Mönchengladbach weather in September

In September, Mönchengladbach sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11 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 21°C in the first days to 17°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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Mönchengladbach's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mönchengladbach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:17 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical September day in Mönchengladbach reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12113
22113
32113
42113
52112
62012
72012
82012
92012
102012
112012
122012
132012
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151911
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231811
241811
251811
261810
271810
281710
291710
301710

How September really feels in Mönchengladbach

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.

Mönchengladbach 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 / 7013.21.88.20.2
Feb / 6211.62.59.60.6
Mar10° / 6112.70.911.52.2
Apr15° / 4910.7013.54.2
May18° / 10°6211.6015.35.5
Jun21° / 13°7312.3016.36.0
Jul23° / 15°8113.3015.96.3
Aug23° / 14°7912.6014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°6611012.45.8
Oct15° / 6911.5010.44.0
Nov / 6812.90.68.71.7
Dec / 8014.22.37.70.4

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 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73664
83565
93565
103565
113664
123763
133763
143763
153763
163862
173961
183961
193961
203961
213961
223862
233862
243862
253664
263565
273565
283268
293268
303169

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mönchengladbach gets around 66 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 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1837
1937
2037
2138
2238
2338
2439
2540
2640
2741
2842
2942
3043

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1612910
263289
364288
465278
566277
667267
767267
868257
969256
1070246
1171236
1272226
1372226
1474215
1575205
1676204
1777194
1877194
1979183
2079183
2179183
2280182
2380182
2480182
2581181
2681181
2781181
2881181
2981181
3081181

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

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 5:53 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:537:15
213.35:547:13
313.25:567:11
413.25:587:08
513.15:597:06
613.06:017:04
713.06:027:01
812.96:046:59
912.86:066:57
1012.86:076:54
1112.76:096:52
1212.76:116:50
1312.66:126:47
1412.56:146:45
1512.56:156:42
1612.46:176:40
1712.36:196:38
1812.36:206:35
1912.26:226:33
2012.16:246:31
2112.16:256:28
2212.06:276:26
2311.96:286:23
2411.86:306:21
2511.86:326:19
2611.76:336:16
2711.66:356:14
2811.66:376:12
2911.56:386:09
3011.46:406:07

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Mönchengladbach?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Mönchengladbach for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mönchengladbach in September

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

In September, Mönchengladbach sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Mönchengladbach 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 Mönchengladbach peaks around July 13 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mönchengladbach?

Mönchengladbach sits at 51.2°N, 6.4°E, 57 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Korschenbroich, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Mönchengladbach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mönchengladbach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 990 m.

The land around Mönchengladbach is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (27%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
990 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Korschenbroich 5.0 km · Viersen 8.0 km · Jüchen 10 km · Willich 11 km · Wegberg 12 km · Schwalmtal 13 km · Kaarst 13 km · Grevenbroich 14 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 Mönchengladbach (51.1854°, 6.4417°, elevation 57 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).