Odessa weather in September

In September, Odessa sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 1.8 in of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 89°F in the first days to 83°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Odessa's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Odessa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 86°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 64°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 1.8 in; 6.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:38 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover: 36%; 5th clearest
Wind: 9 mph; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

Odessa is city in Ector and Midland counties in Texas, United States, that is county seat of Ector County.

Density: 972/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1881

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 89°F in the first days to 83°F by the end.

A typical September day in Odessa reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°F cooler than August and about 8°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)	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83
Avg low (°F)	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	89	68
2	89	68
3	89	68
4	88	67
5	88	67
6	88	67
7	87	67
8	87	67
9	87	66
10	87	66
11	86	66
12	86	66
13	86	65
14	86	65
15	86	65
16	85	65
17	85	64
18	85	64
19	85	64
20	85	63
21	85	63
22	84	63
23	84	62
24	84	62
25	84	62
26	84	61
27	83	61
28	83	61
29	83	60
30	83	60

How September really feels in Odessa

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.

Odessa weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	58° / 35°	0.8	3.2	0.8	10.2	5.2
Feb	63° / 38°	0.8	3.8	0.4	10.8	6.5
Mar	71° / 46°	1.2	3.9	0.1	11.8	7.8
Apr	79° / 53°	1.1	4.3	0.1	12.8	8.0
May	87° / 62°	2.2	7.1	0	13.6	5.4
Jun	92° / 69°	1.5	7.1	0	14	3.6
Jul	93° / 72°	1.3	5.3	0	13.9	3.4
Aug	92° / 71°	1.5	6.2	0	13.2	3.8
Sep	86° / 64°	1.8	6.6	0	12.2	5.8
Oct	77° / 54°	1.5	5	0	11.2	8.0
Nov	66° / 43°	0.9	3.4	0.3	10.4	7.4
Dec	58° / 35°	1.0	3.4	0.7	10	5.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 23%. 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 (%)	78	79	78	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	76	76	78	78	80	80	80	82	82	82	82	82
Cloudier (%)	22	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	24	24	22	22	20	20	20	18	18	18	18	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Odessa gets around 1.8 in of rain over 6.6 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 26% on the wettest days. 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 (%)	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	23	22	21	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	16

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% 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 (%)	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	21	22	23	25	26	28	30	32	34	37	40	42	45	47	50	52	54	56	57	59
Comfortable (%)	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18
Humid (%)	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	35	33	32	31	29	28	27	25	24	23	22	21	20	19
Muggy (%)	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	16	34	39	11
2	17	34	39	10
3	17	33	40	10
4	18	33	40	10
5	18	32	40	10
6	18	32	40	10
7	19	31	41	9
8	19	31	41	10
9	19	30	41	10
10	20	29	41	10
11	21	29	40	10
12	22	28	40	11
13	23	27	39	11
14	25	26	38	11
15	26	26	37	11
16	28	25	36	11
17	30	25	35	11
18	32	24	33	11
19	34	23	32	11
20	37	22	31	10
21	40	21	29	10
22	42	21	28	9
23	45	20	27	9
24	47	19	25	8
25	50	19	24	7
26	52	18	23	7
27	54	18	22	6
28	56	18	21	5
29	57	18	20	5
30	59	18	19	4

Wind in September

Winds average 9 mph in September, the calmest month.

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	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	9	light breeze
2	9	light breeze
3	9	light breeze
4	9	light breeze
5	9	light breeze
6	9	light breeze
7	9	light breeze
8	9	light breeze
9	9	light breeze
10	9	light breeze
11	9	light breeze
12	9	light breeze
13	9	light breeze
14	9	light breeze
15	9	light breeze
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20	9	light breeze
21	9	light breeze
22	9	light breeze
23	9	light breeze
24	10	light breeze
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 42 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 60 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:31 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)	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47
Sunset (PM)	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	6:29	7:10
2	12.7	6:29	7:08
3	12.6	6:30	7:07
4	12.6	6:31	7:06
5	12.6	6:31	7:04
6	12.5	6:32	7:03
7	12.5	6:32	7:02
8	12.5	6:33	7:00
9	12.4	6:34	6:59
10	12.4	6:34	6:58
11	12.4	6:35	6:56
12	12.3	6:36	6:55
13	12.3	6:36	6:54
14	12.3	6:37	6:52
15	12.2	6:37	6:51
16	12.2	6:38	6:50
17	12.2	6:39	6:48
18	12.1	6:39	6:47
19	12.1	6:40	6:45
20	12.1	6:41	6:44
21	12.0	6:41	6:43
22	12.0	6:42	6:41
23	12.0	6:42	6:40
24	11.9	6:43	6:39
25	11.9	6:44	6:37
26	11.9	6:44	6:36
27	11.8	6:45	6:35
28	11.8	6:46	6:33
29	11.8	6:46	6:32
30	11.7	6:47	6:31

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.63 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)	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3
Level	Intense	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	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	5.6	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	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Odessa?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

7.7

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Odessa for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Odessa in September

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

In September, Odessa sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Odessa 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 Odessa peaks around June 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	7	10	10	12	12	11	9	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	7	High
Apr	10	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Odessa?

Odessa sits at 31.8°N, 102.4°W, 2,900 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is West Odessa, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Odessa

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Odessa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft around an average of 2,904 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,138 ft.

The land around Odessa is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 2 miles, grassland (69%) within 10 miles, and grassland (81%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

102 ft

artificial surfaces 75%

10 miles

354 ft

grassland 69%

50 miles

1,138 ft

grassland 81%

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

September weather nearby: West Odessa 7.5 mi · Midland 20 mi · Big Spring 59 mi · Hobbs 75 mi · Carlsbad 116 mi · San Angelo 117 mi · Lubbock 123 mi · Abilene 160 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 Odessa (31.8457°, -102.3676°, elevation 2,900 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	89	68
2	89	68
3	89	68
4	88	67
5	88	67
6	88	67
7	87	67
8	87	67
9	87	66
10	87	66
11	86	66
12	86	66
13	86	65
14	86	65
15	86	65
16	85	65
17	85	64
18	85	64
19	85	64
20	85	63
21	85	63
22	84	63
23	84	62
24	84	62
25	84	62
26	84	61
27	83	61
28	83	61
29	83	60
30	83	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	16	34	39	11
2	17	34	39	10
3	17	33	40	10
4	18	33	40	10
5	18	32	40	10
6	18	32	40	10
7	19	31	41	9
8	19	31	41	10
9	19	30	41	10
10	20	29	41	10
11	21	29	40	10
12	22	28	40	11
13	23	27	39	11
14	25	26	38	11
15	26	26	37	11
16	28	25	36	11
17	30	25	35	11
18	32	24	33	11
19	34	23	32	11
20	37	22	31	10
21	40	21	29	10
22	42	21	28	9
23	45	20	27	9
24	47	19	25	8
25	50	19	24	7
26	52	18	23	7
27	54	18	22	6
28	56	18	21	5
29	57	18	20	5
30	59	18	19	4

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	89	68
2	89	68
3	89	68
4	88	67
5	88	67
6	88	67
7	87	67
8	87	67
9	87	66
10	87	66
11	86	66
12	86	66
13	86	65
14	86	65
15	86	65
16	85	65
17	85	64
18	85	64
19	85	64
20	85	63
21	85	63
22	84	63
23	84	62
24	84	62
25	84	62
26	84	61
27	83	61
28	83	61
29	83	60
30	83	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	16	34	39	11
2	17	34	39	10
3	17	33	40	10
4	18	33	40	10
5	18	32	40	10
6	18	32	40	10
7	19	31	41	9
8	19	31	41	10
9	19	30	41	10
10	20	29	41	10
11	21	29	40	10
12	22	28	40	11
13	23	27	39	11
14	25	26	38	11
15	26	26	37	11
16	28	25	36	11
17	30	25	35	11
18	32	24	33	11
19	34	23	32	11
20	37	22	31	10
21	40	21	29	10
22	42	21	28	9
23	45	20	27	9
24	47	19	25	8
25	50	19	24	7
26	52	18	23	7
27	54	18	22	6
28	56	18	21	5
29	57	18	20	5
30	59	18	19	4

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	89	68
2	89	68
3	89	68
4	88	67
5	88	67
6	88	67
7	87	67
8	87	67
9	87	66
10	87	66
11	86	66
12	86	66
13	86	65
14	86	65
15	86	65
16	85	65
17	85	64
18	85	64
19	85	64
20	85	63
21	85	63
22	84	63
23	84	62
24	84	62
25	84	62
26	84	61
27	83	61
28	83	61
29	83	60
30	83	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	16	34	39	11
2	17	34	39	10
3	17	33	40	10
4	18	33	40	10
5	18	32	40	10
6	18	32	40	10
7	19	31	41	9
8	19	31	41	10
9	19	30	41	10
10	20	29	41	10
11	21	29	40	10
12	22	28	40	11
13	23	27	39	11
14	25	26	38	11
15	26	26	37	11
16	28	25	36	11
17	30	25	35	11
18	32	24	33	11
19	34	23	32	11
20	37	22	31	10
21	40	21	29	10
22	42	21	28	9
23	45	20	27	9
24	47	19	25	8
25	50	19	24	7
26	52	18	23	7
27	54	18	22	6
28	56	18	21	5
29	57	18	20	5
30	59	18	19	4