Mount Washington weather in September: Mount Washington, New Hampshire: normal highs, lows, rain and records for September

Mount Washington in September has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 37°F, a daily mean of 43°F, falling from 53°F on the 1st to 44°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal September, 7.66 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of 3°C, 195 mm of precipitation and 3 cm of snow in September.

  • NOAA stationMount Washington
  • Station IDUSW00014755
  • Location44.27°N 71.30°W
  • Elevation6,267 ft (1,910 m)
  1. Jan 15° -3°
  2. Feb 15° -3°
  3. Mar 21° 5°
  4. Apr 31° 17°
  5. May 43° 30°
  6. Jun 51° 40°
  7. Jul 55° 45°
  8. Aug 54° 43°
  9. Sep 49° 37°
  10. Oct 38° 25°
  11. Nov 28° 13°
  12. Dec 20° 4°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Mount Washington in September?

The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 37°F, for a daily mean of 43.1°F. September is 5.6°F cooler than August and 11.8°F warmer than October. September is the 4th warmest month of the year in Mount Washington and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 9°F, from 53°F on September 1 to 44°F on September 30. From one year to the next September's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Septembers in three average between 41°F and 46°F.

Mount Washington in September, day by day: normal high and low

Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 51%).

Normal high and low on five days of September, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
September 153°F41°F46%34%
September 852°F40°F46%34%
September 1550°F38°F47%35%
September 2247°F35°F48%36%
September 3044°F32°F51%37%
Every day of September: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon September 1, coldest night September 30)
Mount Washington: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of September
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
September 153°F41°F46%34%13 h 20 min
September 253°F41°F46%34%13 h 10 min
September 353°F41°F46%34%13 h 10 min
September 453°F41°F46%34%13 h 10 min
September 552°F40°F46%34%13 h 10 min
September 652°F40°F46%34%13 h
September 752°F40°F46%34%13 h
September 852°F40°F46%34%13 h
September 951°F39°F46%34%12 h 50 min
September 1051°F39°F46%35%12 h 50 min
September 1151°F39°F47%35%12 h 50 min
September 1251°F39°F47%35%12 h 40 min
September 1350°F38°F47%35%12 h 40 min
September 1450°F38°F47%35%12 h 40 min
September 1550°F38°F47%35%12 h 40 min
September 1649°F37°F47%35%12 h 30 min
September 1749°F37°F47%35%12 h 30 min
September 1849°F37°F47%35%12 h 30 min
September 1948°F36°F47%35%12 h 20 min
September 2048°F36°F47%35%12 h 20 min
September 2148°F36°F48%36%12 h 20 min
September 2247°F35°F48%36%12 h 10 min
September 2347°F35°F48%36%12 h 10 min
September 2446°F34°F49%36%12 h 10 min
September 2546°F34°F49%36%12 h 10 min
September 2646°F34°F49%37%12 h
September 2745°F33°F50%37%12 h
September 2845°F33°F50%37%12 h
September 2944°F32°F51%37%11 h 50 min
September 3044°F32°F51%37%11 h 50 min
Normal high
49°FSeptember average
Normal low
37°FSeptember average
Precipitation
7.66 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
140.01 inch or more
Snowfall
1.2 inmonth total
Nights at 32°F or colder
9
Daylight
13 h 20 min to 11 h 50 minSeptember 1 to September 30
Sunshine
73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014755; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain or snow in Mount Washington in September?

On a given September day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 47% on average, highest around September 30 (51%). In all, 7.66 in falls on 14 days of a normal September, 2 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal September in Mount Washington, 9 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.2 inches.

Snow falls on 1 day in a normal September.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014755.

What are the records for September in Mount Washington?

The warmest September temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 69°F, on September 3, 1999; the coldest is 9°F, on September 30, 1992. The wettest September brought 18.82 in (1999); the snowiest, 7.8 inches (1949).

The September mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 43.1°F: 2021 43.1°F (at normal), 2022 42.8°F (−0.3), 2023 47.4°F (+4.3), 2024 44.9°F (+1.8), 2026 41.6°F (−1.5). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.

Mount Washington: September in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
SeptemberMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202143.1°Fat normal10.47 in
202242.8°F−0.3°F11.45 in
202347.4°F+4.3°F9.00 in
202444.9°F+1.8°F4.02 in
202641.6°F−1.5°F4.03 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014755; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014755. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does September in Mount Washington compare across New Hampshire?

Across the 28 places PlainClimate covers in New Hampshire, September normal highs run from 68°F in Colebrook to 75°F in Nashua; Mount Washington's is 49°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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