When to go · Nantucket
Nantucket in September
Great month. Inside Nantucket's best window: Jun–Sep; late Apr for the Daffodil Festival, Oct for the Harvest and Arts festivals.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Nantucket's best window: Jun–Sep; late Apr for the Daffodil Festival, Oct for the Harvest and Arts festivals.
Is another month better than September?
No other month rates higher than September for Nantucket in this guide.
Weather in September
- NantucketHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 8 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 Nantucket, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
Sep: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Apr: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Night low
Sep: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Apr: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 8 (better)
Apr: 10
Crowds
Sep: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
Sep: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Sep: 1
Apr: 1
September: Inside Nantucket's best window: Jun–Sep; late Apr for the Daffodil Festival, Oct for the Harvest and Arts festivals.
April: Inside Nantucket's best window: Jun–Sep; late Apr for the Daffodil Festival, Oct for the Harvest and Arts festivals.
Nantucket: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.