Prešov weather in September

In September, Prešov sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 65 mm of rain across 9.3 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 28% 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 Prešov's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prešov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:19 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Prešov is city in Slovakia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,177/km²
people per km²
Founded
1247

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 Prešov reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°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)
12211
22111
32111
42110
52110
62110
72010
82010
92010
102010
11209
12209
13199
14199
15199
16199
17199
18188
19188
20188
21188
22188
23178
24177
25177
26177
27177
28177
29167
30167

How September really feels in Prešov

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.

Prešov 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 / -5°297.35.98.50.0
Feb / -4°368.66.39.80.0
Mar / -1°369.13.311.61.3
Apr14° / 5410.61.113.44.1
May19° / 8413.70155.6
Jun22° / 12°8412.7015.96.2
Jul24° / 14°10813.5015.66.4
Aug24° / 13°7310.5014.26.9
Sep19° / 659.3012.46.0
Oct13° / 578.80.410.53.7
Nov / 428.32.88.90.8
Dec / -4°348.55.38.10.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55248
65050
75050
84951
94852
104753
114654
124555
134555
144456
154357
164357
174258
184258
194258
204159
214159
224159
234159
244159
254258
264258
274357
284357
294357
304357

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Prešov gets around 65 mm of rain over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
433
532
632
732
832
932
1032
1132
1231
1331
1431
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2130
2230
2330
2430
2530
2631
2731
2831
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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
166286
268275
370264
470264
572253
674242
774242
875232
977221
1077221
1178211
1279201
1381190
1482180
1583170
1684160
1785150
1886140
1987130
2088120
2189110
2289110
2390100
249190
259280
269280
279370
289370
299460
309460

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 4:57 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.34:576:13
213.24:586:11
313.25:006:09
413.15:016:06
513.05:026:04
613.05:046:02
712.95:056:00
812.85:075:58
912.85:085:56
1012.75:105:53
1112.75:115:51
1212.65:135:49
1312.55:145:47
1412.55:165:44
1512.45:175:42
1612.45:195:40
1712.35:205:38
1812.25:225:36
1912.25:235:33
2012.15:255:31
2112.05:265:29
2212.05:285:27
2311.95:295:24
2411.95:315:22
2511.85:325:20
2611.75:345:18
2711.75:355:16
2811.65:375:13
2911.65:385:11
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 3.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.6Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Prešov?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Prešov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Prešov in September

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

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

rain gear

UV index in Prešov in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Prešov peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Prešov 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 Prešov is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Prešov's WHO annual average of 18.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2022 µg/m³Dec 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Prešov?

Prešov sits at 49.0°N, 21.2°E, 253 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Košice, 32 km away.

KošiceBardejovVranov nad TopľouLevočaSpišská Nová VesHumennéStará ĽubovňaTrebišov

Topography around Prešov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prešov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m around an average of 283 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,448 m.

The land around Prešov is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
241 m
16 km
873 m
80 km
2,448 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Košice 32 km · Bardejov 33 km · Vranov nad Topľou 35 km · Levoča 47 km · Spišská Nová Ves 50 km · Humenné 50 km · Stará Ľubovňa 52 km · Trebišov 54 km

Slovakia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,544
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 606
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%none 24%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%Greek Catholic 4%

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 Prešov (48.9992°, 21.2355°, elevation 253 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).