Helena climate

Helena Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Helena Rgnl AP, 5.7 km from Helena

Average highs run from 79°F on September 1 to 67°F on September 30, and lows from 49°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.96 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 Helena, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
0.96 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
102°FSep 7, 2022
Record low
18°FSep 14, 1970
Chance of a freeze
53%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
13 h 19 min to 11 h 44 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
5.8 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 179°F49°F96°F 196735°F 195220%0%
Sep 279°F48°F97°F 200732°F 195920%0%
Sep 378°F48°F99°F 202232°F 195820%0%
Sep 478°F48°F96°F 199831°F 196220%0%
Sep 578°F48°F99°F 196730°F 195620%0%
Sep 677°F47°F94°F 202230°F 195620%0%
Sep 777°F47°F102°F 202228°F 199220%0%
Sep 877°F47°F93°F 199429°F 196020%0%
Sep 976°F47°F93°F 198225°F 195920%0%
Sep 1076°F46°F91°F 196632°F 194920%0%
Sep 1175°F46°F92°F 195828°F 198920%0%
Sep 1275°F46°F91°F 195322°F 194920%0%
Sep 1375°F46°F92°F 195927°F 194920%0%
Sep 1474°F45°F94°F 194818°F 197020%0%
Sep 1574°F45°F94°F 200022°F 197020%1%
Sep 1673°F45°F92°F 200927°F 196520%1%
Sep 1773°F44°F90°F 199820°F 196520%1%
Sep 1873°F44°F91°F 196619°F 196520%1%
Sep 1972°F44°F94°F 200925°F 196520%1%
Sep 2072°F43°F86°F 193820°F 198320%1%
Sep 2171°F43°F90°F 196620°F 199520%1%
Sep 2271°F43°F89°F 196625°F 196020%1%
Sep 2370°F43°F90°F 196619°F 200020%1%
Sep 2470°F42°F91°F 201423°F 196120%1%
Sep 2569°F42°F95°F 200123°F 197020%2%
Sep 2669°F42°F88°F 195223°F 197220%2%
Sep 2768°F41°F88°F 196323°F 196120%2%
Sep 2868°F41°F88°F 196719°F 196520%2%
Sep 2967°F40°F85°F 193819°F 198520%2%
Sep 3067°F40°F89°F 196321°F 195020%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Helena, 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 (MDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 7:10 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024144 (Helena Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024144, 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.