Lafayette climate

Lafayette Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lafayette Purdue Univ AP, 5.3 km from Lafayette

Average highs run from 81°F on September 1 to 72°F on September 30, and lows from 59°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.59 in over about 9 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 Lafayette, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
2.59 in
Record high
98°FSep 2, 2011
Record low
29°FSep 23, 1995
Chance of a freeze
5%
Days of 90°F or more
2.6
Daylight
13 h 04 min to 11 h 48 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
8.5 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 181°F59°F97°F 201148°F 198732%0%
Sep 281°F59°F98°F 201146°F 196532%0%
Sep 381°F58°F97°F 201147°F 197432%0%
Sep 481°F58°F96°F 199943°F 199732%0%
Sep 580°F58°F95°F 199944°F 197432%0%
Sep 680°F57°F96°F 199845°F 201732%0%
Sep 780°F57°F96°F 196441°F 198832%0%
Sep 880°F57°F94°F 196437°F 198632%0%
Sep 980°F56°F96°F 198341°F 198632%0%
Sep 1079°F56°F97°F 196440°F 196931%0%
Sep 1179°F56°F96°F 201340°F 199331%0%
Sep 1279°F55°F92°F 201939°F 196831%0%
Sep 1378°F55°F93°F 200534°F 196431%0%
Sep 1478°F55°F91°F 199433°F 196431%0%
Sep 1578°F54°F96°F 202642°F 200731%0%
Sep 1677°F54°F90°F 202437°F 198430%0%
Sep 1777°F53°F91°F 202639°F 198430%0%
Sep 1877°F53°F95°F 198338°F 198430%0%
Sep 1976°F53°F95°F 198337°F 201230%0%
Sep 2076°F52°F92°F 198442°F 197930%0%
Sep 2176°F52°F94°F 201039°F 197130%0%
Sep 2275°F52°F92°F 200534°F 199530%0%
Sep 2375°F51°F93°F 201029°F 199530%0%
Sep 2474°F51°F92°F 200733°F 201230%0%
Sep 2574°F50°F89°F 198636°F 196730%0%
Sep 2674°F50°F91°F 199836°F 200030%0%
Sep 2773°F50°F92°F 199839°F 196830%0%
Sep 2873°F49°F89°F 198637°F 198430%0%
Sep 2972°F49°F88°F 198635°F 199330%0%
Sep 3072°F49°F91°F 197130°F 199330%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lafayette, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

September 1
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014835 (Lafayette Purdue Univ AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014835, 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.