Pforzheim weather in September

In September, Pforzheim sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 64 mm of rain across 10.2 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 27% 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 Pforzheim's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pforzheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:09 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.2 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 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical September day in Pforzheim reaches about 20°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 14°C and 25°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)
12213
22213
32213
42113
52113
62112
72112
82112
92112
102112
112012
122012
132011
142011
152011
162011
171911
181911
191911
201911
211910
221910
231910
241810
251810
261810
271810
281810
291710
301710

How September really feels in Pforzheim

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.

Pforzheim 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°6812.548.50.0
Feb / 60113.59.80.4
Mar10° / 7012.61.911.62.3
Apr15° / 5411.10.113.44.4
May19° / 10°8513.20155.6
Jun22° / 13°7512.3015.96.3
Jul25° / 15°7912.6015.56.6
Aug24° / 15°7112014.26.6
Sep20° / 11°6410.2012.46.1
Oct14° / 6911.40.110.54.0
Nov / 7011.41.18.91.4
Dec / 82143.58.10.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44555
54555
64654
74555
84555
94555
104555
114555
124555
134555
144555
154555
164555
174555
184555
194555
204555
214258
224258
234258
244159
254159
263961
273862
283763
293565
303565

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Pforzheim gets around 64 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
234
333
433
533
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2537
2638
2739
2840
2940
3041

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 (%)
1632710
264279
366268
467267
567267
669256
770255
870255
971254
1071254
1173243
1273243
1374233
1476222
1576222
1677212
1778202
1879201
1980191
2081181
2182171
2282171
2383161
2484160
2585150
2685150
2785150
2885150
2986140
3086140

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
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 5:47 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:477:03
213.25:487:01
313.15:506:59
413.15:516:56
513.05:536:54
613.05:546:52
712.95:566:50
812.85:576:48
912.85:596:46
1012.76:006:43
1112.76:026:41
1212.66:036:39
1312.56:046:37
1412.56:066:35
1512.46:076:32
1612.46:096:30
1712.36:106:28
1812.26:126:26
1912.26:136:23
2012.16:156:21
2112.06:166:19
2212.06:186:17
2311.96:196:15
2411.96:216:12
2511.86:226:10
2611.76:246:08
2711.76:256:06
2811.66:276:04
2911.66:286:01
3011.56:305:59

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

012345151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Pforzheim?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Pforzheim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pforzheim in September

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

In September, Pforzheim 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 Pforzheim 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 Pforzheim 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
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pforzheim?

Pforzheim sits at 48.9°N, 8.7°E, 256 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Mühlacker, 12 km away.

Topography around Pforzheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pforzheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 336 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m.

The land around Pforzheim is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
602 m
80 km
1,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Mühlacker 12 km · Bretten 17 km · Calw 19 km · Weil der Stadt 20 km · Vaihingen an der Enz 20 km · Renningen 22 km · Ettlingen 22 km · Leonberg 25 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 Pforzheim (48.8844°, 8.6989°, elevation 256 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).