Belfort weather in September

In September, Belfort sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 92 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Belfort's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belfort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:17 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 15.2 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 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical September day in Belfort reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12112
22112
32112
42112
52112
62011
72011
82011
92011
102011
112011
121911
131911
141911
151910
161910
171910
181910
191810
201810
211810
221810
231810
24189
25179
26179
27179
28179
29179
30179

How September really feels in Belfort

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.

Belfort weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°12314.16.48.70.0
Feb / -1°102126.29.90.2
Mar10° / 10413.43.711.62.1
Apr14° / 8313.11.113.33.7
May18° / 10915.10.114.95.0
Jun22° / 12°8713.5015.75.9
Jul24° / 14°8213.6015.46.4
Aug23° / 14°8312.5014.16.6
Sep19° / 10°9211.6012.45.7
Oct14° / 10712.80.310.63.6
Nov / 11413.62.79.11.1
Dec / 14315.56.48.30.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44357
54357
64357
74357
84258
94258
104159
114159
124060
134159
144159
154159
164060
174060
184060
193961
203862
213862
223862
233862
243862
253664
263664
273565
283565
293367
303169

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Belfort gets around 92 mm of rain over 11.6 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
438
538
638
739
839
939
1040
1140
1240
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2039
2139
2239
2339
2439
2540
2641
2741
2842
2943
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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167276
267276
369265
470255
571254
672244
773243
873243
974233
1075232
1175232
1275232
1377221
1477221
1578211
1678211
1780200
1881190
1982180
2083170
2184160
2284160
2385150
2486140
2587130
2687130
2788120
2889110
2989110
3090100

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 102 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:567:09
213.25:577:07
313.15:597:05
413.06:007:02
513.06:017:00
612.96:036:58
712.96:046:56
812.86:066:54
912.76:076:52
1012.76:086:50
1112.66:106:48
1212.66:116:46
1312.56:136:43
1412.56:146:41
1512.46:156:39
1612.36:176:37
1712.36:186:35
1812.26:206:33
1912.26:216:31
2012.16:226:29
2112.06:246:26
2212.06:256:24
2311.96:276:22
2411.96:286:20
2511.86:296:18
2611.76:316:16
2711.76:326:14
2811.66:346:12
2911.66:356:09
3011.56:366:07

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

012345151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Belfort?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Belfort for sightseeing.

What to pack for Belfort in September

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

In September, Belfort sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Belfort in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belfort peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Belfort?

Belfort sits at 47.6°N, 6.9°E, 362 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montbéliard, 15 km away.

Topography around Belfort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belfort has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m around an average of 387 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 835 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,416 m.

The land around Belfort is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
273 m
16 km
835 m
80 km
1,416 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Montbéliard 15 km · Audincourt 18 km · Mulhouse 38 km · Illzach 40 km · Wittenheim 40 km · Allschwil 52 km · Saint-Louis 53 km · Vesoul 53 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 Belfort (47.6422°, 6.8539°, elevation 362 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).