Climate averages 1991–2020
Springfield (Missouri), United States weather
in September.
A warm, wet month: the 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Springfield (Missouri), United States: daytime highs average 26.2°C and nights cool to about 16.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 98 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes September a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Springdale (136 km away). In September its highs average 26.7°C, about as warm as Springfield (Missouri), United States, with 97 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Springfield (Missouri), United States ranks joint 268th of 498 for the warmest September highs and joint 385th of 498 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 498 cities is 26.9°C; Springfield (Missouri), United States is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 6.3°C to 19.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 98 mm to 93 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
Springfield (Missouri), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C-3.1°C | -3.1°C | 65 | 7.4 | 9.910 h |
| February | 8.7°C-1.2°C | -1.2°C | 65 | 7.5 | 10.811 h |
| March | 13.8°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 101 | 11.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.9°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 131 | 11.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.6°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 137 | 13.3 | 14.114 h |
| June | 28.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 101 | 11.4 | 14.715 h |
| July | 31.2°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 89 | 10.9 | 14.514 h |
| August | 30.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 83 | 9.8 | 13.614 h |
| September, selected | 26.2°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 98 | 8.3 | 12.512 h |
| October | 19.9°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 93 | 8.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 12.8°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 88 | 8.1 | 10.210 h |
| December | 7.2°C-1.1°C | -1.1°C | 68 | 7.6 | 9.710 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
- Springdale in SeptemberUnited States · 136 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 17.3°C · 97 mm rain
- Fayetteville, United States in SeptemberUnited States · 149 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 17.2°C · 97 mm rain
- Columbia (Missouri), United States in SeptemberUnited States · 211 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.5°C · 86 mm rain
- Lee's Summit in SeptemberUnited States · 211 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 16.2°C · 93 mm rain
- Fort Smith in SeptemberUnited States · 226 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.6°C · 93 mm rain
- Olathe in SeptemberUnited States · 228 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 16.4°C · 93 mm rain
- Overland Park in SeptemberUnited States · 230 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 16.3°C · 93 mm rain
- Independence in SeptemberUnited States · 230 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.1°C · 93 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 Springfield) is explained once on the Springfield (Missouri), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.