United States in September

September is United States's 4th-best month (rank 4 of 12): its 173 destinations average 75/100, led by San Francisco at 96 — 21°C and 1 rainy day — while Gates of the Arctic National Park is cooler at -3°C and scores 65.

#4 of 12 months for United States · 173 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇺🇸 United States, month by month

75/100 in September

Where in United States in September

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	San Francisco	City	21°C	3 mm · 1 day	96 tier S	Yes
2	South Lake Tahoe	Trekking hub	20°C	14 mm · 2 days	95 tier S	Yes
3	Boise	City	25°C	8 mm · 3 days	94 tier S	Yes
4	Flagstaff	City	23°C	30 mm · 5 days	94 tier S	Yes
5	Lassen Volcanic National Park	National park	17°C	35 mm · 5 days	94 tier S	Yes
6	Portland	City	24°C	46 mm · 5 days	94 tier S	Yes
7	Great Sand Dunes National Park	National park	22°C	24 mm · 4 days	93 tier S	Yes
8	Kauai	Island	28°C	39 mm · 14 days	93 tier S	Yes
9	Lahaina	Beach	33°C	9 mm · 3 days	93 tier S	Yes
10	Yosemite National Park	National park	16°C	28 mm · 5 days	93 tier S	Yes
11	Bend	City	21°C	13 mm · 3 days	92 tier S	Yes
12	Bozeman	Trekking hub	21°C	45 mm · 7 days	92 tier S	Yes
13	Bryce Canyon National Park	National park	18°C	28 mm · 3 days	92 tier S	Yes
14	Burlington	City	23°C	78 mm · 7 days	92 tier S	Yes
15	Capitol Reef National Park	National park	22°C	19 mm · 2 days	92 tier S	Yes
16	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	National park	21°C	18 mm · 4 days	92 tier S	—
17	Honolulu	Beach	34°C	34 mm · 6 days	92 tier S	—
18	Laguna Beach	Beach	26°C	3 mm · 1 day	92 tier S	Yes
19	Salt Lake City	City	27°C	19 mm · 1 day	92 tier S	Yes
20	Santa Barbara	Beach	27°C	6 mm · 1 day	92 tier S	Yes
21	Santa Fe	City	24°C	32 mm · 5 days	92 tier S	Yes
22	Chicago	City	25°C	63 mm · 7 days	91 tier S	Yes
23	Cleveland	City	25°C	61 mm · 6 days	91 tier S	Yes
24	Kings Canyon National Park	National park	14°C	15 mm · 4 days	91 tier S	Yes
25	Minneapolis	City	23°C	78 mm · 7 days	91 tier S	Yes
26	Reno	City	26°C	9 mm · 2 days	91 tier S	Yes
27	San Diego	Beach	27°C	6 mm · 1 day	91 tier S	Yes
28	Sequoia National Park	National park	15°C	28 mm · 6 days	91 tier S	Yes
29	Boston	City	24°C	83 mm · 7 days	90 tier S	Yes
30	Boulder	City	26°C	32 mm · 4 days	90 tier S	Yes
31	Denver	City	27°C	24 mm · 3 days	90 tier S	Yes
32	Detroit	City	24°C	88 mm · 6 days	90 tier S	Yes
33	Mesa Verde National Park	National park	23°C	30 mm · 4 days	90 tier S	Yes
34	Milwaukee	City	24°C	85 mm · 7 days	90 tier S	Yes
35	Redwood National Park	National park	20°C	35 mm · 3 days	90 tier S	—
36	Rocky Mountain National Park	National park	15°C	41 mm · 6 days	90 tier S	Yes
37	Traverse City	City	23°C	79 mm · 8 days	90 tier S	Yes
38	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	National park	24°C	31 mm · 5 days	89 tier A	Yes
39	Channel Islands National Park	National park	19°C	5 mm · 1 day	89 tier A	—
40	Cincinnati	City	28°C	65 mm · 6 days	89 tier A	Yes
41	Columbus	City	27°C	79 mm · 6 days	89 tier A	Yes
42	Grand Teton National Park	National park	17°C	58 mm · 7 days	89 tier A	Yes
43	Indianapolis	City	28°C	64 mm · 5 days	89 tier A	Yes
44	Madison	City	24°C	114 mm · 9 days	89 tier A	Yes
45	Pittsburgh	City	27°C	86 mm · 8 days	89 tier A	Yes
46	Seattle	City	21°C	36 mm · 6 days	89 tier A	—
47	Wind Cave National Park	National park	23°C	35 mm · 5 days	89 tier A	Yes
48	Zion National Park	National park	24°C	19 mm · 2 days	89 tier A	—
49	Crater Lake National Park	National park	15°C	63 mm · 6 days	88 tier A	Yes
50	Maui	Island	19°C	65 mm · 21 days	88 tier A	Yes
51	Monterey	Beach	22°C	4 mm · 1 day	88 tier A	Yes
52	Napa	City	30°C	5 mm · 1 day	88 tier A	—
53	Santa Cruz, California	Beach	25°C	5 mm · 1 day	88 tier A	Yes
54	Taos	Trekking hub	25°C	32 mm · 5 days	88 tier A	—
55	Voyageurs National Park	National park	19°C	100 mm · 11 days	88 tier A	Yes
56	Acadia National Park	National park	18°C	93 mm · 7 days	87 tier A	Yes
57	Big Sur	Beach	28°C	5 mm · 1 day	87 tier A	Yes
58	Gatlinburg	City	27°C	122 mm · 9 days	87 tier A	Yes
59	Great Basin National Park	National park	11°C	31 mm · 4 days	87 tier A	—
60	Haleakala National Park	National park	15°C	65 mm · 21 days	87 tier A	Yes
61	Half Moon Bay	Beach	22°C	12 mm · 3 days	87 tier A	Yes
62	Sacramento	City	32°C	3 mm · 1 day	87 tier A	—
63	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	National park	21°C	54 mm · 5 days	87 tier A	Yes
64	Albuquerque	City	30°C	24 mm · 4 days	86 tier A	—
65	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	National park	24°C	76 mm · 7 days	86 tier A	Yes
66	Kansas City	City	30°C	57 mm · 4 days	86 tier A	Yes
67	Los Angeles	City	31°C	5 mm · 1 day	86 tier A	—
68	Outer Banks	Beach	29°C	99 mm · 7 days	86 tier A	Yes
69	Virginia Beach	Beach	30°C	121 mm · 7 days	86 tier A	Yes
70	Badlands National Park	National park	25°C	34 mm · 6 days	85 tier A	Yes
71	Destin	Beach	36°C	118 mm · 6 days	85 tier A	Yes
72	Glacier National Park	National park	11°C	78 mm · 10 days	85 tier A	Yes
73	Shenandoah National Park	National park	22°C	101 mm · 10 days	85 tier A	—
74	St. Louis	City	30°C	83 mm · 5 days	85 tier A	Yes
75	Arches National Park	National park	26°C	17 mm · 3 days	84 tier A	—
76	Death Valley National Park	National park	26°C	4 mm · 1 day	84 tier A	—
77	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	National park	23°C	146 mm · 9 days	84 tier A	—
78	Hilton Head Island	Beach	32°C	157 mm · 7 days	84 tier A	—
79	Indiana Dunes National Park	National park	25°C	73 mm · 8 days	84 tier A	Yes
80	New River Gorge National Park	National park	27°C	91 mm · 9 days	84 tier A	Yes
81	New York	City	26°C	124 mm · 7 days	84 tier A	Yes
82	Yellowstone National Park	National park	14°C	59 mm · 11 days	84 tier A	—
83	Asheville	City	28°C	120 mm · 8 days	83 tier A	—
84	Canyonlands National Park	National park	26°C	11 mm · 2 days	83 tier A	—
85	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	National park	22°C	123 mm · 18 days	83 tier A	—
86	Kona	Beach	35°C	160 mm · 20 days	83 tier A	—
87	Louisville	City	30°C	106 mm · 7 days	83 tier A	Yes
88	Myrtle Beach	Beach	32°C	210 mm · 8 days	83 tier A	Yes
89	Nashville	City	31°C	97 mm · 6 days	83 tier A	Yes
90	Mackinac Island	Island	20°C	71 mm · 10 days	82 tier A	Yes
91	Mount Rainier National Park	National park	7°C	71 mm · 9 days	82 tier A	Yes
92	Pensacola	Beach	35°C	190 mm · 9 days	82 tier A	—
93	Bar Harbor	City	19°C	93 mm · 7 days	81 tier A	—
94	Big Bend National Park	National park	28°C	44 mm · 5 days	81 tier A	—
95	Gateway Arch National Park	National park	30°C	89 mm · 5 days	81 tier A	Yes
96	Isle Royale National Park	National park	14°C	84 mm · 10 days	81 tier A	Yes
97	North Cascades National Park	National park	8°C	79 mm · 10 days	81 tier A	Yes
98	Philadelphia	City	28°C	101 mm · 7 days	81 tier A	—
99	Atlanta	City	31°C	92 mm · 5 days	80 tier A	—
100	Clearwater	Beach	37°C	149 mm · 10 days	80 tier A	—
101	Washington	City	30°C	108 mm · 8 days	80 tier A	—
102	Baltimore	City	29°C	106 mm · 7 days	79 tier B	—
103	Charlotte	City	31°C	128 mm · 7 days	79 tier B	—
104	Memphis	City	33°C	72 mm · 5 days	79 tier B	—
105	Petrified Forest National Park	National park	27°C	22 mm · 4 days	79 tier B	—
106	Richmond	City	30°C	122 mm · 8 days	79 tier B	—
107	Sarasota	Beach	37°C	172 mm · 11 days	79 tier B	—
108	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	National park	28°C	41 mm · 7 days	78 tier B	—
109	Hyannis	Beach	23°C	113 mm · 8 days	78 tier B	—
110	Newport	Beach	23°C	82 mm · 7 days	78 tier B	—
111	Olympic National Park	National park	12°C	148 mm · 11 days	78 tier B	—
112	Saguaro National Park	National park	29°C	33 mm · 6 days	78 tier B	—
113	Hot Springs National Park	National park	32°C	68 mm · 5 days	76 tier B	—
114	Key West	Beach	37°C	195 mm · 13 days	76 tier B	—
115	Nantucket	Island	22°C	106 mm · 6 days	76 tier B	—
116	Raleigh	City	31°C	134 mm · 7 days	76 tier B	—
117	Denali National Park	National park	7°C	97 mm · 17 days	75 tier B	—
118	Katmai National Park	National park	10°C	139 mm · 18 days	75 tier B	—
119	Mammoth Cave National Park	National park	32°C	107 mm · 6 days	75 tier B	—
120	Miami	Beach	37°C	185 mm · 15 days	75 tier B	—
121	Naples, Florida	Beach	38°C	193 mm · 13 days	75 tier B	—
122	Pinnacles National Park	National park	31°C	3 mm · 1 day	75 tier B	—
123	Kobuk Valley National Park	National park	4°C	86 mm · 12 days	74 tier B	—
124	Anchorage	City	13°C	71 mm · 12 days	73 tier B	—
125	Fairbanks	City	11°C	41 mm · 10 days	73 tier B	—
126	Fort Lauderdale	Beach	37°C	241 mm · 15 days	72 tier B	—
127	Dallas	City	35°C	77 mm · 5 days	71 tier B	—
128	Sedona	Trekking hub	30°C	21 mm · 4 days	71 tier B	—
129	Charleston	City	32°C	142 mm · 6 days	69 tier C	—
130	Hilo	City	34°C	167 mm · 20 days	69 tier C	—
131	Lake Clark National Park	National park	1°C	160 mm · 18 days	69 tier C	—
132	Savannah	City	34°C	146 mm · 8 days	67 tier C	—
133	Austin	City	37°C	63 mm · 4 days	66 tier C	—
134	Congaree National Park	National park	33°C	95 mm · 8 days	66 tier C	—
135	Gates of the Arctic National Park	National park	-3°C	74 mm · 12 days	65 tier C	—
136	Moab	Trekking hub	30°C	13 mm · 2 days	65 tier C	—
137	San Antonio	City	37°C	85 mm · 5 days	64 tier C	—
138	St. Augustine	City	34°C	143 mm · 13 days	63 tier C	—
139	Wrangell-St Elias National Park	National park	-2°C	135 mm · 16 days	63 tier C	—
140	Jacksonville	City	35°C	134 mm · 11 days	62 tier C	—
141	Kenai Fjords National Park	National park	2°C	334 mm · 19 days	62 tier C	—
142	Glacier Bay National Park	National park	6°C	514 mm · 20 days	61 tier C	—
143	Houston	City	37°C	180 mm · 8 days	61 tier C	—
144	Las Vegas	City	34°C	6 mm · 1 day	61 tier C	—
145	New Orleans	City	37°C	179 mm · 8 days	61 tier C	—
146	White Sands National Park	National park	32°C	29 mm · 4 days	61 tier C	—
147	Dry Tortugas National Park	National park	34°C	157 mm · 17 days	59 tier D	—
148	Juneau	City	14°C	321 mm · 21 days	59 tier D	—
149	Tucson	City	36°C	25 mm · 4 days	59 tier D	—
150	Tampa	City	38°C	179 mm · 12 days	57 tier D	—
151	Joshua Tree National Park	National park	33°C	8 mm · 1 day	54 tier D	—
152	Orlando	City	38°C	261 mm · 14 days	53 tier D	—
153	Grand Canyon National Park	National park	33°C	14 mm · 2 days	52 tier D	—
154	Scottsdale	City	38°C	19 mm · 2 days	52 tier D	—
155	Palm Springs	City	39°C	11 mm · 1 day	49 tier F	—
156	Phoenix	City	38°C	12 mm · 2 days	49 tier F	—
157	Biscayne National Park	National park	37°C	182 mm · 16 days	48 tier F	—
158	Everglades National Park	National park	37°C	189 mm · 15 days	47 tier F	—
159	Big Sky	Ski resort	17°C	63 mm · 10 days	23 tier F	—
160	Alta	Ski resort	17°C	97 mm · 12 days	22 tier F	—
161	Breckenridge	Ski resort	16°C	29 mm · 5 days	21 tier F	—
162	Killington	Ski resort	14°C	95 mm · 9 days	21 tier F	—
163	Aspen	Ski resort	20°C	30 mm · 6 days	20 tier F	—
164	Jackson	Ski resort	18°C	41 mm · 7 days	20 tier F	—
165	Vail	Ski resort	18°C	36 mm · 7 days	20 tier F	—
166	Mammoth Lakes	Ski resort	20°C	13 mm · 4 days	19 tier F	—
167	Park City	Ski resort	19°C	54 mm · 7 days	19 tier F	—
168	Steamboat Springs	Ski resort	22°C	31 mm · 6 days	19 tier F	—
169	Telluride	Ski resort	19°C	36 mm · 7 days	19 tier F	—
170	Whitefish	Ski resort	20°C	26 mm · 5 days	19 tier F	—
171	Sun Valley	Ski resort	19°C	30 mm · 5 days	18 tier F	—
172	Lake Placid	Ski resort	20°C	69 mm · 8 days	14 tier F	—
173	Stowe	Ski resort	23°C	84 mm · 8 days	14 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means September is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United States in September

Summer peak · South Lake Tahoe · 20 Jun – 7 Sep
Labor Day weekend · South Lake Tahoe and 42 more places · 5–7 Sep
Hope Valley aspens · South Lake Tahoe · 25 Sep – 15 Oct (usually)
Portland Marathon · Portland · 28 Sep – 8 Oct (usually)
Golden eagle migration · Bozeman · 15 Sep – 31 Oct (usually)
Bridger Raptor Festival · Bozeman · 28 Sep – 6 Oct (usually)
Milky Way season · Bryce Canyon National Park · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)
Aspens on the plateau · Bryce Canyon National Park · 20 Sep – 15 Oct (usually)

Seasons in force

Peak crowds at 75 of United States's 106 well-known places this month.

Better months for United States

April · 78/100 May · 78/100 October · 76/100 Weakest: January · 62/100

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