Washington climate

Washington Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Congerville 2NW, 16.7 km from Washington

Average highs run from 83°F on September 1 to 75°F on September 30, and lows from 60°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.21 in over about 7 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 Washington, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
3.21 in
Record high
100°FSep 1, 1953
Record low
29°FSep 23, 1995
Chance of a freeze
7%
Days of 90°F or more
4.0
Daylight
13 h 05 min to 11 h 48 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
70%
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 183°F60°F100°F 195344°F 196725%0%
Sep 283°F59°F99°F 195344°F 194625%0%
Sep 383°F59°F96°F 202643°F 197425%0%
Sep 483°F59°F98°F 201540°F 197425%0%
Sep 583°F59°F96°F 195445°F 196225%0%
Sep 682°F58°F97°F 201541°F 198825%0%
Sep 782°F58°F94°F 196043°F 195625%0%
Sep 882°F58°F95°F 197839°F 198625%0%
Sep 982°F57°F98°F 201345°F 194325%0%
Sep 1082°F57°F98°F 201343°F 196925%0%
Sep 1181°F57°F97°F 200043°F 197025%0%
Sep 1281°F56°F93°F 199143°F 195525%0%
Sep 1381°F56°F96°F 202539°F 195325%0%
Sep 1481°F55°F94°F 202538°F 197425%0%
Sep 1580°F55°F92°F 199438°F 200725%0%
Sep 1680°F55°F91°F 201839°F 198425%0%
Sep 1780°F54°F93°F 201839°F 194325%0%
Sep 1879°F54°F92°F 195340°F 197325%0%
Sep 1979°F53°F95°F 194835°F 199125%0%
Sep 2079°F53°F96°F 202232°F 199126%0%
Sep 2178°F53°F91°F 200735°F 199526%0%
Sep 2278°F52°F94°F 201734°F 199526%0%
Sep 2378°F52°F93°F 201729°F 199526%0%
Sep 2477°F51°F92°F 200733°F 198926%0%
Sep 2577°F51°F92°F 201736°F 196526%0%
Sep 2676°F50°F91°F 201735°F 198426%0%
Sep 2776°F50°F89°F 202136°F 198527%0%
Sep 2876°F49°F90°F 195235°F 195127%0%
Sep 2975°F49°F98°F 195332°F 194927%0%
Sep 3075°F49°F90°F 197130°F 198427%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington, 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 6:25 AM, sunset 7:30 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 6:41 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111836 (Congerville 2NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014842, 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.