Grand Traverse County Weather in September
Average highs run from 77°F on September 1 to 66°F on September 30, and lows from 56°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.37 in over about 13 wet days.
September day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
September at a glance
- Average high
- 72°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 3.37 in
- Record high
- 96°FSep 1, 1953
- Record low
- 26°FSep 30, 1945
- Chance of a freeze
- 10%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.6
- Daylight
- 13 h 14 min to 11 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 52°F
- Wind
- 10.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | 77°F | 56°F | 96°F 1953 | 40°F 1958 | 37% | 0% |
| Sep 2 | 77°F | 56°F | 96°F 1953 | 33°F 1976 | 38% | 0% |
| Sep 3 | 77°F | 56°F | 94°F 1898 | 37°F 1896 | 38% | 0% |
| Sep 4 | 76°F | 55°F | 92°F 1929 | 40°F 1942 | 38% | 0% |
| Sep 5 | 76°F | 55°F | 95°F 1933 | 38°F 1974 | 39% | 0% |
| Sep 6 | 76°F | 55°F | 92°F 1901 | 37°F 1984 | 39% | 0% |
| Sep 7 | 76°F | 55°F | 93°F 1897 | 37°F 1952 | 39% | 0% |
| Sep 8 | 75°F | 54°F | 95°F 1897 | 37°F 1956 | 40% | 0% |
| Sep 9 | 75°F | 54°F | 94°F 1931 | 34°F 1956 | 40% | 0% |
| Sep 10 | 75°F | 54°F | 96°F 1931 | 33°F 1967 | 40% | 0% |
| Sep 11 | 74°F | 53°F | 95°F 1931 | 32°F 1967 | 41% | 0% |
| Sep 12 | 74°F | 53°F | 95°F 1931 | 31°F 1943 | 41% | 0% |
| Sep 13 | 73°F | 53°F | 93°F 1952 | 28°F 1963 | 41% | 0% |
| Sep 14 | 73°F | 52°F | 94°F 1939 | 30°F 1963 | 41% | 0% |
| Sep 15 | 73°F | 52°F | 96°F 1939 | 30°F 1964 | 42% | 0% |
| Sep 16 | 72°F | 52°F | 91°F 2024 | 32°F 1964 | 42% | 0% |
| Sep 17 | 72°F | 51°F | 90°F 1955 | 32°F 1903 | 42% | 0% |
| Sep 18 | 71°F | 51°F | 90°F 1955 | 32°F 1990 | 42% | |
| Sep 19 | 71°F | 51°F | 88°F 1965 | 33°F 2020 | 43% | |
| Sep 20 | 71°F | 50°F | 90°F 1908 | 32°F 1929 | 43% | |
| Sep 21 | 70°F | 50°F | 88°F 1914 | 33°F 1973 | 43% | |
| Sep 22 | 70°F | 49°F | 95°F 2017 | 31°F 1896 | 43% | |
| Sep 23 | 69°F | 49°F | 95°F 2017 | 29°F 1981 | 44% | |
| Sep 24 | 69°F | 49°F | 95°F 2017 | 30°F 1943 | 44% | |
| Sep 25 | 68°F | 48°F | 93°F 2017 | 27°F 1947 | 44% | |
| Sep 26 | 68°F | 48°F | 91°F 2017 | 31°F 1947 | 45% | |
| Sep 27 | 67°F | 48°F | 86°F 1908 | 27°F 1989 | 45% | |
| Sep 28 | 67°F | 47°F | 85°F 1901 | 27°F 2000 | 45% | |
| Sep 29 | 66°F | 47°F | 90°F 1898 | 28°F 1942 | 46% | |
| Sep 30 | 66°F | 47°F | 89°F 1922 | 26°F 1945 | 46% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- September 1
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
- September 30
- sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014850 (Traverse City Cherry Cptl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014850, 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.