Emmen weather in September

In September, Emmen sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 166 mm of precipitation across 15.4 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 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Emmen's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Emmen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Precipitation
166 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:11 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Emmen is Switzerland.

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 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical September day in Emmen reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11911
21911
31911
41811
51811
61811
71811
81811
91810
101810
111810
121710
131710
141710
151710
161710
171710
181710
19179
20169
21169
22169
23169
24169
25169
26169
27159
28159
29159
30158

How September really feels in Emmen

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.

Emmen 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 / -2°11813.711.98.70.0
Feb / -3°11112.610.8100.0
Mar / 12615.110.111.61.2
Apr12° / 13515.27.113.32.6
May16° / 18818.5214.84.0
Jun19° / 11°20018.60.215.64.9
Jul21° / 13°21218.50.115.35.4
Aug21° / 13°21117.70145.4
Sep17° / 10°16615.40.512.44.7
Oct13° / 13013.62.810.63.1
Nov / 13414.17.69.10.8
Dec / -1°13114.311.28.40.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44654
54654
64555
74555
84456
94555
104555
114456
124456
134357
144357
154357
164357
174258
184159
194159
204159
214159
224060
234060
243961
253961
263862
273862
283763
293664
303664

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Emmen gets around 166 mm of rain and snow over 15.4 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1540
2540
3540
4540
5540
6530
7531
8531
9531
10531
11531
12531
13521
14521
15522
16522
17522
18512
19512
20513
21513
22503
23503
24503
25503
26503
27514
28514
29514
30524

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167312
268302
371281
472271
574251
675241
776231
879210
980200
1081190
1183170
1284160
1385150
1486140
1587130
1688120
1789110
1890100
199190
209280
219370
229370
239460
249550
259550
269640
279640
289730
299730
309730

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 102 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:517:02
213.15:527:00
313.15:546:58
413.05:556:56
513.05:566:54
612.95:586:52
712.85:596:50
812.86:006:48
912.76:026:46
1012.76:036:44
1112.66:046:42
1212.66:066:40
1312.56:076:38
1412.46:096:35
1512.46:106:33
1612.36:116:31
1712.36:136:29
1812.26:146:27
1912.26:156:25
2012.16:176:23
2112.06:186:21
2212.06:196:19
2311.96:216:16
2411.96:226:14
2511.86:246:12
2611.86:256:10
2711.76:266:08
2811.66:286:06
2911.66:296:04
3011.56:316:02

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.0Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Emmen?

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
1.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Emmen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Emmen in September

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

In September, Emmen sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Emmen 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 Emmen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Emmen?

Emmen sits at 47.1°N, 8.3°E, 464 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Littau, 3.0 km away.

ZugBaarSchwyzHorgen

Topography around Emmen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Emmen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 483 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,697 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,864 m.

The land around Emmen is covered by trees (36%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
1,697 m
80 km
3,864 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
September weather nearby: Littau 3.0 km · Lucerne 4.0 km · Kriens 5.0 km · Cham 18 km · Zug 21 km · Baar 23 km · Schwyz 30 km · Horgen 32 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Emmen (47.0782°, 8.2733°, elevation 464 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).