Park City weather in September

In September, Park City sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 41°F, with 2.1 in of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 63°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Park City's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Park City's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 69°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 41°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 2.1 in; 7.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:12 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 1st clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Park City is city in Summit County, Utah, United States.

Density: 179/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1869

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 75°F in the first days to 63°F by the end.

A typical September day in Park City reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 41°F overnight — a 28°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 57°F and 79°F. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 10°F cooler than August and about 15°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)	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	63	63	62
Avg low (°F)	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	76	47
2	75	47
3	75	46
4	74	46
5	74	46
6	73	45
7	73	45
8	72	44
9	72	44
10	71	43
11	71	43
12	70	42
13	70	42
14	69	42
15	69	41
16	69	41
17	68	40
18	68	40
19	67	40
20	67	39
21	66	39
22	66	38
23	65	38
24	65	38
25	65	37
26	64	37
27	64	37
28	63	36
29	63	36
30	62	36

How September really feels in Park 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.

Park City weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 14°	3.2	12.2	13.1	9.4	0.0
Feb	34° / 17°	2.7	11.2	11.3	10.4	0.0
Mar	41° / 22°	2.9	11.7	11.3	11.7	0.1
Apr	46° / 25°	3.3	13.2	10.6	13.1	1.2
May	58° / 33°	3.0	12.8	4	14.2	4.0
Jun	71° / 42°	1.7	6.9	0.5	14.9	7.4
Jul	81° / 51°	1.1	5.7	0	14.6	7.5
Aug	79° / 50°	1.2	6.1	0	13.6	7.6
Sep	69° / 41°	2.1	7.3	0.7	12.3	7.2
Oct	54° / 29°	2.4	9.1	4.3	10.9	3.6
Nov	40° / 18°	2.5	9.6	8.9	9.7	0.3
Dec	30° / 11°	2.9	10.5	11.4	9.1	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

	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 (%)	80	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	77	76	75	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	71	72	71	70	70
Cloudier (%)	20	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	28	29	30	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	70	30
30	70	30

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Park City gets around 2.1 in of rain and snow over 7.3 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7

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

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in September

Winds average 4 mph in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	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 5:57 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:04 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	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	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	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27
Sunset (PM)	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:57	6:54
2	12.9	5:58	6:52
3	12.9	5:59	6:51
4	12.8	6:00	6:49
5	12.8	6:01	6:47
6	12.7	6:02	6:46
7	12.7	6:03	6:44
8	12.6	6:04	6:42
9	12.6	6:05	6:40
10	12.5	6:06	6:39
11	12.5	6:07	6:37
12	12.4	6:08	6:35
13	12.4	6:09	6:34
14	12.4	6:10	6:32
15	12.3	6:11	6:30
16	12.3	6:12	6:28
17	12.2	6:13	6:27
18	12.2	6:14	6:25
19	12.1	6:15	6:23
20	12.1	6:16	6:21
21	12.0	6:17	6:20
22	12.0	6:18	6:18
23	11.9	6:19	6:16
24	11.9	6:20	6:14
25	11.8	6:22	6:13
26	11.8	6:23	6:11
27	11.8	6:24	6:09
28	11.7	6:25	6:07
29	11.7	6:26	6:06
30	11.6	6:27	6:04

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 8.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 5.72 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)	6.5	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	6.5	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Park City?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Park City for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Park City in September

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

In September, Park City sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 41°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Park 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 Park City peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	6	7	10	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Park City 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 Park City is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	11	12	10	10	9	11	14	22	12	9	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	10	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Park City?

Park City sits at 40.6°N, 111.5°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cottonwood Heights, 17 mi away.

Topography around Park City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Park City has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,415 ft around an average of 7,493 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,551 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,878 ft.

The land around Park City is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (33%) within 2 miles, grassland (50%) and trees (44%) within 10 miles, and grassland (43%) and trees (37%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

2,415 ft

trees 56%

10 miles

5,551 ft

grassland 50%

50 miles

8,878 ft

grassland 43%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

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

September weather nearby: Cottonwood Heights 17 mi · East Millcreek 17 mi · Holladay 17 mi · Sandy Hills 19 mi · Millcreek 20 mi · Murray 21 mi · Sandy 21 mi · Draper 21 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 Park City (40.6461°, -111.498°, elevation 0 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. 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	76	47
2	75	47
3	75	46
4	74	46
5	74	46
6	73	45
7	73	45
8	72	44
9	72	44
10	71	43
11	71	43
12	70	42
13	70	42
14	69	42
15	69	41
16	69	41
17	68	40
18	68	40
19	67	40
20	67	39
21	66	39
22	66	38
23	65	38
24	65	38
25	65	37
26	64	37
27	64	37
28	63	36
29	63	36
30	62	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	70	30
30	70	30

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

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	76	47
2	75	47
3	75	46
4	74	46
5	74	46
6	73	45
7	73	45
8	72	44
9	72	44
10	71	43
11	71	43
12	70	42
13	70	42
14	69	42
15	69	41
16	69	41
17	68	40
18	68	40
19	67	40
20	67	39
21	66	39
22	66	38
23	65	38
24	65	38
25	65	37
26	64	37
27	64	37
28	63	36
29	63	36
30	62	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	70	30
30	70	30

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

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	76	47
2	75	47
3	75	46
4	74	46
5	74	46
6	73	45
7	73	45
8	72	44
9	72	44
10	71	43
11	71	43
12	70	42
13	70	42
14	69	42
15	69	41
16	69	41
17	68	40
18	68	40
19	67	40
20	67	39
21	66	39
22	66	38
23	65	38
24	65	38
25	65	37
26	64	37
27	64	37
28	63	36
29	63	36
30	62	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	70	30
30	70	30

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

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