Tulle weather in September

In September, Tulle sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 89 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Tulle's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tulle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:38 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³ · 2018

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 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical September day in Tulle reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 27°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)
12413
22313
32312
42312
52312
62312
72312
82212
92212
102212
112212
122211
132211
142111
152111
162111
172111
182111
192111
202111
212010
222010
232010
242010
252010
262010
271910
281910
291910
301910

How September really feels in Tulle

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.

Tulle weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10213.22.38.91.0
Feb / 8310.91.710.11.7
Mar13° / 8912.20.911.63.4
Apr16° / 10713.10.313.24.4
May19° / 10513.4014.65.5
Jun23° / 13°8511.6015.46.5
Jul25° / 14°6810.1015.16.9
Aug25° / 14°8010.9013.96.9
Sep21° / 11°899.9012.36.5
Oct17° / 10612.60.110.74.9
Nov11° / 11213.80.79.32.5
Dec / 11313.51.38.61.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55446
65446
75347
85347
95248
105149
115248
125149
134951
145050
155050
164753
174753
184654
194654
204555
214456
224357
234258
244258
254159
263961
273961
283862
293763
303763

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Tulle gets around 89 mm of rain over 9.9 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 35% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
129
228
328
428
529
629
729
830
931
1031
1132
1233
1334
1435
1535
1636
1736
1837
1937
2037
2137
2238
2338
2438
2539
2640
2740
2841
2941
3042

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 (%)
15430151
25530141
35729131
45829121
56029110
66129100
7622990
8642880
9652870
10652870
11662860
12672760
13682750
14682750
15692650
16702640
17712540
18722440
19732430
20742330
21752230
22762130
23762130
24772030
25772030
26772030
27772030
28791920
29791920
30791920

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 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:197:26
213.16:207:24
313.06:227:22
413.06:237:20
512.96:247:18
612.86:257:16
712.86:277:14
812.76:287:12
912.76:297:11
1012.66:307:09
1112.66:327:07
1212.56:337:05
1312.56:347:03
1412.46:357:01
1512.46:376:59
1612.36:386:57
1712.36:396:55
1812.26:406:53
1912.16:426:51
2012.16:436:49
2112.06:446:47
2212.06:456:45
2311.96:476:43
2411.96:486:41
2511.86:496:39
2611.86:516:37
2711.76:526:35
2811.76:536:33
2911.66:546:31
3011.66:566:29

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 4.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.2Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Tulle?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Tulle for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tulle in September

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

In September, Tulle sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Tulle 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 Tulle peaks around July 17 at about 8 (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 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tulle?

Tulle sits at 45.3°N, 1.8°E, 242 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Brive-la-Gaillarde, 22 km away.

Topography around Tulle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tulle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 315 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,724 m.

The land around Tulle is covered by trees (70%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
539 m
80 km
1,724 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Brive-la-Gaillarde 22 km · Aurillac 65 km · Limoges 75 km · Périgueux 83 km · Cahors 95 km · Guéret 101 km · Bergerac 111 km · Chamalières 116 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 Tulle (45.2658°, 1.7723°, elevation 242 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).