Attendorn weather in September

In September, Attendorn sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 84 mm of rain across 13.1 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 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Attendorn's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Attendorn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:11 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Attendorn reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11911
21811
31811
41811
51810
61810
71810
81810
91810
101710
111710
121710
131710
141710
15179
16179
17179
18179
19169
20169
21169
22169
23169
24169
25169
26159
27158
28158
29158
30158

How September really feels in Attendorn

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.

Attendorn 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°10015.37.18.20.0
Feb / -2°8213.27.39.60.0
Mar / 86154.611.51.0
Apr12° / 6812.81.513.53.0
May16° / 8313.80.115.34.5
Jun19° / 11°8914.7016.25.3
Jul21° / 13°10215.9015.95.6
Aug21° / 12°9814.7014.45.6
Sep17° / 8413.1012.44.8
Oct12° / 8313.40.110.42.8
Nov / 8514.22.88.70.7
Dec / -0°10116.26.87.80.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43367
53367
63367
73466
83367
93367
103466
113466
123466
133466
143466
153466
163565
173565
183565
193565
203565
213565
223466
233466
243367
253268
263169
273070
282872
292872
302575

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Attendorn gets around 84 mm of rain over 13.1 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
545
646
746
846
946
1046
1145
1245
1344
1444
1543
1643
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2343
2443
2544
2645
2746
2846
2947
3048

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173216
274215
375214
475214
576213
676213
777212
878202
978202
1079192
1181181
1282171
1383161
1484151
1585141
1686131
1787121
1888111
1989101
209091
219091
229280
239370
249370
259370
269460
279460
289460
299460
309460

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 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 114 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:477:09
213.35:497:07
313.25:507:05
413.25:527:02
513.15:537:00
613.05:556:58
713.05:576:55
812.95:586:53
912.86:006:51
1012.86:016:48
1112.76:036:46
1212.66:056:44
1312.66:066:41
1412.56:086:39
1512.56:106:37
1612.46:116:34
1712.36:136:32
1812.36:146:29
1912.26:166:27
2012.16:186:25
2112.16:196:22
2212.06:216:20
2311.96:236:18
2411.86:246:15
2511.86:266:13
2611.76:286:11
2711.66:296:08
2811.66:316:06
2911.56:336:04
3011.56:346:01

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Attendorn?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Attendorn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Attendorn in September

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

In September, Attendorn sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Attendorn 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 Attendorn peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Attendorn?

Attendorn sits at 51.1°N, 7.9°E, 260 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Plettenberg, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Attendorn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Attendorn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 338 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 861 m.

The land around Attendorn is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
237 m
16 km
481 m
80 km
861 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Plettenberg 9.0 km · Olpe 11 km · Lennestadt 11 km · Werdohl 18 km · Meinerzhagen 18 km · Kreuztal 19 km · Hilchenbach 20 km · Bergneustadt 21 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

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 Attendorn (51.1264°, 7.9033°, elevation 260 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).