Moorhead climate

Moorhead Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moorhead, 0.4 km from Moorhead

Average highs run from 90°F on September 1 to 83°F on September 30, and lows from 70°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.53 in over about 6 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 Moorhead, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
3.53 in
Record high
103°FSep 1, 2000
Record low
35°FSep 29, 1967
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
12.6
Daylight
12 h 51 min to 11 h 52 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
7.2 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 190°F70°F103°F 200057°F 195424%0%
Sep 290°F70°F101°F 200052°F 198724%0%
Sep 390°F70°F101°F 200052°F 195224%0%
Sep 490°F70°F102°F 195448°F 197423%0%
Sep 590°F69°F102°F 199050°F 201023%0%
Sep 689°F69°F103°F 202649°F 201123%0%
Sep 789°F69°F101°F 202646°F 201123%0%
Sep 889°F69°F100°F 201948°F 198823%0%
Sep 989°F68°F99°F 195547°F 201122%0%
Sep 1089°F68°F99°F 202649°F 199922%0%
Sep 1189°F68°F96°F 196348°F 197622%0%
Sep 1288°F68°F98°F 201951°F 197622%0%
Sep 1388°F67°F100°F 201947°F 201522%0%
Sep 1488°F67°F98°F 195448°F 197522%0%
Sep 1588°F67°F100°F 202645°F 199922%0%
Sep 1687°F66°F99°F 202644°F 200021%0%
Sep 1787°F66°F100°F 201944°F 199921%0%
Sep 1887°F66°F101°F 201946°F 198121%0%
Sep 1987°F65°F100°F 201042°F 197321%0%
Sep 2086°F65°F100°F 201046°F 198121%0%
Sep 2186°F65°F100°F 202244°F 198321%0%
Sep 2286°F64°F98°F 197040°F 198321%0%
Sep 2386°F64°F96°F 201640°F 199921%0%
Sep 2485°F64°F97°F 201645°F 199020%0%
Sep 2585°F63°F99°F 201641°F 197520%0%
Sep 2685°F63°F95°F 202341°F 200120%0%
Sep 2784°F63°F96°F 195439°F 200020%0%
Sep 2884°F62°F96°F 195342°F 196720%0%
Sep 2984°F62°F97°F 195335°F 196720%0%
Sep 3083°F62°F96°F 199839°F 196720%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Moorhead, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:48 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00226009 (Moorhead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013978, 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.