September is one of the warmer months of the year in Cottingham, with average highs near 17.2°C and lows around 9.6°C (mean 13.4°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 64 mm of rainfall and 85% relative humidity across the period.
September is one of the warmer months of the year in Cottingham. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Septembers in Cottingham were 2006 and 2023 — when the month averaged 15.9°C — while the coldest was 1986 at 11°C. Typical September days reach 17.2°C with nights near 9.6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
September is about average for rainfall in Cottingham, averaging 64 mm of rainfall. The wettest September on record was 1984 with 114 mm, while the driest was 1986 at 20 mm.
Relative humidity in Cottingham during September averages 85%. The most humid September was 1998 at 88%, and the least humid was 1991 at 80%.
September receives about 2.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Cottingham. The sunniest September was 1991 at 3.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2000 and 2001 at 2.3.
Average wind speed in Cottingham during September is 3.5 m/s. The windiest September was 1983 at 4.4 m/s, while the calmest was 2014 at 2.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 12.9°C | 13.1°C | 13.8°C | 13.4°C | 14.3°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg High | 16.7°C | 16.8°C | 17.6°C | 17.3°C | 18.1°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg Low | 9.0°C | 9.4°C | 10.0°C | 9.5°C | 10.4°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 59 mm | 67 mm | 58 mm | 63 mm | 75 mm | +17 mm |
September temperatures in Cottingham have risen by about 1.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
September has ranged from a record low of 1.6°C (1986) to a record high of 27.4°C (2023).
Rainfall in September is about average for rainfall, averaging 64 mm, with a wettest year of 114 mm.
One of the best times to visit Cottingham
September is one of the best times to visit Cottingham. Expect days averaging 17.2°C and nights around 9.6°C (mean 13.4°C) — warmer than Cottingham's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (64 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.7°C | 13.8°C | 9.9°C | 22.1°C | 5.5°C | 91 mm | 84% | 3.7 m/s | 3 |
| 2024 | 16.9°C | 13.4°C | 10.0°C | 22.9°C | 4.3°C | 110 mm | 87% | 3.7 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 20.0°C | 15.9°C | 11.8°C | 27.4°C | 6.9°C | 77 mm | 86% | 3.1 m/s | 3 |
| 2022 | 17.6°C | 14.0°C | 10.3°C | 23.2°C | 5.2°C | 70 mm | 85% | 3.2 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 19.1°C | 15.2°C | 11.4°C | 25.3°C | 6.7°C | 65 mm | 86% | 2.9 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 17.4°C | 13.3°C | 9.2°C | 24.3°C | 5.8°C | 38 mm | 84% | 3.6 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 17.3°C | 13.4°C | 9.6°C | 21.2°C | 5.0°C | 97 mm | 84% | 3.5 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 17.3°C | 13.1°C | 9.0°C | 21.9°C | 4.0°C | 50 mm | 83% | 3.9 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 16.7°C | 13.1°C | 9.4°C | 20.5°C | 5.6°C | 83 mm | 87% | 3.6 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 18.7°C | 14.9°C | 11.1°C | 24.9°C | 7.4°C | 56 mm | 87% | 3.5 m/s | 3 |
| 2015 | 16.1°C | 12.1°C | 8.1°C | 18.7°C | 6.2°C | 57 mm | 86% | 2.9 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2014 | 18.3°C | 14.1°C | 9.9°C | 20.6°C | 5.7°C | 22 mm | 87% | 2.2 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2013 | 16.8°C | 12.9°C | 9.1°C | 22.0°C | 5.3°C | 37 mm | 86% | 3.3 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2012 | 16.4°C | 12.5°C | 8.6°C | 22.9°C | 5.5°C | 86 mm | 85% | 4 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2011 | 18.3°C | 14.3°C | 10.2°C | 24.3°C | 5.7°C | 39 mm | 83% | 4.2 m/s | 3 |
| 2010 | 17.0°C | 13.5°C | 10.0°C | 21.4°C | 5.8°C | 98 mm | 85% | 3.9 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2009 | 17.3°C | 13.6°C | 10.0°C | 22.9°C | 7.6°C | 33 mm | 85% | 3.6 m/s | 3 |
| 2008 | 16.7°C | 13.3°C | 9.9°C | 19.0°C | 7.2°C | 87 mm | 87% | 3.1 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2007 | 17.0°C | 13.3°C | 9.6°C | 21.4°C | 5.4°C | 35 mm | 85% | 3.9 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2006 🔥 | 19.9°C | 15.9°C | 11.9°C | 23.7°C | 8.1°C | 68 mm | 86% | 3.3 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2005 | 18.3°C | 14.4°C | 10.5°C | 22.9°C | 5.2°C | 54 mm | 85% | 3.5 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2004 | 17.5°C | 13.7°C | 9.9°C | 23.2°C | 6.7°C | 35 mm | 85% | 4.2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2003 | 18.0°C | 13.5°C | 9.0°C | 22.2°C | 3.2°C | 45 mm | 84% | 2.6 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2002 | 17.2°C | 13.6°C | 9.9°C | 20.1°C | 7.4°C | 28 mm | 86% | 2.6 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2001 | 16.2°C | 12.9°C | 9.5°C | 20.3°C | 7.1°C | 89 mm | 86% | 4.2 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2000 | 17.5°C | 13.8°C | 10.1°C | 23.0°C | 6.6°C | 108 mm | 88% | 3.4 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1999 | 19.0°C | 15.0°C | 11.0°C | 24.5°C | 7.7°C | 75 mm | 86% | 3.2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1998 | 17.3°C | 13.8°C | 10.3°C | 21.0°C | 6.5°C | 68 mm | 88% | 3.5 m/s | 2.6 |
| 1997 | 16.8°C | 13.1°C | 9.3°C | 20.8°C | 6.6°C | 24 mm | 84% | 3.3 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1996 | 16.1°C | 12.9°C | 9.7°C | 20.7°C | 6.5°C | 31 mm | 83% | 3.7 m/s | 2.7 |
| 1995 | 16.7°C | 12.9°C | 9.1°C | 19.8°C | 2.3°C | 98 mm | 85% | 3.3 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1994 | 15.4°C | 12.1°C | 8.8°C | 19.6°C | 5.5°C | 107 mm | 85% | 4.1 m/s | 2.7 |
| 1993 | 15.2°C | 12.1°C | 9.0°C | 21.6°C | 4.5°C | 100 mm | 85% | 3.9 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1992 | 16.9°C | 12.9°C | 8.8°C | 20.2°C | 6.0°C | 87 mm | 84% | 3.9 m/s | 3 |
| 1991 | 18.3°C | 13.9°C | 9.5°C | 23.1°C | 5.9°C | 43 mm | 80% | 3.5 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1990 | 16.0°C | 12.4°C | 8.8°C | 21.4°C | 5.0°C | 43 mm | 80% | 3.6 m/s | 2.7 |
| 1989 | 17.7°C | 13.9°C | 10.2°C | 22.7°C | 6.8°C | 24 mm | 83% | 3.4 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1988 | 16.1°C | 12.4°C | 8.6°C | 22.6°C | 2.8°C | 44 mm | 85% | 4.1 m/s | 2.6 |
| 1987 | 16.4°C | 12.6°C | 8.9°C | 21.0°C | 4.1°C | 58 mm | 85% | 3.6 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1986 ❄️ | 15.3°C | 11.0°C | 6.8°C | 20.1°C | 1.6°C | 20 mm | 83% | 3.1 m/s | 3.2 |
| 1985 | 17.4°C | 13.4°C | 9.3°C | 22.1°C | 5.0°C | 48 mm | 86% | 3.4 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1984 🌧️ | 16.1°C | 12.8°C | 9.5°C | 22.7°C | 6.3°C | 114 mm | 84% | 3.7 m/s | 2.6 |
| 1983 | 16.2°C | 12.6°C | 9.0°C | 21.0°C | 4.5°C | 73 mm | 85% | 4.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 17.7°C | 13.4°C | 9.1°C | 23.9°C | 4.7°C | 55 mm | 84% | 3.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 17.7°C | 13.9°C | 10.0°C | 21.7°C | 7.4°C | 93 mm | 84% | 3.8 m/s | — |
Actual recorded September data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in September is around 17.2°C with lows near 9.6°C (mean 13.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
September averages 64 mm of rainfall in Cottingham, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 114 mm in 1984.
The hottest September reached 27.4°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to 1.6°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average September temperatures have risen by about 1.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 17°C to 18.3°C and overnight lows from 9.4°C to 10.7°C over the same span.
September is one of the warmer months of the year in Cottingham and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 17.2°C daytime highs and 9.6°C at night.
Not quite — September is the 10th coolest month in Cottingham, averaging 13.4°C.
For September in Cottingham, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 17.2°C and lows of 9.6°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in September averages 85% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in September is 3.5 m/s. The windiest September on record averaged 4.4 m/s (1983).
The wettest September on record was 1984 with 114 mm. On average, September sees 64 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Cottingham behaves each September, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for September specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
