Fribourg weather in September

In September, Fribourg sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 117 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Fribourg's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fribourg's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 117 mm; 12.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:16 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 3.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 8.7 µg/m³ · 2020

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 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Fribourg reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 22°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°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	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7

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

How September really feels in Fribourg

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.

Fribourg 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -4°	101	12.8	10.8	8.8	0.0
Feb	4° / -3°	92	11.4	9.8	10	0.0
Mar	9° / -0°	99	13.3	8.6	11.6	1.5
Apr	12° / 3°	107	14.3	6.2	13.3	2.9
May	16° / 7°	157	17.5	2.5	14.8	4.2
Jun	20° / 10°	150	17.3	0.4	15.6	5.2
Jul	22° / 12°	159	16.3	0.2	15.3	5.8
Aug	21° / 12°	150	15.5	0.1	14	5.9
Sep	17° / 9°	117	12.8	1	12.4	5.2
Oct	13° / 5°	104	12.4	2.6	10.6	3.3
Nov	7° / 0°	111	13.3	7.1	9.2	0.8
Dec	3° / -3°	118	13.8	11	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	50	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	48	49	48	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	43	43	43	43	41	41	41	40	39	37	37
Cloudier (%)	50	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	52	51	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	59	59	59	60	61	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	37	63
30	37	63

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Fribourg gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	2
2	45	2
3	45	2
4	45	2
5	45	2
6	45	2
7	44	2
8	44	2
9	44	3
10	44	3
11	44	3
12	44	3
13	44	3
14	44	3
15	44	3
16	44	3
17	43	4
18	43	4
19	43	4
20	42	4
21	42	4
22	42	4
23	42	4
24	42	4
25	42	4
26	43	4
27	43	4
28	44	5
29	44	5
30	44	5

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 (%)	74	77	78	80	82	83	85	86	88	89	90	91	93	93	94	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	25	23	22	20	18	17	15	14	12	11	10	9	7	7	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	74	25	1
2	77	23	0
3	78	22	0
4	80	20	0
5	82	18	0
6	83	17	0
7	85	15	0
8	86	14	0
9	88	12	0
10	89	11	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	94	6	0
16	95	5	0
17	96	4	0
18	96	4	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

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 5:56 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:07 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)	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:57	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:35
Sunset (PM)	7:06	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	5:56	7:06
2	13.1	5:57	7:04
3	13.1	5:58	7:02
4	13.0	6:00	7:00
5	13.0	6:01	6:58
6	12.9	6:02	6:56
7	12.8	6:04	6:54
8	12.8	6:05	6:52
9	12.7	6:06	6:50
10	12.7	6:08	6:48
11	12.6	6:09	6:46
12	12.6	6:10	6:44
13	12.5	6:12	6:42
14	12.4	6:13	6:40
15	12.4	6:15	6:38
16	12.3	6:16	6:36
17	12.3	6:17	6:34
18	12.2	6:19	6:31
19	12.2	6:20	6:29
20	12.1	6:21	6:27
21	12.0	6:23	6:25
22	12.0	6:24	6:23
23	11.9	6:25	6:21
24	11.9	6:27	6:19
25	11.8	6:28	6:17
26	11.8	6:29	6:15
27	11.7	6:31	6:13
28	11.6	6:32	6:11
29	11.6	6:33	6:09
30	11.5	6:35	6:07

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 3.77 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)	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate
29	3.1	Moderate
30	3.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Fribourg?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Fribourg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fribourg in September

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

In September, Fribourg sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Fribourg 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 Fribourg peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	7	7	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Fribourg?

Fribourg sits at 46.8°N, 7.2°E, 610 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Bulle, 22 km away.

Topography around Fribourg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fribourg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 642 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,279 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,826 m.

The land around Fribourg is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (34%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

237 m

trees 43%

16 km

1,279 m

grassland 36%

80 km

3,826 m

trees 44%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

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

September weather nearby: Bulle 22 km · Köniz 24 km · Neuchâtel 27 km · Bern 28 km · Thun 36 km · Steffisburg 37 km · Biel/Bienne 38 km · Yverdon-les-Bains 39 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

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 Fribourg (46.8024°, 7.1513°, elevation 610 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	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	18	9
9	18	9
10	18	9
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	17	9
16	17	9
17	17	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	7
27	16	7
28	16	7
29	15	7
30	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	2
2	45	2
3	45	2
4	45	2
5	45	2
6	45	2
7	44	2
8	44	2
9	44	3
10	44	3
11	44	3
12	44	3
13	44	3
14	44	3
15	44	3
16	44	3
17	43	4
18	43	4
19	43	4
20	42	4
21	42	4
22	42	4
23	42	4
24	42	4
25	42	4
26	43	4
27	43	4
28	44	5
29	44	5
30	44	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	74	25	1
2	77	23	0
3	78	22	0
4	80	20	0
5	82	18	0
6	83	17	0
7	85	15	0
8	86	14	0
9	88	12	0
10	89	11	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	94	6	0
16	95	5	0
17	96	4	0
18	96	4	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	2
2	45	2
3	45	2
4	45	2
5	45	2
6	45	2
7	44	2
8	44	2
9	44	3
10	44	3
11	44	3
12	44	3
13	44	3
14	44	3
15	44	3
16	44	3
17	43	4
18	43	4
19	43	4
20	42	4
21	42	4
22	42	4
23	42	4
24	42	4
25	42	4
26	43	4
27	43	4
28	44	5
29	44	5
30	44	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	74	25	1
2	77	23	0
3	78	22	0
4	80	20	0
5	82	18	0
6	83	17	0
7	85	15	0
8	86	14	0
9	88	12	0
10	89	11	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	94	6	0
16	95	5	0
17	96	4	0
18	96	4	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	37	63
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	2
2	45	2
3	45	2
4	45	2
5	45	2
6	45	2
7	44	2
8	44	2
9	44	3
10	44	3
11	44	3
12	44	3
13	44	3
14	44	3
15	44	3
16	44	3
17	43	4
18	43	4
19	43	4
20	42	4
21	42	4
22	42	4
23	42	4
24	42	4
25	42	4
26	43	4
27	43	4
28	44	5
29	44	5
30	44	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	74	25	1
2	77	23	0
3	78	22	0
4	80	20	0
5	82	18	0
6	83	17	0
7	85	15	0
8	86	14	0
9	88	12	0
10	89	11	0
11	90	10	0
12	91	9	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	94	6	0
16	95	5	0
17	96	4	0
18	96	4	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0