Moulins weather in September

In September, Moulins sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 69 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Moulins's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moulins's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:31 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.9 µg/m³ · 2016

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 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical September day in Moulins reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12413
22413
32413
42313
52313
62313
72312
82312
92312
102312
112212
122212
132212
142212
152212
162211
172111
182111
192111
202111
212111
222111
232011
242011
252011
262011
272010
282010
291910
301910

How September really feels in Moulins

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.

Moulins weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6111.81.88.80.9
Feb / 5110.52101.5
Mar13° / 5610.90.611.63.4
Apr16° / 7412.20.113.34.7
May20° / 10°7912.3014.85.8
Jun24° / 13°6510.7015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°619.5015.26.7
Aug26° / 15°669.80146.8
Sep22° / 12°699012.46.6
Oct17° / 7211.30.110.75.1
Nov11° / 7512.50.59.22.4
Dec / 69131.48.41.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64555
74555
84456
94456
104357
114357
124357
134258
144258
154258
164258
174159
184060
193961
203961
213961
223862
233862
243763
253763
263565
273565
283466
293268
303169

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Moulins gets around 69 mm of rain over 9 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
629
729
830
931
1031
1132
1233
1333
1433
1534
1634
1734
1833
1933
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2533
2633
2734
2835
2935
3036

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15629141
25828131
35927131
46126121
56226111
66326101
76525100
8662590
9672580
10672580
11672670
12682660
13682660
14692650
15702550
16712540
17712540
18712540
19732430
20732430
21732430
22742330
23742330
24752230
25752230
26762130
27762130
28772030
29781930
30781930

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 6:11 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:117:21
213.16:137:19
313.16:147:17
413.06:157:15
512.96:177:13
612.96:187:11
712.86:197:09
812.86:217:07
912.76:227:05
1012.76:237:03
1112.66:257:01
1212.66:266:59
1312.56:276:57
1412.46:296:55
1512.46:306:53
1612.36:316:51
1712.36:336:49
1812.26:346:47
1912.26:356:45
2012.16:376:42
2112.06:386:40
2212.06:396:38
2311.96:416:36
2411.96:426:34
2511.86:436:32
2611.86:456:30
2711.76:466:28
2811.66:476:26
2911.66:496:24
3011.56:506:22

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 3.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Moulins?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Moulins for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moulins in September

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

In September, Moulins sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Moulins in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moulins peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Moulins?

Moulins sits at 46.6°N, 3.3°E, 219 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nevers, 49 km away.

Topography around Moulins

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moulins has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,153 m.

The land around Moulins is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), grassland (30%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (30%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), trees (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
182 m
80 km
1,153 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Nevers 49 km · Vichy 49 km · Montluçon 61 km · Riom 77 km · Montceau-les-Mines 80 km · Roanne 82 km · Autun 85 km · Le Creusot 87 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 Moulins (46.5646°, 3.3324°, elevation 219 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).