Climate averages 1991–2020
Medford weather
in September.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd 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 Medford: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 11.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 32 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Eugene (193 km away). In September its highs average 24.3°C, 2.6°C cooler than Medford, with 41 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Medford ranks joint 244th of 498 for the warmest September highs and joint 121st of 498 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 498 cities is 26.9°C; Medford is level with that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 7.0°C to 19.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 22 mm to 59 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
Medford climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 126 | 13.8 | 9.59 h |
| February | 11.2°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 104 | 12.9 | 10.511 h |
| March | 13.5°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 122 | 15.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.0°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 99 | 13.9 | 13.313 h |
| May | 20.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 78 | 10.3 | 14.615 h |
| June | 24.3°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 40 | 5.7 | 15.215 h |
| July | 30.2°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 12 | 2.5 | 14.915 h |
| August | 30.1°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 15 | 2.6 | 13.914 h |
| September, selected | 26.9°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 22 | 3.5 | 12.513 h |
| October | 19.9°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 59 | 7.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 12.7°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 110 | 12.8 | 9.810 h |
| December | 8.7°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 158 | 14.9 | 9.19 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
- Eugene in SeptemberUnited States · 193 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 41 mm rain
- Redding in SeptemberUnited States · 198 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 16.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Bend in SeptemberUnited States · 230 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 7.9°C · 16 mm rain
- Salem, United States in SeptemberUnited States · 291 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 32 mm rain
- Chico in SeptemberUnited States · 302 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 16.3°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Beaverton in SeptemberUnited States · 351 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 12.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Gresham in SeptemberUnited States · 354 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 11.3°C · 58 mm rain
- Hillsboro in SeptemberUnited States · 356 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 12.2°C · 43 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 Medford) is explained once on the Medford year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.