Blankenburg weather in September

In September, Blankenburg sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Blankenburg's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blankenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:59 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Blankenburg reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12011
22011
31911
41911
51910
61910
71910
81910
91910
101810
111810
121810
13189
14189
15189
16189
17179
18179
19179
20179
21178
22178
23168
24168
25168
26168
27168
28168
29158
30158

How September really feels in Blankenburg

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.

Blankenburg weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°5011.95.78.10.0
Feb / -2°409.85.19.60.0
Mar / 5212.13.611.51.0
Apr12° / 4510.30.713.63.3
May17° / 6912015.45.0
Jun20° / 11°7012.4016.45.7
Jul22° / 13°8213.80166.1
Aug22° / 13°6912.1014.46.3
Sep18° / 6010.4012.45.4
Oct12° / 5110.90.110.43.1
Nov / 5010.728.60.7
Dec / -1°5212.55.17.60.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73664
83565
93565
103565
113565
123565
133565
143565
153664
163565
173565
183565
193565
203565
213565
223466
233367
243367
253367
263367
273268
283070
292971
302971

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Blankenburg gets around 60 mm of rain over 10.4 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1237
1337
1436
1536
1635
1735
1834
1934
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2534
2634
2735
2837
2938
3039

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178184
278184
379174
480173
581163
682162
783152
883152
984142
1085141
1186131
1287121
1387121
1488111
1589101
1689101
179091
189280
199370
209370
219460
229460
239550
249550
259550
269640
279640
289640
299640
309640

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:346:58
213.35:356:56
313.35:376:53
413.25:396:51
513.15:406:49
613.15:426:46
713.05:446:44
812.95:456:42
912.95:476:39
1012.85:496:37
1112.75:506:34
1212.75:526:32
1312.65:546:30
1412.55:556:27
1512.55:576:25
1612.45:596:22
1712.36:006:20
1812.36:026:17
1912.26:046:15
2012.16:056:13
2112.16:076:10
2212.06:096:08
2311.96:106:05
2411.86:126:03
2511.86:146:01
2611.76:165:58
2711.66:175:56
2811.66:195:53
2911.56:215:51
3011.46:225:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.3Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Blankenburg?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Blankenburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Blankenburg in September

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

In September, Blankenburg sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Blankenburg 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 Blankenburg peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 11UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blankenburg?

Blankenburg sits at 51.8°N, 11.0°E, 229 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wernigerode, 13 km away.

Topography around Blankenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blankenburg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,165 m.

The land around Blankenburg is covered by trees (51%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
307 m
16 km
514 m
80 km
1,165 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Wernigerode 13 km · Quedlinburg 13 km · Halberstadt 14 km · Bad Harzburg 29 km · Oschersleben 33 km · Nordhausen 34 km · Aschersleben 35 km · Goslar 38 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 Blankenburg (51.7903°, 10.9551°, elevation 229 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).