Climate averages 1991–2020
Lubbock weather
in September.
A hot, moderately wet month: the joint 4th warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Lubbock: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 17.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 52 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 25 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Midland (177 km away). In September its highs average 29.5°C, 1.2°C warmer than Lubbock, with 46 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lubbock ranks joint 197th of 498 for the warmest September highs and 174th of 498 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 498 cities is 26.9°C; Lubbock is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 5.0°C to 23.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 52 mm to 47 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
Lubbock climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 21 | 3.0 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.0°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.4°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 41 | 4.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.9°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 40 | 4.4 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.2°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 56 | 7.4 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 45 | 7.7 | 14.314 h |
| July | 33.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 32 | 5.8 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 43 | 6.6 | 13.413 h |
| September, selected | 28.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 52 | 6.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 47 | 5.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.0°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 26 | 3.7 | 10.510 h |
| December | 12.4°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 23 | 3.4 | 10.010 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
- Midland in SeptemberUnited States · 177 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 18.6°C · 46 mm rain
- Amarillo in SeptemberUnited States · 183 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 16.2°C · 40 mm rain
- Odessa in SeptemberUnited States · 198 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 18.5°C · 45 mm rain
- Abilene in SeptemberUnited States · 234 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.1°C · 58 mm rain
- San Angelo in SeptemberUnited States · 270 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 20.0°C · 53 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in SeptemberUnited States · 313 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 20.6°C · 65 mm rain
- Lawton in SeptemberUnited States · 339 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 19.7°C · 65 mm rain
- Fort Worth in SeptemberUnited States · 433 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 21.1°C · 63 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 Lubbock) is explained once on the Lubbock year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.