Schmalkalden weather in September

In September, Schmalkalden sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-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 20% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Schmalkalden's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schmalkalden's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 64 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:01 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 4th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.07 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

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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 Schmalkalden 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	18	10
7	18	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	17	9
14	17	9
15	17	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	9
19	17	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8
29	15	8
30	15	7

How September really feels in Schmalkalden

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Schmalkalden weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -3°	64	13.3	7.4	8.3	0.0
Feb	3° / -3°	51	10.4	6.4	9.7	0.0
Mar	7° / 0°	63	13.2	4.6	11.5	0.9
Apr	12° / 3°	57	11.7	1.1	13.5	3.1
May	16° / 7°	82	13.4	0.1	15.2	4.7
Jun	20° / 11°	80	13.6	0	16.2	5.5
Jul	22° / 13°	89	14.3	0	15.8	5.9
Aug	21° / 12°	81	12.9	0	14.3	6.1
Sep	17° / 9°	64	11	0	12.4	5.1
Oct	12° / 5°	61	11.8	0.3	10.4	2.8
Nov	6° / 2°	62	11.7	3.4	8.7	0.5
Dec	2° / -2°	68	14.2	6.9	7.8	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	34	33	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	29	28
Cloudier (%)	66	67	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	70	71	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	28	72

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Schmalkalden gets around 64 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 41% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	38	39	40	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	39
12	39
13	38
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	36
26	37
27	38
28	39
29	40
30	41

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	77	79	79	81	82	83	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	90	91	91	92	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Humid (%)	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	19	4
2	79	18	3
3	79	18	3
4	81	17	2
5	82	16	2
6	83	16	1
7	84	15	1
8	85	14	1
9	85	14	1
10	86	13	1
11	87	12	1
12	87	12	1
13	88	11	1
14	90	10	0
15	91	9	0
16	91	9	0
17	92	8	0
18	93	7	0
19	94	6	0
20	94	6	0
21	95	5	0
22	95	5	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	97	3	0
29	97	3	0
30	97	3	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 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 114 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 5:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.4	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:39	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:55	5:56	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:24
Sunset (PM)	6:59	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:12	6:10	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:01	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	5:37	6:59
2	13.3	5:39	6:56
3	13.2	5:41	6:54
4	13.2	5:42	6:52
5	13.1	5:44	6:49
6	13.0	5:45	6:47
7	13.0	5:47	6:45
8	12.9	5:48	6:43
9	12.8	5:50	6:40
10	12.8	5:52	6:38
11	12.7	5:53	6:36
12	12.6	5:55	6:33
13	12.6	5:56	6:31
14	12.5	5:58	6:29
15	12.4	6:00	6:26
16	12.4	6:01	6:24
17	12.3	6:03	6:22
18	12.2	6:04	6:19
19	12.2	6:06	6:17
20	12.1	6:08	6:15
21	12.0	6:09	6:12
22	12.0	6:11	6:10
23	11.9	6:12	6:07
24	11.9	6:14	6:05
25	11.8	6:16	6:03
26	11.7	6:17	6:01
27	11.7	6:19	5:58
28	11.6	6:21	5:56
29	11.5	6:22	5:54
30	11.5	6:24	5:51

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.1	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.6	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.4	Moderate
30	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Schmalkalden?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Schmalkalden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Schmalkalden in September

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

In September, Schmalkalden sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Schmalkalden 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 Schmalkalden peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	6	7	7	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Schmalkalden in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Schmalkalden is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	11	14	15	14	15	12	13	12	10	9	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Schmalkalden?

Schmalkalden sits at 50.7°N, 10.4°E, 291 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Meiningen, 17 km away.

Topography around Schmalkalden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schmalkalden has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 678 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 858 m.

The land around Schmalkalden is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

259 m

trees 58%

16 km

678 m

trees 69%

80 km

858 m

trees 48%

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← August Schmalkalden year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Meiningen 17 km · Bad Salzungen 18 km · Suhl 22 km · Eisenach 30 km · Gotha 31 km · Ilmenau 34 km · Arnstadt 38 km · Bad Langensalza 45 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

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 Schmalkalden (50.7214°, 10.4439°, elevation 291 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	18	10
7	18	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	17	9
14	17	9
15	17	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	9
19	17	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8
29	15	8
30	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	39
12	39
13	38
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	36
26	37
27	38
28	39
29	40
30	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	19	4
2	79	18	3
3	79	18	3
4	81	17	2
5	82	16	2
6	83	16	1
7	84	15	1
8	85	14	1
9	85	14	1
10	86	13	1
11	87	12	1
12	87	12	1
13	88	11	1
14	90	10	0
15	91	9	0
16	91	9	0
17	92	8	0
18	93	7	0
19	94	6	0
20	94	6	0
21	95	5	0
22	95	5	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	97	3	0
29	97	3	0
30	97	3	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	18	10
7	18	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	17	9
14	17	9
15	17	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	9
19	17	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8
29	15	8
30	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	39
12	39
13	38
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	36
26	37
27	38
28	39
29	40
30	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	19	4
2	79	18	3
3	79	18	3
4	81	17	2
5	82	16	2
6	83	16	1
7	84	15	1
8	85	14	1
9	85	14	1
10	86	13	1
11	87	12	1
12	87	12	1
13	88	11	1
14	90	10	0
15	91	9	0
16	91	9	0
17	92	8	0
18	93	7	0
19	94	6	0
20	94	6	0
21	95	5	0
22	95	5	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	97	3	0
29	97	3	0
30	97	3	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	18	10
7	18	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	17	9
14	17	9
15	17	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	9
19	17	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8
29	15	8
30	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	39
12	39
13	38
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	36
26	37
27	38
28	39
29	40
30	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	19	4
2	79	18	3
3	79	18	3
4	81	17	2
5	82	16	2
6	83	16	1
7	84	15	1
8	85	14	1
9	85	14	1
10	86	13	1
11	87	12	1
12	87	12	1
13	88	11	1
14	90	10	0
15	91	9	0
16	91	9	0
17	92	8	0
18	93	7	0
19	94	6	0
20	94	6	0
21	95	5	0
22	95	5	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	97	3	0
29	97	3	0
30	97	3	0