Giżycko weather in September

In September, Giżycko sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 57 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 21% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Giżycko's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Giżycko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:14 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Giżycko is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
2,161/km²
people per km²
Founded
1437

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 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Giżycko 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 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12012
22012
31912
41911
51911
61911
71911
81911
91811
101811
111810
121810
131810
141810
151710
161710
17179
18179
19179
20169
21169
22169
23169
24168
25168
26158
27158
28158
29158
30158

How September really feels in Giżycko

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.

Giżycko weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -4°4411.47.27.70.0
Feb / -4°399.96.39.40.0
Mar / -1°4310.24.111.50.3
Apr12° / 429.21.213.73.2
May18° / 58120.115.75.4
Jun20° / 12°7112.3016.85.9
Jul23° / 14°8212.6016.36.4
Aug22° / 14°7311.5014.66.5
Sep17° / 10°579.9012.55.3
Oct11° / 5410.60.310.22.6
Nov / 4510.52.58.30.3
Dec / -2°4510.65.97.20.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44060
53961
63961
73862
83862
93763
103763
113763
123763
133664
143664
153664
163664
173763
183763
193763
203763
213862
223862
233862
243862
253862
263862
273961
283862
293763
303664

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Giżycko gets around 57 mm of rain over 9.9 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 33% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
438
538
638
738
837
937
1036
1136
1235
1335
1434
1533
1632
1732
1831
1930
2030
2130
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2730
2830
2931
3031

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 (%)
165314
266304
368293
469283
570273
671263
772253
873243
976222
1077212
1178202
1280182
1381172
1482162
1583152
1684142
1787121
1888111
1989101
209091
219181
229271
239370
249460
259460
269550
279550
289550
299640
309640

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:476:18
213.54:496:16
313.44:516:13
413.34:526:11
513.24:546:08
613.24:566:06
713.14:586:03
813.05:006:01
912.95:025:58
1012.95:035:56
1112.85:055:53
1212.75:075:50
1312.65:095:48
1412.65:115:45
1512.55:135:43
1612.45:145:40
1712.45:165:37
1812.35:185:35
1912.25:205:32
2012.15:225:30
2112.15:245:27
2212.05:265:24
2311.95:275:22
2411.85:295:19
2511.85:315:17
2611.75:335:14
2711.65:355:12
2811.55:375:09
2911.55:395:06
3011.45:415:04

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.2Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Giżycko?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Giżycko for sightseeing.

What to pack for Giżycko in September

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

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

rain gear

UV index in Giżycko 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 Giżycko peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Giżycko?

Giżycko sits at 54.0°N, 21.8°E, 120 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Gierłoż, 18 km away.

EłkPiszOleckoGrajewoChernyakhovsk

Topography around Giżycko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Giżycko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m.

The land around Giżycko is covered by trees (33%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (29%), cropland (26%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), grassland (33%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
317 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Gierłoż 18 km · Kętrzyn 26 km · Mrągowo 36 km · Ełk 46 km · Pisz 46 km · Olecko 48 km · Grajewo 63 km · Chernyakhovsk 66 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 7%

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 Giżycko (54.0381°, 21.7644°, elevation 120 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).