Hof weather in September

In September, Hof sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 66 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 20% 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 Hof's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hof's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:55 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Hof is main settlement of Hof, Upper Franconia, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.9 µg/m³ · 2010

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 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Hof reaches about 17°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 11°C and 23°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)
11911
21910
31910
41910
51810
61810
71810
81810
91810
10189
11189
12179
13179
14179
15179
16179
17178
18178
19168
20168
21168
22168
23168
24168
25158
26157
27157
28157
29157
30147

How September really feels in Hof

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.

Hof weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6613.48.88.30.0
Feb / -3°5210.37.39.70.0
Mar / -0°62135.411.50.8
Apr12° / 5211.41.613.53.1
May17° / 7213.10.115.24.8
Jun20° / 11°8013.6016.15.6
Jul22° / 12°9314.2015.76.0
Aug22° / 12°7712.7014.36.1
Sep17° / 6610.9012.45.1
Oct11° / 6111.20.510.52.7
Nov / 6111.33.98.80.4
Dec / -2°6913.88.67.90.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33664
43664
53466
63565
73565
83466
93565
103565
113565
123565
133664
143664
153565
163565
173565
183565
193367
203367
213367
223367
233367
243367
253169
263070
273070
282971
292872
302872

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Hof gets around 66 mm of rain over 10.9 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1040
1140
1239
1338
1437
1537
1636
1735
1834
1934
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2534
2634
2735
2836
2937
3037

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178193
280182
381172
482162
584151
685141
786131
887121
988111
1088111
1190100
129190
139280
149280
159370
169460
179460
189550
199550
209640
219640
229640
239730
249730
259730
269730
279730
289730
299820
309820

Wind in September

Winds average 11 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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 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 5:32 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:326:52
213.35:346:50
313.25:356:48
413.15:376:45
513.15:386:43
613.05:406:41
713.05:416:39
812.95:436:36
912.85:456:34
1012.85:466:32
1112.75:486:29
1212.65:496:27
1312.65:516:25
1412.55:526:22
1512.45:546:20
1612.45:556:18
1712.35:576:16
1812.25:596:13
1912.26:006:11
2012.16:026:09
2112.06:036:06
2212.06:056:04
2311.96:076:02
2411.96:085:59
2511.86:105:57
2611.76:115:55
2711.76:135:52
2811.66:145:50
2911.56:165:48
3011.56:185:46

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Hof?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Hof for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hof in September

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

In September, Hof sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hof?

Hof sits at 50.3°N, 11.9°E, 491 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Selb, 22 km away.

Topography around Hof

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hof has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 520 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m.

The land around Hof is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (39%), cropland (33%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
437 m
80 km
1,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Selb 22 km · Plauen 26 km · Marktredwitz 36 km · Zeulenroda-Triebes 38 km · Kulmbach 40 km · Auerbach 41 km · Cheb 42 km · Kronach 42 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 Hof (50.313°, 11.9126°, elevation 491 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).