Climate averages 1991–2020
Lakeland weather
in September.
A hot, wet month: the 5th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Lakeland: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 130 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes September a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 21 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brandon (35 km away). In September its highs average 30.3°C, about as warm as Lakeland, with 120 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lakeland ranks joint 126th of 498 for the warmest September highs and joint 461st of 498 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 498 cities is 26.9°C; Lakeland is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 2.2°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 130 mm to 56 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
Lakeland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 59 | 5.8 | 10.611 h |
| February | 22.7°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 49 | 6.1 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.0°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 58 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 53 | 6.3 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 70 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 155 | 19.5 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 160 | 22.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 31.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 159 | 23.1 | 13.113 h |
| September, selected | 30.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 130 | 17.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 36 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| December | 22.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 46 | 5.2 | 10.410 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
- Brandon in SeptemberUnited States · 35 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.3°C · 120 mm rain
- Tampa in SeptemberUnited States · 51 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 23.4°C · 137 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in SeptemberUnited States · 62 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 24.1°C · 137 mm rain
- Spring Hill in SeptemberUnited States · 74 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.0°C · 144 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in SeptemberUnited States · 78 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 139 mm rain
- Orlando in SeptemberUnited States · 79 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 142 mm rain
- Largo in SeptemberUnited States · 84 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 25.1°C · 134 mm rain
- Clearwater in SeptemberUnited States · 84 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 25.0°C · 134 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 Lakeland) is explained once on the Lakeland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.