Wheeling weather in September: Wheeling, West Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for September
Wheeling in September has a normal high of 75°F and a normal low of 55°F, a daily mean of 65°F, falling from 79°F on the 1st to 70°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal September, 3.21 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 13°C, 82 mm of precipitation in September.
- NOAA stationWheeling Ohio County Airport
- Station IDUSW00014894
- Location40.18°N 80.65°W
- Elevation1,179 ft (359 m)
- Population26,060
- Jan 37° 22°
- Feb 40° 24°
- Mar 50° 31°
- Apr 63° 42°
- May 72° 51°
- Jun 79° 59°
- Jul 83° 63°
- Aug 82° 62°
- Sep 75° 55°
- Oct 64° 45°
- Nov 51° 35°
- Dec 41° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Wheeling in September?
The normal high is 75°F and the normal low 55°F, for a daily mean of 65.1°F. September is 6.6°F cooler than August and 10.9°F warmer than October. September is the 4th warmest month of the year in Wheeling and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 9°F, from 79°F on September 1 to 70°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 62°F and 68°F.
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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 79°F | 59°F | 40% | 21% |
| September 8 | 78°F | 57°F | 39% | 20% |
| September 15 | 75°F | 55°F | 38% | 20% |
| September 22 | 73°F | 53°F | 38% | 20% |
| September 30 | 70°F | 51°F | 39% | 21% |
Every day of September: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon September 1, coldest night September 30)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 79°F | 59°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| September 2 | 79°F | 59°F | 39% | 21% | 13 h |
| September 3 | 79°F | 59°F | 39% | 20% | 13 h |
| September 4 | 79°F | 58°F | 39% | 20% | 13 h |
| September 5 | 78°F | 58°F | 39% | 20% | 13 h |
| September 6 | 78°F | 58°F | 39% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| September 7 | 78°F | 58°F | 39% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| September 8 | 78°F | 57°F | 39% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| September 9 | 77°F | 57°F | 39% | 20% | 12 h 50 min |
| September 10 | 77°F | 57°F | 38% | 20% | 12 h 40 min |
| September 11 | 77°F | 57°F | 38% | 20% | 12 h 40 min |
| September 12 | 76°F | 56°F | 38% | 20% | 12 h 40 min |
| September 13 | 76°F | 56°F | 38% | 20% | 12 h 40 min |
| September 14 | 76°F | 56°F | 38% | 20% | 12 h 30 min |
| September 15 | 75°F | 55°F | 38% | 20% | 12 h 30 min |
| September 16 | 75°F | 55°F | 38% | 19% | 12 h 30 min |
| September 17 | 75°F | 55°F | 38% | 19% | 12 h 30 min |
| September 18 | 74°F | 55°F | 38% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| September 19 | 74°F | 54°F | 38% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| September 20 | 74°F | 54°F | 38% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| September 21 | 73°F | 54°F | 38% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| September 22 | 73°F | 53°F | 38% | 20% | 12 h 10 min |
| September 23 | 73°F | 53°F | 39% | 20% | 12 h 10 min |
| September 24 | 72°F | 53°F | 39% | 20% | 12 h 10 min |
| September 25 | 72°F | 52°F | 39% | 20% | 12 h 10 min |
| September 26 | 72°F | 52°F | 39% | 20% | 12 h |
| September 27 | 71°F | 52°F | 39% | 20% | 12 h |
| September 28 | 71°F | 51°F | 39% | 20% | 12 h |
| September 29 | 70°F | 51°F | 39% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| September 30 | 70°F | 51°F | 39% | 21% | 11 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 75°FSeptember average
- Normal low
- 55°FSeptember average
- Precipitation
- 3.21 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 13 h 10 min to 11 h 50 minSeptember 1 to September 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 24
- Days at 80°F or more
- 11
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014894; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Wheeling in September?
On a given September day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around September 1 (40%). In all, 3.21 in falls on 12 days of a normal September, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal September in Wheeling, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014894.
What are the records for September in Wheeling?
The warmest September temperature on Wheeling's official record (since 1881) is 103°F, on September 2, 1953; the coldest is 24°F, on September 21, 1956. The wettest September brought 9.33 in (1926).
The September mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 65.1°F: 2021 66.7°F (+1.6), 2022 64.9°F (−0.2), 2023 66.0°F (+0.9), 2024 69.7°F (+4.6), 2025 67.3°F (+2.2), 2026 68.0°F (+2.9). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| September | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66.7°F | +1.6°F | 3.54 in |
| 2022 | 64.9°F | −0.2°F | 2.46 in |
| 2023 | 66.0°F | +0.9°F | 0.97 in |
| 2024 | 69.7°F | +4.6°F | 1.66 in |
| 2025 | 67.3°F | +2.2°F | 2.86 in |
| 2026 | 68.0°F | +2.9°F | 5.12 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record HLGthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014894. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does September in Wheeling compare across West Virginia?
Across the 63 places PlainClimate covers in West Virginia, September normal highs run from 68°F in Davis to 82°F in Hamlin; Wheeling's is 75°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Wheeling in August82°F by day, 62°F at night
- Wheeling in October64°F by day, 45°F at night
- Wheeling through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- West Virginia in SeptemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Hamlin: West Virginia's warmest Septembernormal high 82°F