Haapsalu weather in September

In September, Haapsalu sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 71 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Haapsalu's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Haapsalu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
10th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:05 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Haapsalu is town in Lääne County, Estonia.

Density
865/km²
people per km²
Founded
1279

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 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical September day in Haapsalu reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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51715
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How September really feels in Haapsalu

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.

Haapsalu weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5012.29.36.70.0
Feb-1° / -4°409.87.58.80.0
Mar / -2°358.75.811.40.0
Apr / 358.21.714.10.2
May10° / 357.30.116.52.3
Jun15° / 12°5890184.5
Jul18° / 16°619.3017.46.2
Aug19° / 17°8412.3015.25.8
Sep15° / 13°7112.2012.64.2
Oct10° / 88150.59.91.9
Nov / 7113.63.17.40.3
Dec / -0°6013.87.160.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34555
44456
54456
64555
74555
84654
94753
104654
114654
124654
134555
144555
154555
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184357
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224258
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244159
254060
264060
274060
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293961
303862

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Haapsalu gets around 71 mm of rain over 12.2 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
443
543
643
743
842
942
1042
1142
1241
1341
1441
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
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2340
2440
2540
2641
2741
2842
2942
3043

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
152408
254397
355396
457385
558375
660364
762353
864333
967312
1069292
1172271
1274251
1376231
1478211
1580191
1683170
1785150
1886140
1988120
2089110
2190100
229190
239280
249280
259370
269370
279460
289460
299550
309550

Wind in September

Winds average 24 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
623breezy
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924breezy
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1124breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:307:21
213.85:337:18
313.75:357:15
413.65:377:12
513.55:397:09
613.45:427:06
713.35:447:03
813.25:467:00
913.15:496:57
1013.05:516:54
1113.05:536:51
1212.95:566:48
1312.85:586:45
1412.76:006:42
1512.66:026:39
1612.56:056:36
1712.46:076:33
1812.36:096:29
1912.26:126:26
2012.26:146:23
2112.16:166:20
2212.06:196:17
2311.96:216:14
2411.86:236:11
2511.76:266:08
2611.66:286:05
2711.56:306:02
2811.46:335:59
2911.46:355:56
3011.36:375:53

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.0Dim
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Haapsalu?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Haapsalu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Haapsalu in September

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

In September, Haapsalu sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Haapsalu 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 1°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
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Haapsalu in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Haapsalu peaks around June 18 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Haapsalu?

Haapsalu sits at 58.9°N, 23.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Muhu, 41 km away.

MuhuNõmmePärnuHaaberstiMustamäeKristiinePõhja-TallinnTallinn

Topography around Haapsalu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Haapsalu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m.

The land around Haapsalu is covered by trees (40%) and water (28%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
41 m
80 km
97 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Muhu 41 km · Nõmme 81 km · Pärnu 83 km · Haabersti 83 km · Mustamäe 83 km · Kristiine 85 km · Põhja-Tallinn 87 km · Tallinn 88 km

Estonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,418
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 561
Religion
none 58%Orthodox 17%Protestant 9%other 3%

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 Haapsalu (58.9394°, 23.5413°, elevation 0 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).