
23	11.9	6:31	6:27
24	11.9	6:32	6:26
25	11.9	6:33	6:24
26	11.8	6:34	6:22
27	11.8	6:34	6:21
28	11.7	6:35	6:19
29	11.7	6:36	6:18
30	11.6	6:37	6:16

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.11 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)	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5
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	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Hays

In seasonPeak

In September, Hays sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hays's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

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Mar

Apr

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Jul

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Hays?

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

7.4

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hays in September

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

In September, Hays sees daytime highs around 81°F and nights near 57°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Hays 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 Hays peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — 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	3	5	7	7	9	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Hays?

Hays sits at 38.9°N, 99.3°W, 2,021 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Great Bend, 47 mi away.

Topography around Hays

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hays has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 ft around an average of 2,021 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,237 ft.

The land around Hays is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (31%) within 2 miles, cropland (49%) and grassland (47%) within 10 miles, and grassland (50%) and cropland (48%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

118 ft

artificial surfaces 43%

10 miles

400 ft

cropland 49%

50 miles

1,237 ft

grassland 50%

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

September weather nearby: Great Bend 47 mi · Dodge City 86 mi · Salina 93 mi · Hutchinson 94 mi · Garden City 104 mi · Newton 122 mi · Kearney 126 mi · Hastings 128 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 Hays (38.8792°, -99.3268°, elevation 2,021 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	86	63
2	86	63
3	85	63
4	85	62
5	85	62
6	84	62
7	84	61
8	83	61
9	83	60
10	83	60
11	82	60
12	82	59
13	82	59
14	81	58
15	81	58
16	80	57
17	80	57
18	80	56
19	79	56
20	79	56
21	79	55
22	78	55
23	78	54
24	78	54
25	77	53
26	77	53
27	76	52
28	76	52
29	76	52
30	75	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	24	26	34	16
2	26	26	33	14
3	28	26	33	13
4	31	26	32	12
5	33	26	30	11
6	35	25	29	10
7	38	25	28	9
8	40	25	27	8
9	42	25	26	7
10	43	24	26	7
11	45	24	25	6
12	47	23	24	6
13	49	23	23	5
14	50	23	22	5
15	53	22	21	4
16	54	22	20	4
17	57	21	19	3
18	58	21	18	3
19	60	20	17	3
20	61	20	16	3
21	63	19	15	3
22	66	18	14	2
23	68	17	13	2
24	70	16	12	2
25	72	15	11	2
26	73	15	10	2
27	75	14	9	2
28	78	13	8	1
29	79	13	7	1
30	81	12	6	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	86	63
2	86	63
3	85	63
4	85	62
5	85	62
6	84	62
7	84	61
8	83	61
9	83	60
10	83	60
11	82	60
12	82	59
13	82	59
14	81	58
15	81	58
16	80	57
17	80	57
18	80	56
19	79	56
20	79	56
21	79	55
22	78	55
23	78	54
24	78	54
25	77	53
26	77	53
27	76	52
28	76	52
29	76	52
30	75	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	24	26	34	16
2	26	26	33	14
3	28	26	33	13
4	31	26	32	12
5	33	26	30	11
6	35	25	29	10
7	38	25	28	9
8	40	25	27	8
9	42	25	26	7
10	43	24	26	7
11	45	24	25	6
12	47	23	24	6
13	49	23	23	5
14	50	23	22	5
15	53	22	21	4
16	54	22	20	4
17	57	21	19	3
18	58	21	18	3
19	60	20	17	3
20	61	20	16	3
21	63	19	15	3
22	66	18	14	2
23	68	17	13	2
24	70	16	12	2
25	72	15	11	2
26	73	15	10	2
27	75	14	9	2
28	78	13	8	1
29	79	13	7	1
30	81	12	6	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	86	63
2	86	63
3	85	63
4	85	62
5	85	62
6	84	62
7	84	61
8	83	61
9	83	60
10	83	60
11	82	60
12	82	59
13	82	59
14	81	58
15	81	58
16	80	57
17	80	57
18	80	56
19	79	56
20	79	56
21	79	55
22	78	55
23	78	54
24	78	54
25	77	53
26	77	53
27	76	52
28	76	52
29	76	52
30	75	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	24	26	34	16
2	26	26	33	14
3	28	26	33	13
4	31	26	32	12
5	33	26	30	11
6	35	25	29	10
7	38	25	28	9
8	40	25	27	8
9	42	25	26	7
10	43	24	26	7
11	45	24	25	6
12	47	23	24	6
13	49	23	23	5
14	50	23	22	5
15	53	22	21	4
16	54	22	20	4
17	57	21	19	3
18	58	21	18	3
19	60	20	17	3
20	61	20	16	3
21	63	19	15	3
22	66	18	14	2
23	68	17	13	2
24	70	16	12	2
25	72	15	11	2
26	73	15	10	2
27	75	14	9	2
28	78	13	8	1
29	79	13	7	1
30	81	12	6	1