Oberkirch weather in September

In September, Oberkirch sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 69 mm of rain across 9.7 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 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Oberkirch's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oberkirch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:12 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical September day in Oberkirch reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12313
22213
32213
42213
52212
62212
72212
82112
92112
102112
112112
122111
132111
142111
152011
162011
172011
182011
192011
202011
211910
221910
231910
241910
251910
261910
271810
281810
291810
301810

How September really feels in Oberkirch

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.

Oberkirch 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 / -0°8814.13.88.60.0
Feb / 7511.93.79.90.6
Mar11° / 80131.811.62.5
Apr15° / 6111.60.113.44.5
May19° / 10°8512.80155.7
Jun23° / 13°7111.3015.86.6
Jul25° / 15°7111.3015.56.7
Aug25° / 15°6310.3014.16.9
Sep20° / 11°699.7012.46.3
Oct15° / 8011.90.110.64.3
Nov / 8512.61.291.6
Dec / 10315.33.88.20.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
45050
55050
64951
74951
84852
94852
104852
114852
124852
134951
144951
154951
164951
174951
184852
194753
204753
214753
224753
234654
244654
254456
264456
274159
284159
293961
303961

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Oberkirch gets around 69 mm of rain over 9.7 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
433
533
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1833
1933
2033
2132
2232
2332
2433
2533
2634
2735
2836
2937
3038

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1622810
263289
365278
466268
568257
669256
770246
871245
971245
1072244
1173234
1273234
1375223
1475223
1576222
1677212
1777212
1879201
1979201
2080191
2180191
2281181
2382180
2483170
2583170
2684160
2784160
2885150
2985150
3085150

Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 5:50 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:507:05
213.25:517:03
313.15:537:01
413.15:546:59
513.05:566:56
613.05:576:54
712.95:596:52
812.86:006:50
912.86:016:48
1012.76:036:46
1112.76:046:43
1212.66:066:41
1312.56:076:39
1412.56:096:37
1512.46:106:35
1612.36:126:33
1712.36:136:30
1812.26:146:28
1912.26:166:26
2012.16:176:24
2112.06:196:22
2212.06:206:19
2311.96:226:17
2411.96:236:15
2511.86:256:13
2611.76:266:11
2711.76:286:08
2811.66:296:06
2911.66:316:04
3011.56:326:02

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

012345151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.7Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Oberkirch?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Oberkirch for sightseeing.

What to pack for Oberkirch in September

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

In September, Oberkirch sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Oberkirch 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 Oberkirch 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
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Oberkirch?

Oberkirch sits at 48.5°N, 8.1°E, 193 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Achern, 11 km away.

Topography around Oberkirch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oberkirch has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,403 m.

The land around Oberkirch is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
532 m
16 km
1,033 m
80 km
1,403 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Achern 11 km · Offenburg 12 km · Bühl 19 km · Kehl 20 km · Baiersbronn 22 km · Strasbourg 25 km · Schiltigheim 26 km · Bischheim 26 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 Oberkirch (48.5324°, 8.0786°, elevation 193 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).