Evanston Weather in September
Average highs run from 80°F on September 1 to 70°F on September 30, and lows from 60°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.56 in over about 10 wet days.
September day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
September at a glance
- Average high
- 75°F
- Average low
- 55°F
- Precipitation
- 3.56 in
- Record high
- 96°FSep 2, 2026
- Record low
- 34°FSep 24, 2012
- Chance of a freeze
- 4%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.7
- Daylight
- 13 h 08 min to 11 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 57°F
- Wind
- 11.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | 80°F | 60°F | 95°F 2026 | 46°F 2009 | 32% | 0% |
| Sep 2 | 80°F | 60°F | 96°F 2026 | 49°F 2017 | 32% | 0% |
| Sep 3 | 79°F | 60°F | 93°F 2023 | 49°F 1997 | 32% | 0% |
| Sep 4 | 79°F | 59°F | 93°F 2023 | 46°F 1997 | 32% | 0% |
| Sep 5 | 79°F | 59°F | 94°F 2023 | 48°F 2010 | 32% | 0% |
| Sep 6 | 79°F | 59°F | 94°F 1998 | 46°F 2000 | 32% | 0% |
| Sep 7 | 78°F | 58°F | 89°F 2005 | 46°F 2025 | 32% | 0% |
| Sep 8 | 78°F | 58°F | 92°F 2002 | 46°F 2024 | 32% | 0% |
| Sep 9 | 78°F | 58°F | 95°F 2013 | 47°F 2008 | 32% | 0% |
| Sep 10 | 77°F | 57°F | 96°F 2013 | 45°F 1999 | 32% | 0% |
| Sep 11 | 77°F | 57°F | 92°F 2013 | 45°F 1999 | 33% | 0% |
| Sep 12 | 77°F | 56°F | 90°F 2005 | 45°F 2007 | 33% | 0% |
| Sep 13 | 76°F | 56°F | 94°F 2005 | 42°F 2014 | 33% | 0% |
| Sep 14 | 76°F | 56°F | 87°F 2004 | 44°F 2007 | 33% | 0% |
| Sep 15 | 76°F | 55°F | 89°F 2017 | 39°F 2007 | 33% | 0% |
| Sep 16 | 75°F | 55°F | 89°F 2017 | 43°F 2014 | 33% | 0% |
| Sep 17 | 75°F | 54°F | 92°F 2018 | 45°F 1999 | 33% | 0% |
| Sep 18 | 75°F | 54°F | 89°F 2007 | 42°F 2012 | 33% | 0% |
| Sep 19 | 74°F | 53°F | 89°F 2024 | 38°F 2012 | 33% | 0% |
| Sep 20 | 74°F | 53°F | 93°F 2017 | 42°F 2006 | 33% | 0% |
| Sep 21 | 73°F | 53°F | 93°F 2017 | 40°F 2006 | 34% | 0% |
| Sep 22 | 73°F | 52°F | 96°F 2017 | 39°F 1999 | 34% | 0% |
| Sep 23 | 73°F | 52°F | 94°F 2017 | 39°F 2012 | 34% | 0% |
| Sep 24 | 72°F | 51°F | 92°F 2017 | 34°F 2012 | 34% | 0% |
| Sep 25 | 72°F | 51°F | 92°F 2017 | 40°F 2000 | 34% | 0% |
| Sep 26 | 71°F | 50°F | 93°F 2017 | 37°F 2000 | 34% | 0% |
| Sep 27 | 71°F | 50°F | 88°F 2021 | 44°F 2001 | 34% | 0% |
| Sep 28 | 71°F | 49°F | 85°F 2013 | 42°F 2006 | 34% | 0% |
| Sep 29 | 70°F | 49°F | 89°F 2025 | 38°F 2006 | 34% | 0% |
| Sep 30 | 70°F | 49°F | 87°F 2019 | 37°F 2003 | 35% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- September 1
- sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
- September 30
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 6:34 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111497 (Chicago Botanic Garden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004838, 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.