Sapporo weather in September
In September, Sapporo has daytime highs averaging 21 °C, nights around 14 °C, with 14 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 20.7°C Average high
- 14.4°C Average low
- 14days Wet days
- 155mm Rainfall
- 13h Daylight
Daily temperatures through September
How September develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 September | 22.7 °C | 16.6 °C | 47 % |
| 11–20 September | 20.8 °C | 14.5 °C | 48 % |
| 21–30 September | 18.8 °C | 12.2 °C | 46 % |
- Average highs fall from 22.7 °C early in September to 18.8 °C by the end of it.
What to expect
| Measure | Typical September | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 2.4 of 30 | 8 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0.07 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 14 of 30 | 47 % |
Conditions in September
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 17 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 31 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 5.2 °C |
| Relative humidity | 82 % |
| Wind speed | 14 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 68 % |
September compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| July | 23.4 °C | 134 mm | 75 % |
| August | 24.3 °C | 189 mm | 74 % |
| September | 20.7 °C | 155 mm | 68 % |
| October | 14.5 °C | 100 mm | 61 % |
| November | 6.9 °C | 89 mm | 65 % |
See all twelve months for Sapporo
- September is the 3rd warmest month here.
- It is the 11th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 6th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 13 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 14 of 30 days — 47 % of the month.
- Nights are about 6.4 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest September day on record since 1991 reached 31 °C, 10 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsSeptember in Sapporo, answered
How warm is Sapporo in September?
Daily highs average 21 °C and nights fall to about 14 °C, a spread of 6.4 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes September the 3rd warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Sapporo in September?
September averages 155 mm of rain, spread over about 14 of the 30 days — 47 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 68 % of the sky.
How long are the days in September?
Sapporo averages 13 hours between sunrise and sunset in September. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.