Kolding weather in September

In September, Kolding sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kolding's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kolding's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:03 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Kolding is city in Denmark.

Founded
1231

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Kolding reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11911
21911
31911
41811
51811
61811
71811
81811
91811
101811
111811
121710
131710
141710
151710
161710
171710
181710
191610
201610
211610
22169
23169
24169
25169
26159
27159
28159
29159
30159

How September really feels in Kolding

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kolding weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°57123.17.40.0
Feb / -1°4710.23.39.20.0
Mar / 4910.81.911.40.7
Apr11° / 449.70.513.82.8
May16° / 5611.1015.94.7
Jun18° / 10°6811.1017.15.6
Jul21° / 12°7212.3016.66.0
Aug21° / 13°7712.8014.85.9
Sep17° / 10°6211.3012.55.0
Oct12° / 6311.90.110.13.0
Nov / 5311.30.881.0
Dec / 5811.52.36.90.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63367
73268
83367
93367
103367
113268
123268
133268
143268
153169
163169
173169
183169
193070
202971
212971
222872
232872
242971
252971
262872
272971
282971
293070
303070

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kolding gets around 62 mm of rain over 11.3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
541
641
741
841
940
1040
1139
1238
1338
1437
1537
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2536
2637
2737
2838
2939
3039

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1662941
2672931
3692830
4692830
5712720
6712720
7722620
8722620
9732520
10742420
11742420
12752320
13772210
14792010
15801910
16811810
17821710
18831610
19841510
20851500
21861400
22871300
23871300
24881200
25881200
26891100
27891100
28901000
29901000
3091900

Wind in September

Winds average 16 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:337:10
213.55:357:08
313.55:377:05
413.45:397:02
513.35:417:00
613.25:436:57
713.25:456:54
813.15:476:52
913.05:496:49
1012.95:516:46
1112.85:536:43
1212.85:556:41
1312.75:576:38
1412.65:596:35
1512.56:016:33
1612.46:036:30
1712.46:056:27
1812.36:076:24
1912.26:096:22
2012.16:116:19
2112.16:136:16
2212.06:156:14
2311.96:176:11
2411.86:196:08
2511.76:216:06
2611.76:236:03
2711.66:256:00
2811.56:275:57
2911.46:295:55
3011.46:315:52

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Kolding?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Kolding for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kolding in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Kolding sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kolding in September

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Kolding in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kolding peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kolding?

Kolding sits at 55.5°N, 9.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Middelfart, 16 km away.

VejleHaderslevHedenstedHorsensAabenraaOdense

Topography around Kolding

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kolding.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kolding has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Kolding is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (32%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Middelfart 16 km · Fredericia 20 km · Vejle 25 km · Haderslev 27 km · Hedensted 34 km · Horsens 48 km · Aabenraa 50 km · Odense 59 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kolding (55.4904°, 9.4722°, elevation 8 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).