Brakel weather in September

In September, Brakel sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 16°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 Brakel's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brakel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:06 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Brakel is Germany.

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 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Brakel reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 24°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)
12012
22011
32011
41911
51911
61911
71911
81911
91911
101911
111910
121810
131810
141810
151810
161810
171810
181810
191710
20179
21179
22179
23179
24179
25169
26169
27169
28169
29169
30168

How September really feels in Brakel

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.

Brakel 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 / -1°7413.84.88.10.0
Feb / -1°5911.85.19.60.0
Mar / 6613.12.911.51.4
Apr13° / 5511.50.513.63.5
May17° / 6712.2015.45.0
Jun20° / 11°7012.6016.35.7
Jul22° / 13°8013.50166.1
Aug22° / 13°7712.8014.46.1
Sep18° / 10°6811.2012.45.4
Oct13° / 7012.7010.43.2
Nov / 6612.81.78.60.9
Dec / 7514.34.77.70.0

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 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43466
53466
63466
73565
83565
93565
103565
113466
123466
133565
143466
153466
163466
173466
183466
193466
203367
213367
223367
233367
243268
253169
263169
273070
282971
292971
302773

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Brakel gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.2 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
840
939
1039
1139
1238
1337
1437
1536
1636
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2236
2337
2438
2539
2640
2741
2843
2944
3045

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171236
273225
374224
474224
575223
675223
777212
877212
977212
1079201
1180191
1280191
1381181
1483161
1584151
1686140
1787130
1888120
1989110
2090100
2190100
229190
239280
249280
259370
269370
279460
289460
299460
309460

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 12 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
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

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 5:41 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:417:05
213.35:437:03
313.35:447:00
413.25:466:58
513.15:486:56
613.15:496:53
713.05:516:51
812.95:536:49
912.95:546:46
1012.85:566:44
1112.75:586:41
1212.75:596:39
1312.66:016:37
1412.56:026:34
1512.56:046:32
1612.46:066:29
1712.36:076:27
1812.36:096:25
1912.26:116:22
2012.16:136:20
2112.16:146:17
2212.06:166:15
2311.96:186:12
2411.86:196:10
2511.86:216:08
2611.76:236:05
2711.66:246:03
2811.66:266:00
2911.56:285:58
3011.46:295:56

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.95 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
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.7Moderate
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 Brakel?

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
1.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Brakel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brakel in September

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

In September, Brakel sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Brakel 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 Brakel 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 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 11UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brakel?

Brakel sits at 51.7°N, 9.2°E, 136 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Driburg, 12 km away.

Topography around Brakel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brakel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Brakel is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Bad Driburg 12 km · Beverungen 14 km · Höxter 15 km · Holzminden 22 km · Warburg 25 km · Blomberg 26 km · Bad Lippspringe 26 km · Hofgeismar 28 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 Brakel (51.7175°, 9.186°, elevation 136 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).