Interlaken weather in September

In September, Interlaken sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 145 mm of precipitation across 14.4 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 16°C in the first days to 13°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 Interlaken's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Interlaken's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
145 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:13 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical September day in Interlaken 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 10°C and 20°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)
1178
2178
3178
4168
5168
6168
7168
8167
9167
10167
11157
12157
13157
14157
15157
16156
17156
18146
19146
20146
21146
22146
23146
24146
25145
26145
27135
28135
29135
30135

How September really feels in Interlaken

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.

Interlaken 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 / -7°11913.613.38.80.0
Feb / -6°10612.211.7100.0
Mar / -3°11414.512.411.60.3
Apr / 12414.89.213.31.6
May13° / 19319.15.414.83.0
Jun17° / 19819.11.415.64.3
Jul19° / 10°21119.20.815.35.0
Aug19° / 10°21018.31145.0
Sep15° / 14514.42.112.44.0
Oct11° / 11612.14.710.62.6
Nov / -2°12213.610.79.20.3
Dec / -5°12514.113.28.40.0

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 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
54951
64951
75050
85050
94951
104852
114852
124753
134753
144753
154555
164555
174555
184357
194357
204357
214258
224258
234258
244258
254357
264258
274258
284159
294159
304060

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Interlaken gets around 145 mm of rain and snow over 14.4 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1525
2525
3525
4525
5515
6516
7516
8516
9516
10517
11507
12507
13507
14508
15498
16498
17498
18499
19489
20489
21479
22479
23469
24469
25469
26469
274610
284610
294611
304511

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2955
3964
4964
5973
6973
7982
8982
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

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 5:53 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:537:03
213.15:547:01
313.15:566:59
413.05:576:57
512.95:586:55
612.96:006:53
712.86:016:51
812.86:026:49
912.76:046:47
1012.76:056:45
1112.66:066:43
1212.66:086:41
1312.56:096:39
1412.46:106:37
1512.46:126:35
1612.36:136:33
1712.36:146:31
1812.26:166:29
1912.26:176:26
2012.16:186:24
2112.06:206:22
2212.06:216:20
2311.96:226:18
2411.96:246:16
2511.86:256:14
2611.86:266:12
2711.76:286:10
2811.66:296:08
2911.66:316:06
3011.56:326:04

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Interlaken?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Interlaken for sightseeing.

What to pack for Interlaken in September

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

In September, Interlaken sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Interlaken 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 Interlaken peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Interlaken?

Interlaken sits at 46.7°N, 7.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Lauterbrunnen, 11 km away.

ThunSteffisburgBernKönizBurgdorfKriens

Topography around Interlaken

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Interlaken has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,058 m around an average of 749 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,389 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,230 m.

The land around Interlaken is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,058 m
16 km
3,389 m
80 km
4,230 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
September weather nearby: Lauterbrunnen 11 km · Grindelwald 15 km · Thun 20 km · Steffisburg 21 km · Bern 43 km · Köniz 44 km · Burgdorf 45 km · Kriens 50 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 Interlaken (46.6839°, 7.8664°, elevation 0 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).