Climate averages 1991–2020
Bloomington (Indiana), United States weather
in September.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Bloomington (Indiana), United States: daytime highs average 25.3°C and nights cool to about 15.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 73 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 29 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Indianapolis (74 km away). In September its highs average 24.6°C, 0.8°C cooler than Bloomington (Indiana), United States, with 72 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bloomington (Indiana), United States ranks joint 300th of 498 for the warmest September highs and joint 235th of 498 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 498 cities is 26.9°C; Bloomington (Indiana), United States is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 6.8°C to 18.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 73 mm to 83 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bloomington (Indiana), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.2°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 87 | 9.5 | 9.810 h |
| February | 5.7°C-3.3°C | -3.3°C | 74 | 8.5 | 10.711 h |
| March | 11.3°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 101 | 10.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.6°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 128 | 12.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 22.5°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 130 | 13.4 | 14.314 h |
| June | 27.3°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 111 | 11.9 | 14.915 h |
| July | 29.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 88 | 11.4 | 14.615 h |
| August | 28.8°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 79 | 8.9 | 13.714 h |
| September, selected | 25.3°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 73 | 7.9 | 12.512 h |
| October | 18.5°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 83 | 8.2 | 11.211 h |
| November | 11.0°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 92 | 8.9 | 10.110 h |
| December | 5.2°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 86 | 10.1 | 9.59 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Indianapolis in SeptemberUnited States · 74 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 72 mm rain
- Carmel in SeptemberUnited States · 97 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 14.8°C · 69 mm rain
- Fishers in SeptemberUnited States · 98 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 69 mm rain
- Louisville in SeptemberUnited States · 121 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 16.5°C · 77 mm rain
- Lafayette (Indiana), United States in SeptemberUnited States · 142 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.7°C · 68 mm rain
- Muncie in SeptemberUnited States · 150 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.4°C · 67 mm rain
- Evansville in SeptemberUnited States · 160 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 17.5°C · 82 mm rain
- Cincinnati in SeptemberUnited States · 174 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 15.2°C · 68 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bloomington) is explained once on the Bloomington (Indiana), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.