Weimar weather in September

In September, Weimar sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 51 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 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 Weimar's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Weimar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:58 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.7 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 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical September day in Weimar 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 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12112
22111
32111
42111
52011
62011
72011
82011
92011
102010
112010
121910
131910
141910
151910
161910
17199
18199
19189
20189
21189
22189
23189
24179
25179
26178
27178
28178
29178
30168

How September really feels in Weimar

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.

Weimar weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4210.84.28.20.0
Feb / -1°338.84.19.70.1
Mar / 4511.42.211.51.6
Apr14° / 399.10.313.53.9
May18° / 6010.4015.35.6
Jun21° / 11°5410.4016.26.3
Jul24° / 14°6810.9015.86.7
Aug23° / 13°5910.2014.36.8
Sep19° / 10°519.4012.45.9
Oct13° / 459.90.110.43.7
Nov / 4910.41.58.71.0
Dec / -0°4811.33.47.80.0

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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33664
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143763
153763
163862
173763
183763
193763
203565
213565
223565
233466
243466
253268
263268
273268
283169
293070
302872

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Weimar gets around 51 mm of rain over 9.4 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
735
834
934
1034
1134
1233
1332
1432
1531
1631
1730
1830
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2530
2631
2732
2833
2934
3034

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173216
275205
377194
477194
579183
679183
781172
882162
982162
1083152
1185141
1285141
1386131
1487121
1588111
1689101
1789101
189091
199280
209280
219370
229370
239460
249460
259460
269550
279550
289550
299550
309550

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.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
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 5:33 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:336:55
213.35:356:53
313.25:376:51
413.25:386:48
513.15:406:46
613.05:416:44
713.05:436:42
812.95:456:39
912.85:466:37
1012.85:486:35
1112.75:506:32
1212.65:516:30
1312.65:536:28
1412.55:546:25
1512.45:566:23
1612.45:586:20
1712.35:596:18
1812.26:016:16
1912.26:026:13
2012.16:046:11
2112.06:066:09
2212.06:076:06
2311.96:096:04
2411.96:116:02
2511.86:125:59
2611.76:145:57
2711.76:155:55
2811.66:175:52
2911.56:195:50
3011.56:205:48

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.4Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Weimar?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Weimar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Weimar in September

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

In September, Weimar sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Weimar 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 Weimar 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Weimar?

Weimar sits at 51.0°N, 11.3°E, 220 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Apolda, 14 km away.

Topography around Weimar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Weimar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 256 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 960 m.

The land around Weimar is covered by trees (40%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
356 m
80 km
960 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Apolda 14 km · Jena 19 km · Erfurt 21 km · Sömmerda 25 km · Rudolstadt 29 km · Arnstadt 31 km · Saalfeld 37 km · Naumburg 39 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 Weimar (50.9803°, 11.329°, elevation 220 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).