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September Weather in Courtenay Canada

Daily high temperatures decrease by 9°F, from 70°F to 61°F, rarely falling below 56°F or exceeding 78°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 53°F to 47°F, rarely falling below 41°F or exceeding 58°F.

For reference, on July 31, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Courtenay typically range from 57°F to 75°F, while on December 31, the coldest day of the year, they range from 34°F to 41°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in September in Courtenay

Average High and Low Temperature in September in CourtenaySep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303030°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FAugOctSep 170°FSep 170°F53°F53°FSep 3061°FSep 3061°F47°F47°FSep 1167°FSep 1167°F51°F51°FSep 2165°FSep 2165°F49°F49°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on September. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in September in Courtenay

Average Hourly Temperature in September in CourtenaySep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAugOctvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablevery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Saint-Quentin, France (4,916 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Courtenay (view comparison).

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The month of September in Courtenay experiences rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 40% to 52%.

The clearest day of the month is September 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 60% of the time.

For reference, on January 22, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 75%, while on August 2, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 69%.

Cloud Cover Categories in September in Courtenay

Cloud Cover Categories in September in CourtenaySep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AugOctSep 160%Sep 160%Sep 3048%Sep 3048%Sep 1157%Sep 1157%Sep 2153%Sep 2153%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Courtenay, the chance of a wet day over the course of September is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 19% and ending it at 29%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 56% on November 16, and its lowest chance is 10% on July 30.

Probability of Precipitation in September in Courtenay

Probability of Precipitation in September in CourtenaySep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%55%55%AugOctSep 119%Sep 119%Sep 3029%Sep 3029%Sep 1121%Sep 1121%Sep 2123%Sep 2123%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during September in Courtenay is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 1.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.7 inches or falls below 0.3 inches, and ending the month at 3.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.6 inches or falls below 0.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in September in Courtenay

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of September in Courtenay, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 46 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 3 minutes, 39 seconds, and weekly decrease of 25 minutes, 31 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is September 30, with 11 hours, 40 minutes of daylight and the longest day is September 1, with 13 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in September in Courtenay

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in September in CourtenaySep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrAugOctSep 2212 hr, 13 minSep 2212 hr, 13 minnightnightdaydaySep 113 hr, 25 minSep 113 hr, 25 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Courtenay is 6:36 AM on September 1 and the latest sunrise is 43 minutes later at 7:19 AM on September 30.

The latest sunset is 8:01 PM on September 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 3 minutes earlier at 6:59 PM on September 30.

Daylight saving time is observed in Courtenay during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during September, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:12 AM and sets 16 hours, 19 minutes later, at 9:31 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:14 AM and sets 8 hours, 7 minutes later, at 4:22 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in September in Courtenay

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in September in CourtenaySep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMAugOct6:36 AM6:36 AMSep 18:01 PMSep 18:01 PM7:19 AM7:19 AMSep 306:59 PMSep 306:59 PM6:51 AM6:51 AMSep 117:40 PMSep 117:40 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of September. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in September in Courtenay

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in September in CourtenaySep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAugOct001010202020303040500001010202030304050
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of September 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for September 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in September in Courtenay

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in September in CourtenaySep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAugOctAug 44:14 AMAug 44:14 AMAug 1911:26 AMAug 1911:26 AMSep 26:56 PMSep 26:56 PMSep 177:35 PMSep 177:35 PMOct 211:50 AMOct 211:50 AMOct 174:27 AMOct 174:27 AM5:47 AM5:47 AM9:32 PM9:32 PM8:31 PM8:31 PM5:51 AM5:51 AM6:01 AM6:01 AM8:08 PM8:08 PM7:28 PM7:28 PM7:45 AM7:45 AM7:16 AM7:16 AM6:51 PM6:51 PM6:02 PM6:02 PM8:09 AM8:09 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Sep 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
2%4:49 AMENE7:55 PMWNW-12:28 PMS249,344 mi
2
0%6:01 AMENE8:08 PMWNW-1:09 PMS250,702 mi
3
1%7:10 AME8:20 PMW-1:49 PMS251,696 mi
4
3%8:18 AME8:31 PMW-2:27 PMS252,278 mi
5
7%9:26 AME8:42 PMWSW-3:06 PMS252,384 mi
6
13%10:34 AMESE8:55 PMWSW-3:45 PMS251,937 mi
7
20%11:44 AMESE9:10 PMWSW-4:27 PMS250,865 mi
8
29%12:56 PMESE9:29 PMSW-5:12 PMS249,113 mi
9
38%2:09 PMSE9:54 PMSW-6:02 PMS246,665 mi
10
50%3:21 PMSE10:31 PMSW-6:56 PMS243,562 mi
11
59%4:26 PMSE11:21 PMSW-7:54 PMS239,916 mi
12
70%5:20 PMSE--8:54 PMS235,931 mi
13
80%-12:28 AMSW6:01 PMSE9:54 PMS231,890 mi
14
88%-1:48 AMSW6:31 PMSE10:53 PMS228,141 mi
15
95%-3:16 AMWSW6:54 PMESE11:49 PMS225,048 mi
16
97%-4:46 AMWSW7:12 PMESE--
17
100%-6:16 AMW7:28 PME12:42 AMS222,936 mi
18
100%-7:45 AMW7:43 PME1:33 AMS222,032 mi
19
98%-9:15 AMWNW7:59 PMENE2:24 AMS222,424 mi
20
92%-10:45 AMWNW8:18 PMENE3:16 AMS224,041 mi
21
84%-12:16 PMNW8:43 PMNE4:09 AMS226,675 mi
22
74%-1:43 PMNW9:16 PMNE5:05 AMS230,020 mi
23
63%-3:01 PMNW10:01 PMNE6:03 AMS233,736 mi
24
50%-4:03 PMNW11:00 PMNE7:02 AMS237,503 mi
25
41%-4:50 PMNW-7:59 AMS241,059 mi
26
31%12:09 AMNE5:22 PMNW-8:52 AMS244,222 mi
27
22%1:24 AMNE5:46 PMWNW-9:42 AMS246,891 mi
28
14%2:38 AMENE6:03 PMWNW-10:27 AMS249,027 mi
29
8%3:50 AMENE6:17 PMWNW-11:09 AMS250,636 mi
30
4%5:00 AMENE6:29 PMW-11:49 AMS251,745 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Courtenay is essentially constant during September, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 5, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in September in Courtenay

Humidity Comfort Levels in September in CourtenaySep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AugOctSep 10%Sep 10%Sep 300%Sep 300%Sep 110%Sep 110%Sep 210%Sep 210%comfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Courtenay is essentially constant during September, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 3.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on November 29, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.6 miles per hour, while on August 1, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in September in Courtenay

Average Wind Speed in September in CourtenaySep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mphAugOctSep 13.4 mphSep 13.4 mphSep 303.7 mphSep 303.7 mphSep 113.4 mphSep 113.4 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Courtenay throughout September is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 44% on September 1.

Wind Direction in September in Courtenay

Wind Direction in September in CourtenayWSSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AugOctwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Courtenay is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Courtenay is decreasing during September, falling by 4°F, from 59°F to 55°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in September in Courtenay

Average Water Temperature in September in CourtenaySep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303048°F48°F50°F50°F52°F52°F54°F54°F56°F56°F58°F58°F60°F60°F62°F62°F64°F64°F66°F66°FAugOctSep 159°FSep 159°FSep 3055°FSep 3055°FSep 1158°FSep 1158°FSep 2156°FSep 2156°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Courtenay typically lasts for 7.4 months (226 days), from around March 27 to around November 9, rarely starting before March 5 or after April 18, and rarely ending before October 17 or after December 3.

The month of September in Courtenay is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in September in Courtenay

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in September in Courtenaygrowing seasonSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AugOct100%Sep 16100%Sep 1690%Oct 1790%Oct 17very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Courtenay are increasing during September, increasing by 227°F, from 1,366°F to 1,593°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in September in Courtenay

Growing Degree Days in September in CourtenaySep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930301,200°F1,200°F1,300°F1,300°F1,400°F1,400°F1,500°F1,500°F1,600°F1,600°F1,700°F1,700°F1,800°F1,800°FAugOctSep 11,366°FSep 11,366°FSep 301,593°FSep 301,593°FSep 111,464°FSep 111,464°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of September, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Courtenay is rapidly decreasing during September, falling by 1.7 kWh, from 4.9 kWh to 3.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in September in Courtenay

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in September in CourtenaySep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhAugOctSep 14.9 kWhSep 14.9 kWhSep 303.2 kWhSep 303.2 kWhSep 114.3 kWhSep 114.3 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Courtenay are 49.687 deg latitude, -124.994 deg longitude, and 36 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Courtenay contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 292 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 90 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,081 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,051 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Courtenay is covered by sparse vegetation (30%), trees (24%), artificial surfaces (21%), and cropland (11%), within 10 miles by trees (51%) and water (34%), and within 50 miles by trees (67%) and water (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Courtenay, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Courtenay.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Courtenay according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Courtenay is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Courtenay and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Courtenay and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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