Jönköping weather in September

In September, Jönköping sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.6 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 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Jönköping's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jönköping's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:43 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Jönköping is urban area in Jönköping Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1284

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 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical September day in Jönköping reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1179
2179
3179
4179
5179
6178
7168
8168
9168
10168
11168
12168
13158
14158
15157
16157
17157
18157
19157
20147
21147
22147
23146
24146
25146
26136
27136
28136
29136
30136

How September really feels in Jönköping

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.

Jönköping 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 / -4°4710.57.870.0
Feb / -5°399.37.48.90.0
Mar / -3°3795.811.40.2
Apr10° / 429.52.2142.3
May15° / 6312.10.216.34.4
Jun18° / 8513.4017.75.3
Jul20° / 11°8413.3017.15.8
Aug20° / 11°8214015.15.5
Sep15° / 6210.6012.54.3
Oct / 5711.10.7101.9
Nov / 5211.24.17.60.1
Dec / -3°5311.26.76.30.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52872
62971
73070
82971
92971
102971
113070
122971
132971
142971
152971
162971
172971
182971
192971
202971
212971
223070
233070
243070
252971
262971
272872
282872
292872
302872

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Jönköping gets around 62 mm of rain over 10.6 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 37% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
144
243
342
441
540
639
739
838
938
1037
1137
1237
1337
1436
1536
1636
1736
1835
1935
2035
2134
2234
2334
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187112
288102
38992
49091
59181
69271
79271
89361
99361
109361
119451
129550
139550
149550
159640
169640
179730
189730
199730
209820
219820
229820
239820
249820
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910

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 13 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
613light 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
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:106:56
213.75:126:53
313.65:156:50
413.55:176:47
513.45:196:44
613.35:216:42
713.35:236:39
813.25:266:36
913.15:286:33
1013.05:306:30
1112.95:326:27
1212.85:346:24
1312.75:366:21
1412.75:396:18
1512.65:416:15
1612.55:436:12
1712.45:456:09
1812.35:476:07
1912.25:506:04
2012.15:526:01
2112.15:545:58
2212.05:565:55
2311.95:585:52
2411.86:015:49
2511.76:035:46
2611.66:055:43
2711.66:075:40
2811.56:095:37
2911.46:125:34
3011.36:145:32

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Jönköping?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Jönköping for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jönköping in September

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

In September, Jönköping sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Jönköping in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jönköping peaks around June 18 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Jönköping?

Jönköping sits at 57.8°N, 14.2°E, 100 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Huskvarna, 9.0 km away.

Alingsås

Topography around Jönköping

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jönköping has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m.

The land around Jönköping is covered by trees (31%), water (29%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
306 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Huskvarna 9.0 km · Nässjö 35 km · Falköping 56 km · Värnamo 67 km · Skövde 70 km · Borås 72 km · Kinna 92 km · Alingsås 97 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Jönköping (57.7814°, 14.1562°, elevation 100 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).