Rothenburg ob der Tauber weather in September

In September, Rothenburg ob der Tauber sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 59 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 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rothenburg ob der Tauber's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:03 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is main settlement of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Middle Franconia, Germany.

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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52112
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How September really feels in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber 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 / -2°6112.25.18.40.0
Feb / -1°5310.74.79.80.1
Mar / 62122.311.51.7
Apr14° / 5010.60.613.44.0
May18° / 7813.1015.15.4
Jun22° / 12°6412.20166.2
Jul24° / 14°7213.1015.66.4
Aug23° / 14°6411.7014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°5910.2012.45.8
Oct13° / 6111.30.110.53.6
Nov / 6110.728.90.9
Dec / -0°6513.15.180.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
83961
94060
104060
113961
124060
133961
144060
153961
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303268

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Rothenburg ob der Tauber gets around 59 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 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
736
836
936
1036
1135
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1334
1434
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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171227
272226
373216
474215
575214
675214
776213
876213
978202
1078202
1179192
1280191
1381181
1482171
1583161
1684151
1785141
1886131
1987130
2088120
2189110
2290100
2390100
249190
259190
269280
279280
289280
299280
309370

Wind in September

Winds average 10 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
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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 5:40 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:406:58
213.25:426:55
313.25:436:53
413.15:456:51
513.05:466:49
613.05:486:47
712.95:496:45
812.95:516:42
912.85:526:40
1012.75:546:38
1112.75:556:36
1212.65:576:33
1312.55:586:31
1412.56:006:29
1512.46:016:27
1612.46:036:24
1712.36:046:22
1812.26:066:20
1912.26:076:18
2012.16:096:15
2112.06:106:13
2212.06:126:11
2311.96:136:09
2411.96:156:06
2511.86:166:04
2611.76:186:02
2711.76:196:00
2811.66:215:57
2911.56:235:55
3011.56:245:53

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

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
2.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Rothenburg ob der Tauber for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rothenburg ob der Tauber in September

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

In September, Rothenburg ob der Tauber sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Rothenburg ob der Tauber 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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber 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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

Rothenburg ob der Tauber sits at 49.4°N, 10.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Crailsheim, 28 km away.

Topography around Rothenburg ob der Tauber

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rothenburg ob der Tauber has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 408 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m.

The land around Rothenburg ob der Tauber is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
677 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
September weather nearby: Crailsheim 28 km · Ansbach 31 km · Bad Mergentheim 32 km · Künzelsau 38 km · Kitzingen 40 km · Lauda-Königshofen 40 km · Schwäbisch Hall 44 km · Ellwangen 47 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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber (49.3788°, 10.1871°, elevation 0 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).