Västerås weather in September

In September, Västerås sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 52 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 18% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Västerås's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Västerås's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 52 mm; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:32 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 6th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Västerås is urban area in Västerås Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Västerås reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	18	9
7	18	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	16	7
15	16	7
16	16	7
17	16	7
18	16	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	5
29	13	5
30	13	5

How September really feels in Västerås

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Västerås 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	0° / -5°	37	8.1	5.7	6.5	0.0
Feb	1° / -5°	29	7.4	5.8	8.7	0.0
Mar	5° / -3°	30	7.5	4.6	11.3	0.3
Apr	11° / 1°	37	7.8	1.6	14.1	2.7
May	16° / 5°	49	9.6	0.2	16.7	5.1
Jun	20° / 9°	68	11.5	0	18.2	5.9
Jul	22° / 12°	75	12.1	0	17.6	6.3
Aug	21° / 11°	73	12.3	0	15.3	6.0
Sep	16° / 7°	52	8.8	0	12.6	5.0
Oct	10° / 3°	52	9.9	0.6	9.8	2.1
Nov	4° / -0°	47	9.4	3	7.3	0.1
Dec	1° / -3°	45	9.9	5.9	5.8	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 64%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	34	34
Cloudier (%)	66	66	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	34	66
30	34	66

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Västerås gets around 52 mm of rain over 8.8 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 36% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	35
3	34
4	33
5	32
6	32
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	29
27	29
28	30
29	30
30	30

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	81	82	83	85	86	87	88	89	89	91	91	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	16	15	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Humid (%)	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	16	3
2	82	15	3
3	83	14	3
4	85	13	2
5	86	12	2
6	87	12	1
7	88	11	1
8	89	10	1
9	89	10	1
10	91	9	0
11	91	9	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	94	6	0
16	94	6	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	97	3	0
23	97	3	0
24	97	3	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of September to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 5:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.9	13.8	13.7	13.6	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.2	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.4	11.3	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	4:57	4:59	5:01	5:04	5:06	5:09	5:11	5:13	5:16	5:18	5:20	5:23	5:25	5:28	5:30	5:32	5:35	5:37	5:39	5:42	5:44	5:47	5:49	5:51	5:54	5:56	5:59	6:01	6:03	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:47	6:44	6:41	6:38	6:35	6:32	6:29	6:26	6:23	6:20	6:16	6:13	6:10	6:07	6:04	6:01	5:58	5:55	5:51	5:48	5:45	5:42	5:39	5:36	5:33	5:30	5:27	5:23	5:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	4:57	6:50
2	13.8	4:59	6:47
3	13.7	5:01	6:44
4	13.6	5:04	6:41
5	13.5	5:06	6:38
6	13.4	5:09	6:35
7	13.4	5:11	6:32
8	13.3	5:13	6:29
9	13.2	5:16	6:26
10	13.1	5:18	6:23
11	13.0	5:20	6:20
12	12.9	5:23	6:16
13	12.8	5:25	6:13
14	12.7	5:28	6:10
15	12.6	5:30	6:07
16	12.5	5:32	6:04
17	12.4	5:35	6:01
18	12.3	5:37	5:58
19	12.3	5:39	5:55
20	12.2	5:42	5:51
21	12.1	5:44	5:48
22	12.0	5:47	5:45
23	11.9	5:49	5:42
24	11.8	5:51	5:39
25	11.7	5:54	5:36
26	11.6	5:56	5:33
27	11.5	5:59	5:30
28	11.4	6:01	5:27
29	11.3	6:03	5:23
30	11.2	6:06	5:20

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.6	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.5	Moderate
17	2.4	Moderate
18	2.4	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.0	Moderate
27	2.0	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	1.9	Dim
30	1.8	Dim

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Västerås?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

0.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Västerås for sightseeing.

What to pack for Västerås in September

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

In September, Västerås sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Västerås 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 Västerås peaks around June 16 at about 5 (moderate) — 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 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	4	5	4	4	3	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	5	High
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Västerås?

Västerås sits at 59.6°N, 16.6°E, 16 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Eskilstuna, 28 km away.

Topography around Västerås

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Västerås has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m.

The land around Västerås is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km

61 m

artificial surfaces 40%

16 km

95 m

trees 45%

80 km

388 m

trees 63%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← August Västerås year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Eskilstuna 28 km · Enköping 30 km · Köping 34 km · Uppsala 67 km · Gamla Uppsala 68 km · Katrineholm 72 km · Märsta 73 km · Jakobsberg 75 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

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 Västerås (59.6162°, 16.5528°, elevation 16 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	18	9
7	18	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	16	7
15	16	7
16	16	7
17	16	7
18	16	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	5
29	13	5
30	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	35
3	34
4	33
5	32
6	32
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	29
27	29
28	30
29	30
30	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	16	3
2	82	15	3
3	83	14	3
4	85	13	2
5	86	12	2
6	87	12	1
7	88	11	1
8	89	10	1
9	89	10	1
10	91	9	0
11	91	9	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	94	6	0
16	94	6	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	97	3	0
23	97	3	0
24	97	3	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	18	9
7	18	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	16	7
15	16	7
16	16	7
17	16	7
18	16	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	5
29	13	5
30	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	35
3	34
4	33
5	32
6	32
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	29
27	29
28	30
29	30
30	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	16	3
2	82	15	3
3	83	14	3
4	85	13	2
5	86	12	2
6	87	12	1
7	88	11	1
8	89	10	1
9	89	10	1
10	91	9	0
11	91	9	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	94	6	0
16	94	6	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	97	3	0
23	97	3	0
24	97	3	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	18	9
7	18	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	16	7
15	16	7
16	16	7
17	16	7
18	16	7
19	15	7
20	15	7
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	5
29	13	5
30	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	34	66
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	35
3	34
4	33
5	32
6	32
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	29
27	29
28	30
29	30
30	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	16	3
2	82	15	3
3	83	14	3
4	85	13	2
5	86	12	2
6	87	12	1
7	88	11	1
8	89	10	1
9	89	10	1
10	91	9	0
11	91	9	0
12	92	8	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	94	6	0
16	94	6	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	97	3	0
23	97	3	0
24	97	3	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	98	2	0