Dorchester County climate

Dorchester County Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Patuxent River Nas, 32.2 km from Dorchester County

Average highs run from 83°F on September 1 to 75°F on September 30, and lows from 67°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.15 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 Dorchester County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
4.15 in
Record high
97°FSep 2, 1980
Record low
37°FSep 24, 1963
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.1
Daylight
13 h 00 min to 11 h 50 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
8.3 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°F67°F96°F 195354°F 198627%0%
Sep 283°F67°F97°F 198049°F 199127%0%
Sep 383°F67°F94°F 195346°F 196727%0%
Sep 483°F67°F96°F 200853°F 202127%0%
Sep 582°F67°F94°F 198348°F 199727%0%
Sep 682°F66°F97°F 195450°F 198427%0%
Sep 782°F66°F95°F 195443°F 198427%0%
Sep 882°F66°F94°F 201646°F 198427%0%
Sep 981°F66°F96°F 201645°F 198627%0%
Sep 1081°F65°F94°F 198345°F 195627%0%
Sep 1181°F65°F97°F 198348°F 194927%0%
Sep 1281°F65°F96°F 201944°F 196727%0%
Sep 1380°F64°F93°F 195247°F 196727%0%
Sep 1480°F64°F94°F 195244°F 198527%0%
Sep 1580°F64°F92°F 200544°F 197527%0%
Sep 1679°F63°F94°F 199845°F 200128%0%
Sep 1779°F63°F93°F 195842°F 198428%0%
Sep 1879°F63°F92°F 197040°F 199028%0%
Sep 1978°F62°F91°F 196543°F 198428%0%
Sep 2078°F62°F89°F 196541°F 195929%0%
Sep 2178°F62°F90°F 196538°F 195629%0%
Sep 2277°F61°F94°F 197042°F 196229%0%
Sep 2377°F61°F93°F 197044°F 196929%0%
Sep 2477°F60°F96°F 201037°F 196329%0%
Sep 2576°F60°F92°F 197038°F 196330%0%
Sep 2676°F60°F92°F 197043°F 200130%0%
Sep 2776°F59°F94°F 199843°F 195730%0%
Sep 2875°F59°F90°F 195439°F 195730%0%
Sep 2975°F58°F90°F 195442°F 195730%0%
Sep 3075°F58°F88°F 195438°F 195130%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dorchester County, 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 (EDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 7:34 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:49 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013721 (Patuxent River Nas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00187806, 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.