Nordhausen weather in September

In September, Nordhausen sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 56 mm of rain across 10.2 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 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 Nordhausen's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nordhausen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:59 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.5 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 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Nordhausen 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 12°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
21911
31911
41910
51910
61910
71910
81910
91810
101810
111810
121810
13189
14189
15189
16179
17179
18179
19179
20178
21178
22168
23168
24168
25168
26168
27168
28158
29158
30157

How September really feels in Nordhausen

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.

Nordhausen 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 / -2°5511.968.10.0
Feb / -2°439.95.59.60.0
Mar / 5412.23.611.50.9
Apr12° / 4510.10.813.53.2
May17° / 6311.6015.35.0
Jun20° / 10°6512.1016.35.7
Jul22° / 13°7413.1015.96.1
Aug22° / 12°6311.7014.46.3
Sep17° / 5610.2012.45.3
Oct12° / 5210.90.210.43.0
Nov / 5210.91.98.60.6
Dec / -1°5712.85.67.70.0

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 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33466
43466
53466
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113565
123664
133664
143664
153565
163565
173565
183565
193565
203664
213565
223565
233565
243466
253466
263268
273268
283169
293070
302872

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Nordhausen gets around 56 mm of rain over 10.2 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1136
1236
1335
1435
1534
1634
1733
1833
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2533
2634
2734
2835
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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177194
279183
379183
481172
582162
683152
784151
885141
985141
1086131
1187121
1287121
1388111
1489101
1590100
169190
179280
189370
199370
209460
219550
229550
239550
249640
259640
269640
279730
289730
299730
309730

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
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
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 5:35 AM to 6:23 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)
113.45:356:58
213.35:366:56
313.35:386:54
413.25:406:51
513.15:416:49
613.15:436:47
713.05:456:44
812.95:466:42
912.95:486:40
1012.85:506:37
1112.75:516:35
1212.75:536:32
1312.65:556:30
1412.55:566:28
1512.55:586:25
1612.45:596:23
1712.36:016:20
1812.36:036:18
1912.26:046:16
2012.16:066:13
2112.16:086:11
2212.06:096:08
2311.96:116:06
2411.86:136:04
2511.86:146:01
2611.76:165:59
2711.66:185:56
2811.66:195:54
2911.56:215:52
3011.46:235:49

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 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
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 Nordhausen?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Nordhausen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nordhausen in September

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

In September, Nordhausen sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Nordhausen 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 Nordhausen 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 Nordhausen?

Nordhausen sits at 51.5°N, 10.8°E, 208 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sondershausen, 16 km away.

Topography around Nordhausen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nordhausen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Nordhausen is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), cropland (30%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Sondershausen 16 km · Blankenburg 34 km · Sangerhausen 35 km · Duderstadt 37 km · Wernigerode 37 km · Quedlinburg 40 km · Mühlhausen 40 km · Sömmerda 44 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 Nordhausen (51.5018°, 10.7957°, elevation 208 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).