Garfield County climate

Garfield County Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rifle 3ENE, 15.9 km from Garfield County

Average highs run from 83°F on September 1 to 73°F on September 30, and lows from 45°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.42 in over about 8 wet days.

September day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Garfield County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
1.42 in
Record high
100°FSep 6, 2022
Record low
23°FSep 29, 1999
Chance of a freeze
73%
Days of 90°F or more
1.9
Daylight
13 h 02 min to 11 h 48 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Sep 183°F45°F98°F 201938°F 200527%0%
Sep 283°F45°F97°F 201942°F 200527%0%
Sep 382°F45°F97°F 202240°F 200627%0%
Sep 482°F44°F98°F 201740°F 200827%0%
Sep 582°F44°F99°F 202037°F 199927%0%
Sep 682°F44°F100°F 202241°F 200827%0%
Sep 782°F43°F99°F 202236°F 201027%0%
Sep 881°F43°F97°F 202233°F 202027%0%
Sep 981°F43°F95°F 202131°F 200127%0%
Sep 1081°F43°F95°F 202135°F 200127%0%
Sep 1180°F42°F92°F 202136°F 201027%0%
Sep 1280°F42°F91°F 201837°F 201027%
Sep 1380°F42°F90°F 201837°F 201227%
Sep 1480°F41°F93°F 200031°F 200327%
Sep 1579°F41°F92°F 200033°F 200328%
Sep 1679°F41°F90°F 201836°F 200428%
Sep 1778°F40°F90°F 201829°F 200628%
Sep 1878°F40°F90°F 201829°F 200628%
Sep 1978°F40°F91°F 201031°F 200328%
Sep 2077°F39°F88°F 201436°F 200328%
Sep 2177°F39°F87°F 202033°F 199928%
Sep 2276°F39°F87°F 200133°F 201927%
Sep 2376°F38°F87°F 200133°F 200027%
Sep 2476°F38°F89°F 201532°F 200627%
Sep 2575°F37°F88°F 201527°F 200027%
Sep 2675°F37°F89°F 202431°F 200027%
Sep 2774°F37°F91°F 202430°F 199927%
Sep 2874°F36°F90°F 202429°F 199927%
Sep 2973°F36°F91°F 202423°F 199927%
Sep 3073°F36°F89°F 202428°F 199927%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Garfield County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:42 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:55 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057033 (Rifle 3ENE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003016, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.