Elk Rapids climate

Elk Rapids Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Old Mission 3SSW, 8.4 km from Elk Rapids

Average highs run from 76°F on September 1 to 65°F on September 30, and lows from 55°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.61 in.

September day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Elk Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
3.61 in
Record high
97°FSep 2, 1953
Record low
23°FSep 27, 1965
Chance of a freeze
9%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
13 h 14 min to 11 h 45 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
12.5 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 176°F55°F96°F 195336°F 19350%
Sep 276°F55°F97°F 195329°F 19760%
Sep 376°F55°F96°F 192932°F 19760%
Sep 476°F55°F93°F 192934°F 19300%
Sep 575°F54°F93°F 199936°F 19500%
Sep 675°F54°F91°F 202332°F 19620%
Sep 775°F54°F91°F 194533°F 20110%
Sep 875°F53°F91°F 194734°F 19300%
Sep 974°F53°F92°F 194731°F 19750%
Sep 1074°F53°F92°F 193130°F 19670%
Sep 1174°F52°F91°F 193129°F 19650%
Sep 1273°F52°F93°F 193129°F 19640%
Sep 1373°F52°F93°F 195229°F 19630%
Sep 1472°F51°F93°F 193928°F 19630%
Sep 1572°F51°F94°F 193927°F 19640%
Sep 1672°F51°F92°F 195528°F 19900%
Sep 1771°F51°F87°F 194230°F 19590%
Sep 1871°F50°F91°F 195526°F 1990
Sep 1970°F50°F87°F 193230°F 2020
Sep 2070°F50°F85°F 194129°F 1973
Sep 2169°F49°F89°F 194131°F 1929
Sep 2269°F49°F93°F 201728°F 1981
Sep 2369°F49°F90°F 193726°F 1981
Sep 2468°F48°F86°F 193727°F 1976
Sep 2568°F48°F93°F 201727°F 1947
Sep 2667°F48°F91°F 201727°F 1966
Sep 2767°F47°F89°F 201723°F 1965
Sep 2866°F47°F82°F 197127°F 1957
Sep 2966°F47°F88°F 197127°F 1961
Sep 3065°F46°F84°F 200225°F 1993

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elk Rapids, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

September 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206158 (Old Mission 3SSW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00202381, 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.