Manhattan climate

Manhattan Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Joliet Brandon Rd Dam, 13.2 km from Manhattan

Average highs run from 80°F on September 1 to 71°F on September 30, and lows from 61°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.17 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 Manhattan, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
3.17 in
Record high
97°FSep 9, 1978
Record low
32°FSep 23, 1983
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.9
Daylight
13 h 07 min to 11 h 47 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
8.7 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 180°F61°F92°F 200047°F 200928%0%
Sep 280°F60°F95°F 198446°F 201727%0%
Sep 380°F60°F93°F 200046°F 200927%0%
Sep 480°F60°F92°F 202646°F 200927%0%
Sep 579°F59°F93°F 199947°F 198227%0%
Sep 679°F59°F92°F 198345°F 198827%0%
Sep 779°F59°F95°F 199040°F 198627%0%
Sep 879°F58°F93°F 197838°F 198627%0%
Sep 979°F58°F97°F 197837°F 198627%0%
Sep 1078°F58°F95°F 197844°F 197627%0%
Sep 1178°F57°F95°F 197845°F 199327%0%
Sep 1278°F57°F94°F 200045°F 199327%0%
Sep 1377°F57°F95°F 199139°F 201427%0%
Sep 1477°F56°F94°F 199138°F 201427%0%
Sep 1577°F56°F91°F 199441°F 201427%0%
Sep 1676°F55°F90°F 199441°F 198427%0%
Sep 1776°F55°F88°F 201841°F 198427%0%
Sep 1876°F54°F92°F 198838°F 199127%0%
Sep 1975°F54°F89°F 200039°F 199127%0%
Sep 2075°F54°F92°F 197839°F 199128%0%
Sep 2175°F53°F94°F 201837°F 198328%0%
Sep 2274°F53°F91°F 201733°F 198328%0%
Sep 2374°F52°F93°F 201732°F 198328%0%
Sep 2473°F52°F93°F 201732°F 198328%0%
Sep 2573°F51°F89°F 201035°F 198328%0%
Sep 2673°F51°F90°F 198635°F 198328%0%
Sep 2772°F51°F91°F 199836°F 199128%0%
Sep 2872°F50°F88°F 202140°F 198128%0%
Sep 2971°F50°F85°F 198636°F 198429%0%
Sep 3071°F49°F88°F 202534°F 198429%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Manhattan, 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 (CDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 6:35 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00114530 (Joliet Brandon Rd Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114530, 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.