Albertville weather in September

In September, Albertville sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 108 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Albertville's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albertville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
108 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:19 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2019

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 14°C by the end.

A typical September day in Albertville reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9176
10166
11166
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17156
18155
19155
20155
21155
22155
23155
24145
25145
26145
27144
28144
29144
30144

How September really feels in Albertville

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.

Albertville weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -9°14412.612.38.90.0
Feb / -8°12011.311.410.10.0
Mar / -4°1251310.911.60.4
Apr / -1°11614.58.813.31.6
May14° / 16018.84.414.73.1
Jun18° / 14316.80.715.44.8
Jul20° / 131150.415.15.7
Aug19° / 11513.50.313.95.9
Sep16° / 10812.91.512.34.5
Oct11° / 11012.54.410.72.7
Nov / -4°13513.510.59.30.3
Dec / -8°15913.212.48.60.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45941
55842
65842
75842
85842
95743
105644
115644
125545
135446
145446
155248
165248
175050
184951
194852
204753
214654
224555
234555
244456
254456
264357
274357
284258
294258
304159

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Albertville gets around 108 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 wet days in September, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1432
2432
3433
4433
5433
6433
7433
8443
9443
10444
11444
12444
13444
14444
15444
16445
17445
18445
19436
20436
21436
22437
23437
24437
25437
26438
27448
28449
29449
30459

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:007:08
213.16:017:06
313.06:037:04
413.06:047:02
512.96:057:00
612.96:076:58
712.86:086:56
812.86:096:54
912.76:106:52
1012.66:126:50
1112.66:136:48
1212.56:146:46
1312.56:156:44
1412.46:176:42
1512.46:186:40
1612.36:196:38
1712.36:216:36
1812.26:226:34
1912.26:236:32
2012.16:246:30
2112.06:266:28
2212.06:276:26
2311.96:286:24
2411.96:306:22
2511.86:316:20
2611.86:326:18
2711.76:336:16
2811.76:356:14
2911.66:366:12
3011.56:376:10

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 4.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Albertville?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Albertville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Albertville in September

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

In September, Albertville sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Albertville in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albertville peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Albertville?

Albertville sits at 45.7°N, 6.4°E, 346 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Seynod, 33 km away.

Topography around Albertville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albertville has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 844 m around an average of 517 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,376 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,605 m.

The land around Albertville is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
844 m
16 km
2,376 m
80 km
4,605 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
September weather nearby: Seynod 33 km · Annecy 33 km · Annecy-le-Vieux 33 km · Cran-Gevrier 34 km · Sallanches 35 km · Aix-les-Bains 37 km · Chambéry 38 km · Cluses 45 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

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 Albertville (45.6745°, 6.3906°, elevation 346 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. 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).