Siegen weather in September

In September, Siegen sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 76 mm of rain across 11.6 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 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 Siegen's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Siegen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:11 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

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 Siegen reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11911
21911
31911
41911
51911
61910
71810
81810
91810
101810
111810
121810
131810
141810
151710
16179
17179
18179
19179
20179
21179
22169
23169
24169
25169
26169
27168
28158
29158
30158

How September really feels in Siegen

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.

Siegen 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°10014.65.78.20.0
Feb / -2°79125.99.70.0
Mar / 8213.73.611.51.2
Apr13° / 6211.7113.53.3
May17° / 7212.6015.24.9
Jun20° / 11°7612.8016.25.7
Jul22° / 13°8314.2015.86.0
Aug21° / 13°8113.1014.36.0
Sep17° / 10°7611.6012.45.1
Oct12° / 8012.90.110.42.9
Nov / 8513.42.18.70.7
Dec / -0°10915.86.17.80.0

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 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33664
43664
53664
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113565
123664
133664
143664
153664
163664
173664
183664
193664
203664
213664
223664
233664
243565
253367
263268
273169
283169
292872
302872

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Siegen gets around 76 mm of rain over 11.6 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1140
1240
1340
1439
1539
1638
1738
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2338
2439
2539
2640
2741
2842
2943
3044

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174215
276204
376204
477203
578193
679192
779192
880182
981181
1082171
1182171
1283161
1384151
1485141
1586131
1687121
1788111
1889101
199091
209091
219280
229370
239370
249370
259370
269460
279460
289460
299460
309460

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 11 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
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

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 5:47 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:477:08
213.35:487:06
313.25:507:04
413.25:527:02
513.15:536:59
613.05:556:57
713.05:566:55
812.95:586:52
912.86:006:50
1012.86:016:48
1112.76:036:45
1212.66:046:43
1312.66:066:41
1412.56:086:38
1512.46:096:36
1612.46:116:34
1712.36:126:31
1812.26:146:29
1912.26:166:27
2012.16:176:24
2112.06:196:22
2212.06:216:20
2311.96:226:17
2411.96:246:15
2511.86:256:12
2611.76:276:10
2711.76:296:08
2811.66:306:05
2911.56:326:03
3011.56:346:01

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.05 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
113.3Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
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 Siegen?

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
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Siegen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Siegen in September

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

In September, Siegen sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Siegen 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 Siegen peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Siegen?

Siegen sits at 50.9°N, 8.0°E, 272 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Netphen, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Siegen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Siegen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 312 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Siegen is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
509 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Netphen 7.0 km · Wilnsdorf 8.0 km · Kreuztal 11 km · Freudenberg 11 km · Hilchenbach 15 km · Haiger 20 km · Olpe 21 km · Dillenburg 24 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 Siegen (50.8748°, 8.0243°, elevation 272 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).