Skövde weather in September

In September, Skövde sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 59 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Skövde's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skövde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:44 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Skövde is urban area in Skövde Municipality, Sweden.

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 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical September day in Skövde reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11810
21810
31810
41810
5179
6179
7179
8179
9179
10179
11169
12169
13169
14168
15168
16168
17168
18158
19158
20158
21158
22157
23157
24147
25147
26147
27147
28147
29136
30136

How September really feels in Skövde

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.

Skövde weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°439.65.86.80.0
Feb / -4°358.36.18.90.0
Mar / -2°348.4411.40.3
Apr11° / 418.81.5142.6
May16° / 6011.60.116.44.7
Jun19° / 10°8412.5017.85.6
Jul21° / 12°8612.2017.36.1
Aug20° / 12°7913015.15.8
Sep16° / 5910.3012.54.7
Oct10° / 6011.40.59.92.2
Nov / 4910.72.97.50.2
Dec / -2°4810.15.36.20.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33565
43763
53763
63763
73763
83862
93862
103961
113862
123862
133862
143763
153763
163763
173763
183664
193664
203664
213664
223664
233664
243664
253664
263565
273565
283565
293565
303466

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Skövde gets around 59 mm of rain over 10.3 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
140
239
338
437
537
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1934
2034
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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184133
286122
387112
487112
588102
69091
79091
89181
99181
109271
119271
129271
139361
149361
159550
169550
179550
189640
199640
209640
219730
229730
239730
249730
259730
269820
279820
289820
299820
309820

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light 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 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:106:58
213.75:126:56
313.65:156:53
413.55:176:50
513.55:196:47
613.45:216:44
713.35:246:41
813.25:266:38
913.15:286:35
1013.05:306:32
1112.95:336:29
1212.95:356:26
1312.85:376:23
1412.75:396:20
1512.65:426:17
1612.55:446:14
1712.45:466:11
1812.35:486:08
1912.25:516:05
2012.25:536:02
2112.15:555:59
2212.05:575:56
2311.96:005:53
2411.86:025:50
2511.76:045:47
2611.66:065:44
2711.56:095:41
2811.56:115:38
2911.46:135:35
3011.36:165:32

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.0Dim
301.9Dim
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Skövde?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Skövde for sightseeing.

What to pack for Skövde in September

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

In September, Skövde sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Skövde in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Skövde peaks around June 17 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Skövde?

Skövde sits at 58.4°N, 13.8°E, 152 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Falköping, 30 km away.

Borås

Topography around Skövde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skövde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Skövde is covered by trees (45%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Falköping 30 km · Mariestad 35 km · Lidköping 42 km · Jönköping 70 km · Motala 71 km · Huskvarna 72 km · Vänersborg 89 km · Borås 92 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 Skövde (58.3912°, 13.8451°, elevation 152 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).