Leesburg weather in September

In September, Leesburg sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 4.9 in of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Leesburg's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leesburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
4th warmest
Overnight low
73°
9th coldest
Rainfall
4.9 in
16.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
6 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Leesburg is city in Lake County, Florida, United States.

Density
203/km²
people per km²
Founded
1857

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month.

A typical September day in Leesburg reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°F cooler than August and about 5°F warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Leesburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Leesburg weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan69° / 49°2.36.510.47.1
Feb72° / 52°2.06.1117.3
Mar77° / 56°2.46.711.87.6
Apr82° / 62°2.36.812.76.8
May87° / 68°2.58.613.45.0
Jun89° / 73°5.31913.83.2
Jul90° / 75°5.821.713.72.8
Aug90° / 75°6.222.4132.8
Sep88° / 73°4.916.412.23.7
Oct83° / 66°2.2811.36.2
Nov76° / 57°1.44.710.67.8
Dec71° / 52°2.25.510.27.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43862
53961
63961
73961
84159
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104159
114357
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Leesburg gets around 4.9 in of rain over 16.4 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 54% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
165
264
364
463
562
661
760
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959
1058
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2647
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1000107416
2001117315
3001127314
4001127413
5001137412
6001147411
7001157311
8001157410
9002167210
10002177110
1100218719
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Wind in September

Winds average 6 mph in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:096:45
212.66:106:44
312.56:106:43
412.56:116:42
512.56:116:41
612.56:126:39
712.46:126:38
812.46:136:37
912.46:136:36
1012.36:146:34
1112.36:146:33
1212.36:156:32
1312.36:156:31
1412.26:166:29
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1612.26:176:27
1712.16:176:26
1812.16:186:24
1912.16:186:23
2012.16:196:22
2112.06:196:21
2212.06:206:19
2312.06:206:18
2411.96:216:17
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2611.96:226:14
2711.86:226:13
2811.86:236:12
2911.86:246:11
3011.86:246:10

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in May across the year — September's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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284.4Bright
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304.4Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Leesburg

In seasonPeak

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

Leesburg sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Leesburg's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Leesburg?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Leesburg.

What to pack for Leesburg in September

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

In September, Leesburg sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Leesburg in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Leesburg peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Leesburg in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Leesburg is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1619 µg/m³Dec 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May12Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Leesburg?

Leesburg sits at 28.8°N, 81.9°W, 95 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tavares, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Leesburg

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Leesburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 ft around an average of 82 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 ft.

The land around Leesburg is covered by trees (44%) and water (29%) within 2 miles, trees (39%) and grassland (29%) within 10 miles, and trees (66%) and grassland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
115 ft
10 miles
164 ft
50 miles
335 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Tavares 9.3 mi · The Villages 9.9 mi · Eustis 12 mi · Clermont 19 mi · Marion Oaks 23 mi · Apopka 24 mi · Winter Garden 24 mi · Ocoee 26 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 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 Leesburg (28.8108°, -81.8779°, elevation 95 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).