When to go · Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge in September
Great month. Inside Blue Ridge's best window: Apr–Oct (peak foliage Sep–Oct, warm lake summer).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Blue Ridge's best window: Apr–Oct (peak foliage Sep–Oct, warm lake summer).
Is another month better than September?
No other month rates higher than September for Blue Ridge in this guide.
Weather in September
- Blue RidgeHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 7 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Labor Day big impact
1st Monday of September · United States
End of summer; last big road-trip weekend.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: After Labor Day the crowds drop and parks stay open; Florida and the Gulf are at hurricane peak.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Blue Ridge, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
Sep: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Apr: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Sep: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Apr: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 7 (better)
Apr: 9
Crowds
Sep: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
Sep: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Sep: 1
Apr: 1
September: Inside Blue Ridge's best window: Apr–Oct (peak foliage Sep–Oct, warm lake summer).
April: Inside Blue Ridge's best window: Apr–Oct (peak foliage Sep–Oct, warm lake summer).
Blue Ridge: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.