La Plata climate

La Plata Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mechanicsville 5 Ne, 22.1 km from La Plata

Average highs run from 81°F on September 1 to 71°F on September 30, and lows from 62°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.87 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 La Plata, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
4.87 in
Record high
101°FSep 2, 1980
Record low
39°FSep 24, 1963
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
13 h 01 min to 11 h 49 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
5.6 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°F62°F99°F 195353°F 194628%0%
Sep 281°F62°F101°F 198051°F 194828%0%
Sep 381°F62°F98°F 195352°F 196728%0%
Sep 481°F61°F98°F 202354°F 199728%0%
Sep 580°F61°F99°F 202353°F 199728%0%
Sep 680°F61°F98°F 195455°F 196228%0%
Sep 780°F61°F99°F 195451°F 198828%0%
Sep 879°F60°F98°F 201652°F 198828%0%
Sep 979°F60°F96°F 201650°F 198627%0%
Sep 1079°F60°F98°F 198347°F 195627%0%
Sep 1179°F60°F98°F 198349°F 196727%0%
Sep 1278°F59°F98°F 201947°F 196727%0%
Sep 1378°F59°F93°F 195249°F 194127%0%
Sep 1478°F59°F95°F 201647°F 196427%0%
Sep 1577°F58°F93°F 199849°F 194627%0%
Sep 1677°F58°F96°F 199149°F 196627%0%
Sep 1776°F58°F96°F 199147°F 198627%0%
Sep 1876°F57°F90°F 197046°F 199027%0%
Sep 1976°F57°F94°F 197848°F 194327%0%
Sep 2075°F56°F91°F 196546°F 202027%0%
Sep 2175°F56°F92°F 196541°F 195627%0%
Sep 2275°F56°F95°F 197045°F 196228%0%
Sep 2374°F55°F96°F 197044°F 196328%0%
Sep 2474°F55°F99°F 201039°F 196328%0%
Sep 2573°F54°F94°F 197039°F 196328%0%
Sep 2673°F54°F93°F 197046°F 194328%0%
Sep 2773°F54°F95°F 199841°F 194728%0%
Sep 2872°F53°F89°F 195442°F 194728%0%
Sep 2972°F53°F93°F 195442°F 194228%0%
Sep 3071°F52°F91°F 195440°F 194228%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Plata, 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 6:37 AM, sunset 7:38 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 6:52 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00185865 (Mechanicsville 5 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013743, 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.