Ellwangen weather in September

In September, Ellwangen sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-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 24% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ellwangen's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ellwangen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:03 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

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 Ellwangen reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°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 5°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12112
22011
32011
42011
52011
62011
72011
81911
91910
101910
111910
121910
131910
141910
151810
16189
17189
18189
19189
20189
21179
22179
23179
24179
25179
26178
27168
28168
29168
30168

How September really feels in Ellwangen

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.

Ellwangen weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7212.368.50.0
Feb / -2°5910.75.89.80.0
Mar / 7212.53.411.61.5
Apr13° / 55110.813.43.7
May18° / 8413.60155.2
Jun21° / 12°8113.5015.95.9
Jul23° / 14°8513.5015.66.3
Aug23° / 13°7512.3014.26.5
Sep18° / 10°6411012.45.6
Oct13° / 6911.70.310.53.3
Nov / 6810.938.90.7
Dec / -1°80146.28.10.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34357
44159
54159
64060
73961
83961
94060
103862
113862
123862
133961
143961
153862
163862
173862
183961
193862
203862
213862
223763
233565
243565
253565
263466
273367
283169
292971
302971

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ellwangen gets around 64 mm of rain over 11 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1138
1238
1338
1437
1537
1637
1737
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2437
2537
2638
2739
2839
2940
3040

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 (%)
172235
273225
375214
476204
577203
678193
779192
880182
981172
1082171
1183161
1284151
1385141
1485141
1586131
1687121
1788120
1889110
1989110
2090100
219190
229190
239190
249280
259280
269370
279370
289370
299460
309460

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 108 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:416:57
213.25:436:55
313.15:446:53
413.15:456:51
513.05:476:49
613.05:486:47
712.95:506:44
812.85:516:42
912.85:536:40
1012.75:546:38
1112.75:566:36
1212.65:576:33
1312.55:596:31
1412.56:006:29
1512.46:026:27
1612.46:036:24
1712.36:056:22
1812.26:066:20
1912.26:086:18
2012.16:096:16
2112.06:116:13
2212.06:126:11
2311.96:146:09
2411.96:156:07
2511.86:176:04
2611.76:186:02
2711.76:206:00
2811.66:215:58
2911.66:235:56
3011.56:245:54

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.6Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Ellwangen?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Ellwangen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ellwangen in September

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

In September, Ellwangen 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 Ellwangen 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 Ellwangen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ellwangen?

Ellwangen sits at 49.0°N, 10.1°E, 443 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Aalen, 14 km away.

Topography around Ellwangen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ellwangen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 471 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m.

The land around Ellwangen is covered by trees (39%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
744 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Aalen 14 km · Crailsheim 20 km · Nördlingen 29 km · Schwäbisch Gmünd 30 km · Heidenheim an der Brenz 32 km · Schwäbisch Hall 33 km · Giengen an der Brenz 39 km · Eislingen 43 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 Ellwangen (48.9616°, 10.1317°, elevation 443 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).