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Cool in September

Cool in September: based on historical climate data, Longyearbyen, El Chaltén and El Calafate rank highest in September. Longyearbyen stands out for: cool at around 0 °c. They top this particular ranking, but their overall travel score is low, so check the monthly details before deciding.

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Colourful houses in the polar desert of LongyearbyenLongyearbyen
1Unsuitable· 15

Longyearbyen

Svalbard

Climate score

Average high: 0 °C 16 rainy days (est.) 4 °C sea
  • Cool at around 0 °C
The Fitz Roy massif above El ChalténEl Chaltén
2Unsuitable· 17

El Chaltén

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 0 °C 23 rainy days (est.)
  • Cool at around 0 °C
The ice wall of the Perito Moreno glacier near El CalafateEl Calafate
3Unsuitable· 31

El Calafate

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 2 °C 12 rainy days (est.)
  • Cool at around 2 °C
Ushuaia on the Beagle Channel below snowy peaksUshuaia
4Unsuitable· 22

Ushuaia

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 4 °C 13 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea
  • Cool at around 4 °C
Huge icebergs in the Ilulissat icefjordIlulissat
5Unsuitable· 30

Ilulissat

Greenland

Climate score

Average high: 4 °C 10 rainy days (est.) 4 °C sea
  • Cool at around 4 °C
Colourful houses above the Nuuk fjordNuuk
6Unsuitable· 22

Nuuk

Greenland

Climate score

Average high: 5 °C 14 rainy days (est.) 4 °C sea
  • Cool at around 5 °C
Akureyri on its fjord below snowy mountainsAkureyri
7Unsuitable· 13

Akureyri

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 5 °C 20 rainy days (est.) 8 °C sea
  • Cool at around 5 °C
Puerto Natales on the fjord, gateway to Torres del PainePuerto Natales
8Unsuitable· 18

Climate score

Average high: 5 °C 19 rainy days (est.)
  • Cool at around 5 °C
Aurora over Abisko National ParkAbisko
9Unsuitable· 14

Abisko

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 5 °C 22 rainy days (est.)
  • Cool at around 5 °C
Punta Arenas on the Strait of MagellanPunta Arenas
10Unsuitable· 30

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 11 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea
  • Cool at around 7 °C
Queenstown on Lake Wakatipu below the RemarkablesQueenstown
11Unsuitable· 23

Queenstown

New Zealand

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 19 rainy days (est.)
  • Cool at around 7 °C
Church and harbour of Húsavík with whale-watching boatsHúsavík
12Unsuitable· 17

Húsavík

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 17 rainy days (est.) 8 °C sea
  • Cool at around 7 °C
The lone "That Wanaka Tree" in the lake below the mountainsWanaka
13Unsuitable· 26

Wanaka

New Zealand

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 17 rainy days (est.)
  • Cool at around 8 °C
Northern lights over the Yukon near WhitehorseWhitehorse
14Unsuitable· 29

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 15 rainy days (est.)
  • Cool at around 8 °C
Northern lights over snowy Kiruna in LaplandKiruna
15Unsuitable· 32

Kiruna

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 13 rainy days (est.)
  • Cool at around 8 °C
Bariloche on Lake Nahuel Huapi in the AndesBariloche
16Unsuitable· 43

Bariloche

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 10 rainy days (est.)
  • Cool at around 8 °C
Reynisfjara black sand beach with sea stacks near VíkVík
17Unsuitable· 16

Vík

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 22 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea
  • Cool at around 9 °C
Snowy Levi ski resort in LaplandLevi
18Unsuitable· 27

Levi

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 15 rainy days (est.)
  • Cool at around 9 °C
Tromsø with northern lights over snowy peaksTromsø
19Unsuitable· 17

Tromsø

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 19 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea
  • Cool at around 9 °C
Aurora over snowy forest near FairbanksFairbanks
20Unsuitable· 35

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 13 rainy days (est.)
  • Cool at around 9 °C
View from Hallgrímskirkja over Reykjavík to the bay and mountainsReykjavík
21Unsuitable· 17

Reykjavík

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 20 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea
  • Cool at around 10 °C
Flåm at the end of the Aurlandsfjord between steep mountainsFlåm
22Unsuitable· 25

Flåm

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 19 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 10 °C
Åre ski resort on the lake below ÅreskutanÅre
23Unsuitable· 24

Åre

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 19 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 10 °C
Aurora over YellowknifeYellowknife
24Limited· 49

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 9 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 11 °C
The Matterhorn above the village of ZermattZermatt
25Unsuitable· 40

Zermatt

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 14 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 11 °C
Anchorage below the Chugach MountainsAnchorage
26Unsuitable· 22

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 18 rainy days (est.) 12 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 11 °C
Grass-roof houses at Tórshavn harbourTórshavn
27Unsuitable· 19

Tórshavn

Faroe Islands

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 19 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 11 °C
Snowy forest in Lapland near RovaniemiRovaniemi
28Unsuitable· 32

Rovaniemi

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 14 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 11 °C
Red fishing cabins below steep peaks in LofotenLofoten
29Unsuitable· 20

Lofoten

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 19 rainy days (est.) 11 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 11 °C
Maligne Lake and Spirit Island in Jasper National ParkJasper
30Unsuitable· 43

Jasper

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 13 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 12 °C
St. Moritz by its lake in the EngadinSt. Moritz
31Unsuitable· 38

St. Moritz

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 15 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 12 °C
Turquoise mountain lake in Banff National ParkBanff
32Limited· 46

Banff

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 13 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 12 °C
Sölden glacier ski area in the ÖtztalSölden
33Unsuitable· 37

Sölden

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 16 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 12 °C
Interlaken between two lakes below the JungfrauInterlaken
34Unsuitable· 39

Interlaken

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 16 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 13 °C
Grindelwald below the north face of the EigerGrindelwald
35Unsuitable· 39

Grindelwald

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 16 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 13 °C
Colourful wharf houses on the river in TrondheimTrondheim
36Unsuitable· 25

Trondheim

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 18 rainy days (est.) 13 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 13 °C
Davos, a mountain town in the Swiss AlpsDavos
37Unsuitable· 37

Davos

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 16 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 13 °C
Colourful wooden houses at Bergen harbourBergen
38Unsuitable· 24

Bergen

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 20 rainy days (est.) 15 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 13 °C
Car-free glacier village of Saas-Fee below 4,000-metre peaksSaas-Fee
39Unsuitable· 43

Saas-Fee

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 14 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 13 °C
Art nouveau town of Ålesund between fjord and mountainsÅlesund
40Unsuitable· 25

Ålesund

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 20 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 13 °C
Dramatic rock formations on the Isle of SkyeIsle of Skye
41Unsuitable· 26

Isle of Skye

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 20 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 14 °C
Whistler ski village below snowy peaksWhistler
42Limited· 51

Whistler

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 12 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 14 °C
Inverness on the River Ness, gateway to the HighlandsInverness
43Unsuitable· 37

Inverness

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 17 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 14 °C
Oslo Opera House on the waterfrontOslo
44Limited· 46

Oslo

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 13 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 14 °C
Chamonix in the valley below Mont BlancChamonix
45Limited· 50

Chamonix

France

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 13 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 14 °C
Ulaanbaatar with Gandan MonasteryUlaanbaatar
46Good· 69

Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 6 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
Preikestolen above the Lysefjord near StavangerStavanger
47Unsuitable· 30

Stavanger

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 18 rainy days (est.) 15 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
Victorian architecture in GlasgowGlasgow
48Unsuitable· 37

Glasgow

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 18 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
Cortina d'Ampezzo amid the DolomitesCortina d'Ampezzo
49Limited· 47

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 14 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
White cathedral on Senate Square in HelsinkiHelsinki
50Unsuitable· 40

Helsinki

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 15 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
Hallstatt village on the lake below the mountainsHallstatt
51Limited· 45

Hallstatt

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 15 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
Bolzano in its wine valley below the DolomitesBolzano
52Limited· 52

Bolzano

Italy

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 13 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
La Paz in its Andean valley below IllimaniLa Paz
53Good· 72

La Paz

Bolivia

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 5 rainy days (est.)
  • Little rain (about 5 rainy days)
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
Medieval towers of Tallinn's old townTallinn
54Unsuitable· 43

Tallinn

Estonia

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 15 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
Aspen in the snowy Rocky MountainsAspen
55Good· 67

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 9 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
Aerial panorama of EdinburghEdinburgh
56Unsuitable· 37

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 14 rainy days (est.) 13 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
Auckland waterfront at nightAuckland
57Unsuitable· 42

Auckland

New Zealand

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 13 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
Kitzbühel below the Tyrolean AlpsKitzbühel
58Limited· 47

Kitzbühel

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 16 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
Zell am See with its lake and snowy mountainsZell am See
59Limited· 47

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 16 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 15 °C
Melbourne skyline from the Rialto TowerMelbourne
60Unsuitable· 42

Melbourne

Australia

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 13 rainy days (est.) 12 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 16 °C
Castle and the Aura river in TurkuTurku
61Unsuitable· 44

Turku

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 11 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 16 °C
Rocky Mountains in Colorado, USABreckenridge
62Good· 67

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 10 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 16 °C
Plaza de Armas in Cusco in the AndesCusco
63Good· 75

Cusco

Peru

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 4 rainy days (est.)
  • Little rain (about 4 rainy days)
  • Rather cool at around 16 °C
Canal in the Haga district of GothenburgGothenburg
64Unsuitable· 41

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 14 rainy days (est.) 16 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 16 °C
Lake Königssee and the Watzmann near BerchtesgadenBerchtesgaden
65Limited· 49

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 15 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 16 °C
Temple Bar nightlife quarter in DublinDublin
66Unsuitable· 40

Dublin

Ireland

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 14 rainy days (est.) 15 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 16 °C
Innsbruck with the Nordkette range behind itInnsbruck
67Limited· 50

Innsbruck

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 15 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 16 °C
Garmisch-Partenkirchen below the ZugspitzeGarmisch-Partenkirchen
68Limited· 50

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 15 rainy days (est.)
  • Rather cool at around 16 °C
Stockholm waterfrontStockholm
69Limited· 48

Stockholm

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 10 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 16 °C
Table Mountain above Cape TownCape Town
70Limited· 55

Cape Town

South Africa

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 8 rainy days (est.) 15 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 16 °C
Art nouveau and old town in RigaRiga
71Limited· 47

Riga

Latvia

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 16 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 16 °C
Dunes and beach chairs on SyltSylt
72Unsuitable· 42

Sylt

Germany

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 15 rainy days (est.) 16 °C sea
  • Rather cool at around 17 °C
The Obelisk of Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
73Good· 74

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 6 rainy days (est.)
  • Mild 17 °C by day
Waterfront Station in VancouverVancouver
74Limited· 49

Vancouver

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 11 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea
  • Mild 17 °C by day
  • Sea still cool at 14 °C
Turquoise glacial lake in the Cordillera Blanca near HuarazHuaraz
75Excellent· 81

Huaraz

Peru

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 4 rainy days (est.)
  • Mild 17 °C by day
  • Little rain (about 4 rainy days)
Colourful shopfronts in Galway's Latin QuarterGalway
76Unsuitable· 40

Galway

Ireland

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 17 rainy days (est.) 15 °C sea
  • Mild 17 °C by day
  • Fairly rainy, about 17 rainy days
Zakopane below the snowy Tatra MountainsZakopane
77Limited· 59

Zakopane

Poland

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 12 rainy days (est.)
  • Mild 17 °C by day
  • Fairly rainy, about 12 rainy days
The Chapel Bridge in Lucerne below Mount PilatusLucerne
78Limited· 56

Lucerne

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 14 rainy days (est.)
  • Mild 17 °C by day
  • Fairly rainy, about 14 rainy days
Larsens Plads on the harbour in CopenhagenCopenhagen
79Limited· 49

Copenhagen

Denmark

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 16 °C sea
  • Mild 17 °C by day
  • Sea still cool at 16 °C
Colourful townhouses on the Long Market in GdańskGdańsk
80Limited· 51

Gdańsk

Poland

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 17 °C sea
  • Mild 17 °C by day
  • Fairly rainy, about 12 rainy days
Château Frontenac above old Québec CityQuebec City
81Limited· 57

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 14 rainy days (est.)
  • Mild 18 °C by day
  • Fairly rainy, about 14 rainy days
Baroque old town of VilniusVilnius
82Limited· 64

Vilnius

Lithuania

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 11 rainy days (est.)
  • Mild 18 °C by day
Adelaide city centreAdelaide
83Limited· 58

Adelaide

Australia

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 9 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea
  • Mild 18 °C by day
  • Sea still cool at 14 °C
The Teton Range above Jackson HoleJackson Hole
84Good· 78

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 8 rainy days (est.)
  • Mild 18 °C by day

Frequently asked questions

Among these destinations, which has the highest average daily high in September?

Jackson Hole, Adelaide, Vilnius and Quebec City are tied at the top with a average daily high of around 18 °C.

Among these destinations, where does it rain least in September?

Huaraz and Cusco are tied for driest at about 4 rainy days.

Among these destinations, where is the sea warmest in September?

At Gdańsk the sea is around 17 °C.

How is this ranking ordered?

This list is sorted by the lowest average daily high for the selected month. The badge on each card shows the separate overall travel-climate score, which does not set the order. Figures combine historical climate data and estimates, not a weather forecast.