When to go · Punxsutawney
Punxsutawney in September
Great month. Inside Punxsutawney's best window: Feb (for Groundhog Day); May–Oct for a quiet stop.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Punxsutawney's best window: Feb (for Groundhog Day); May–Oct for a quiet stop.
Is another month better than September?
No other month rates higher than September for Punxsutawney in this guide.
Weather in September
- PunxsutawneyHighs around 23 °C (73 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 73 °F (23 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 10 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 Punxsutawney, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Sep: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Feb: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
Night low
Sep: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Feb: -7 °C (19 °F)19 °F (-7 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 10 (better)
Feb: 13
Crowds
Sep: Medium
Feb: Low
Prices
Sep: Medium
Feb: Medium
Festivals listed
Sep: 1
Feb: 1
September: Inside Punxsutawney's best window: Feb (for Groundhog Day); May–Oct for a quiet stop.
February: Inside Punxsutawney's best window: Feb (for Groundhog Day); May–Oct for a quiet stop.
Punxsutawney: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast