Golden climate

Golden Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ralston Rsvr, 8.3 km from Golden

Average highs run from 81°F on September 1 to 70°F on September 30, and lows from 56°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.79 in over about 6 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 Golden, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
1.79 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
102°FSep 3, 2019
Record low
18°FSep 29, 1985
Chance of a freeze
11%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
13 h 03 min to 11 h 49 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
7.2 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 181°F56°F98°F 202346°F 200524%0%
Sep 281°F56°F101°F 201945°F 198623%0%
Sep 381°F56°F102°F 201942°F 200623%0%
Sep 481°F55°F100°F 201734°F 198823%0%
Sep 580°F55°F99°F 200244°F 198823%0%
Sep 680°F55°F101°F 202042°F 202523%0%
Sep 780°F54°F101°F 202241°F 201023%0%
Sep 879°F54°F100°F 202237°F 200123%0%
Sep 979°F54°F102°F 202238°F 200122%0%
Sep 1079°F53°F98°F 202140°F 198922%0%
Sep 1178°F53°F101°F 202136°F 198922%0%
Sep 1278°F53°F101°F 199032°F 198922%0%
Sep 1378°F52°F99°F 199031°F 198722%0%
Sep 1477°F52°F98°F 202630°F 199321%1%
Sep 1577°F52°F94°F 199035°F 198821%1%
Sep 1676°F51°F98°F 200036°F 198721%1%
Sep 1776°F51°F96°F 202141°F 198821%1%
Sep 1876°F50°F93°F 200435°F 200320%1%
Sep 1975°F50°F96°F 202131°F 198820%1%
Sep 2075°F50°F95°F 202234°F 200320%1%
Sep 2174°F49°F96°F 202228°F 199520%1%
Sep 2274°F49°F94°F 201026°F 199520%1%
Sep 2373°F48°F88°F 200726°F 199520%1%
Sep 2473°F48°F90°F 200327°F 198519%1%
Sep 2573°F47°F90°F 200130°F 198419%1%
Sep 2672°F47°F92°F 200129°F 198519%1%
Sep 2772°F47°F96°F 202429°F 199619%1%
Sep 2871°F46°F91°F 201120°F 198519%1%
Sep 2971°F46°F92°F 202418°F 198519%1%
Sep 3070°F45°F95°F 202421°F 198519%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Golden, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 7:32 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:45 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00056816 (Ralston Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055984, 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.