Gorlice weather in September

In September, Gorlice sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 81 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Gorlice's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gorlice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:19 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Gorlice is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 23.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,214/km²
people per km²
Founded
1354

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 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Gorlice reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 24°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)
12111
22111
32111
42111
52011
62011
72011
82010
92010
102010
111910
121910
131910
141910
15199
16189
17189
18189
19189
20189
21189
22178
23178
24178
25178
26178
27178
28168
29168
30167

How September really feels in Gorlice

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.

Gorlice 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 / -5°5111.78.98.40.0
Feb / -4°5111.69.19.80.0
Mar / -0°5412.2511.51.0
Apr14° / 6612.21.813.43.8
May19° / 10214.7015.15.4
Jun22° / 12°10114.10165.9
Jul24° / 14°12115.1015.66.1
Aug24° / 13°8312.4014.26.6
Sep19° / 8111.4012.45.7
Oct13° / 66110.610.53.5
Nov / 5411.13.48.80.8
Dec / -3°5011.77.280.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44852
54654
64654
74555
84555
94555
104456
114357
124258
134159
144159
154159
164060
174060
183961
193961
203961
213961
223961
233961
244060
254060
264060
274159
284159
294159
304159

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Gorlice gets around 81 mm of rain over 11.4 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1238
1338
1438
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
164279
266268
367267
469256
570246
671245
773234
873234
974224
1076213
1176213
1278202
1379192
1480182
1581172
1682162
1784151
1885141
1986131
2086131
2187121
2288111
2389101
249091
259190
269280
279280
289370
299370
309370

Wind in September

Winds average 11 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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 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 4:56 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.34:566:14
213.24:586:12
313.24:596:10
413.15:016:08
513.15:026:05
613.05:046:03
712.95:056:01
812.95:075:59
912.85:085:56
1012.75:105:54
1112.75:115:52
1212.65:135:50
1312.65:145:47
1412.55:165:45
1512.45:175:43
1612.45:195:41
1712.35:205:38
1812.25:225:36
1912.25:235:34
2012.15:255:32
2112.05:265:29
2212.05:285:27
2311.95:295:25
2411.95:315:22
2511.85:335:20
2611.75:345:18
2711.75:365:16
2811.65:375:13
2911.55:395:11
3011.55:405:09

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.5Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Gorlice?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Gorlice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gorlice in September

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

In September, Gorlice sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Gorlice 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 Gorlice peaks around June 23 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gorlice?

Gorlice sits at 49.7°N, 21.2°E, 283 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Jasło, 25 km away.

BardejovTarnówKrosnoDębicaStará ĽubovňaBrzesko

Topography around Gorlice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gorlice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,808 m.

The land around Gorlice is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
1,808 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Jasło 25 km · Nowy Sącz 34 km · Bardejov 41 km · Tarnów 42 km · Krosno 44 km · Dębica 48 km · Stará Ľubovňa 52 km · Brzesko 53 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 Gorlice (49.6556°, 21.1604°, elevation 283 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).