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September Weather in Dornoch United Kingdom

Daily high temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 61°F to 57°F, rarely falling below 51°F or exceeding 68°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 49°F to 45°F, rarely falling below 37°F or exceeding 55°F.

For reference, on July 31, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Dornoch typically range from 51°F to 64°F, while on December 30, the coldest day of the year, they range from 33°F to 42°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in September in Dornoch

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 Dornoch

Average Hourly Temperature in September in DornochSep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 coldcoldcoolvery coldcool
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.

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The month of September in Dornoch experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 58% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is September 4, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 42% of the time.

For reference, on January 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 69%, while on July 20, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 45%.

Cloud Cover Categories in September in Dornoch

Cloud Cover Categories in September in DornochSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AugOctSep 142%Sep 142%Sep 3041%Sep 3041%Sep 1141%Sep 1141%Sep 2141%Sep 2141%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 Dornoch, the chance of a wet day over the course of September is gradually increasing, starting the month at 34% and ending it at 38%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 42% on October 31, and its lowest chance is 27% on May 13.

Probability of Precipitation in September in Dornoch

Probability of Precipitation in September in DornochSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%AugOctSep 433%Sep 433%Sep 3038%Sep 3038%Sep 2138%Sep 2138%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 Dornoch is essentially constant, remaining about 2.7 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 4.4 inches or falling below 1.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in September in Dornoch

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 Dornoch, the length of the day is very rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 2 hours, 23 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 4 minutes, 57 seconds, and weekly decrease of 34 minutes, 37 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is September 30, with 11 hours, 33 minutes of daylight and the longest day is September 1, with 13 hours, 56 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in September in Dornoch

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in September in DornochSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrAugOctSep 2212 hr, 12 minSep 2212 hr, 12 minnightnightdaydaySep 113 hr, 56 minSep 113 hr, 56 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 Dornoch is 6:17 AM on September 1 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 2 minutes later at 7:18 AM on September 30.

The latest sunset is 8:13 PM on September 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 22 minutes earlier at 6:51 PM on September 30.

Daylight saving time is observed in Dornoch 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 4:13 AM and sets 18 hours, 9 minutes later, at 10:22 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:59 AM and sets 6 hours, 29 minutes later, at 3:29 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in September in Dornoch

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in September in DornochSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMAugOct6:17 AM6:17 AMSep 18:13 PMSep 18:13 PM7:18 AM7:18 AMSep 306:51 PMSep 306:51 PM6:38 AM6:38 AMSep 117:45 PMSep 117:45 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 Dornoch

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in September in DornochSep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMAugOct001010202030400010102020303040
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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 Dornoch

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in September in DornochSep11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAugOctAug 412:14 PMAug 412:14 PMAug 197:26 PMAug 197:26 PMSep 32:56 AMSep 32:56 AMSep 183:35 AMSep 183:35 AMOct 27:50 PMOct 27:50 PMOct 1712:27 PMOct 1712:27 PM4:28 AM4:28 AM10:01 PM10:01 PM9:09 PM9:09 PM6:24 AM6:24 AM6:28 AM6:28 AM8:22 PM8:22 PM7:27 PM7:27 PM7:09 AM7:09 AM6:52 AM6:52 AM6:37 PM6:37 PM5:43 PM5:43 PM7:52 AM7:52 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%3:40 AMNE8:17 PMWNW-12:08 PMS248,810 mi
2
0%5:06 AMENE8:20 PMWNW-12:50 PMS250,284 mi
3
0%6:28 AMENE8:22 PMW-1:30 PMS251,405 mi
4
2%7:47 AME8:23 PMW-2:09 PMS252,132 mi
5
6%9:05 AME8:25 PMW-2:47 PMS252,406 mi
6
11%10:23 AMESE8:27 PMWSW-3:27 PMS252,154 mi
7
18%11:44 AMESE8:30 PMWSW-4:08 PMS251,300 mi
8
26%1:08 PMSE8:34 PMSW-4:52 PMS249,781 mi
9
35%2:36 PMSE8:43 PMSW-5:40 PMS247,566 mi
10
45%4:05 PMSSE9:00 PMSSW-6:33 PMS244,674 mi
11
50%5:25 PMSSE9:34 PMSSW-7:30 PMS241,191 mi
12
66%6:22 PMSSE10:38 PMSSW-8:30 PMS237,291 mi
13
76%6:54 PMSSE--9:31 PMS233,231 mi
14
86%-12:08 AMSW7:10 PMSE10:31 PMS229,342 mi
15
93%-1:53 AMSW7:18 PMSE11:28 PMS225,989 mi
16
96%-3:40 AMWSW7:24 PMESE--
17
98%-5:25 AMWSW7:27 PME12:22 AMS223,517 mi
18
100%-7:09 AMW7:30 PME1:14 AMS222,191 mi
19
99%-8:52 AMWNW7:33 PMENE2:05 AMS222,150 mi
20
94%-10:37 AMWNW7:38 PMENE2:56 AMS223,374 mi
21
87%-12:24 PMNW7:45 PMNE3:49 AMS225,697 mi
22
78%-2:11 PMNW7:57 PMNE4:44 AMS228,840 mi
23
67%-3:50 PMNNW8:22 PMNNE5:41 AMS232,469 mi
24
50%-5:06 PMNNW9:10 PMNNE6:39 AMS236,250 mi
25
45%-5:50 PMNNW10:25 PMNNE7:36 AMS239,900 mi
26
34%-6:12 PMNW11:54 PMNE8:30 AMS243,210 mi
27
25%-6:22 PMNW-9:21 AMS246,051 mi
28
17%1:24 AMNE6:28 PMNW-10:07 AMS248,368 mi
29
10%2:51 AMENE6:32 PMWNW-10:50 AMS250,151 mi
30
5%4:14 AMENE6:34 PMWNW-11:30 AMS251,425 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 Dornoch is essentially constant during September, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 13, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% 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 Dornoch

Humidity Comfort Levels in September in DornochSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%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 Dornoch is increasing during September, increasing from 11.8 miles per hour to 13.2 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 16.5 miles per hour, while on August 1, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in September in Dornoch

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 Dornoch throughout September is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 43% on September 7.

Wind Direction in September in Dornoch

Wind Direction in September in DornochSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AugOctwestsoutheastnorth
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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).

Dornoch 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 Dornoch is gradually decreasing during September, falling by 2°F, from 56°F to 54°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in September in Dornoch

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 Dornoch typically lasts for 5.9 months (180 days), from around April 27 to around October 24, rarely starting before April 6 or after May 16, and rarely ending before September 27 or after November 20.

The month of September in Dornoch is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season decreasing from 99% to 88% over the course of the month.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in September in Dornochgrowing seasonSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AugOct99%Sep 199%Sep 188%Sep 3088%Sep 3098%Sep 1198%Sep 1193%Sep 2193%Sep 2150%Oct 2450%Oct 24very coldcoldcoolcomfortable
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 Dornoch are gradually increasing during September, increasing by 128°F, from 693°F to 821°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in September in Dornoch

Growing Degree Days in September in DornochSep112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030550°F550°F600°F600°F650°F650°F700°F700°F750°F750°F800°F800°F850°F850°F900°F900°F950°F950°FAugOctSep 1693°FSep 1693°FSep 30821°FSep 30821°FSep 11747°FSep 11747°FSep 21791°FSep 21791°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 Dornoch is decreasing during September, falling by 1.4 kWh, from 3.5 kWh to 2.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in September in Dornoch

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in September in DornochSep1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWhAugOctSep 13.5 kWhSep 13.5 kWhSep 302.1 kWhSep 302.1 kWhSep 113.0 kWhSep 113.0 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 Dornoch are 57.881 deg latitude, -4.029 deg longitude, and 39 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Dornoch contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 253 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 44 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,444 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,596 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Dornoch is covered by water (35%), grassland (33%), and trees (15%), within 10 miles by water (35%) and trees (19%), and within 50 miles by water (26%) and shrubs (23%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Dornoch, 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 Dornoch.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Dornoch 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 Dornoch is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Dornoch and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Tain Range (EGQA, 96%, 5 mi, southeast, -26 ft elevation change)
  • Wick Airport (EGPC, 2.8%, 53 mi, northeast, 85 ft elevation change)
  • Stornoway Airport (EGPO, 1.3%, 87 mi, west, -16 ft elevation change)

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Dornoch 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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