Renens weather in September

In September, Renens sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 109 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 17°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 Renens's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Renens's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:18 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Renens 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 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical September day in Renens reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12014
22014
32014
42014
52013
62013
71913
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91913
101913
111913
121913
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261711
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281711
291611
301611

How September really feels in Renens

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.

Renens weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 107136.88.80.0
Feb / 9211.26.7100.2
Mar / 9812.74.511.61.8
Apr12° / 9412.82.213.33.1
May16° / 120150.214.84.5
Jun20° / 13°11314.2015.65.7
Jul22° / 15°12614.3015.26.2
Aug22° / 15°11813.80146.2
Sep18° / 12°10912.8012.45.5
Oct14° / 107130.310.73.7
Nov / 11613.53.29.21.5
Dec / 12313.86.88.40.2

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 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65149
75050
85050
95050
104852
114852
124852
134753
144654
154555
164456
174456
184258
194258
204159
214060
224060
233961
243961
253961
263862
273763
283664
293664
303565

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Renens gets around 109 mm of rain 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 rain averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
542
642
742
842
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2544
2644
2744
2845
2945
3046

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14733181
24933171
35033161
45134141
55334130
65434120
75534110
85535100
9563590
10563590
11573580
12583570
13583570
14603460
15603460
16623350
17623350
18643240
19653140
20673030
21673030
22682930
23702820
24712720
25722620
26742510
27752410
28772210
29782110
30802000

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 5:58 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:587:08
213.16:007:06
313.16:017:04
413.06:027:02
512.96:047:00
612.96:056:58
712.86:066:56
812.86:086:54
912.76:096:52
1012.76:106:50
1112.66:126:48
1212.66:136:46
1312.56:146:44
1412.46:166:42
1512.46:176:40
1612.36:186:38
1712.36:206:36
1812.26:216:34
1912.26:226:32
2012.16:246:29
2112.06:256:27
2212.06:266:25
2311.96:286:23
2411.96:296:21
2511.86:306:19
2611.86:326:17
2711.76:336:15
2811.66:346:13
2911.66:366:11
3011.56:376:09

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 3.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
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 Renens?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Renens for sightseeing.

What to pack for Renens in September

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

In September, Renens sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Renens 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 Renens peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Renens?

Renens sits at 46.5°N, 6.6°E, 441 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Lausanne, 4.0 km away.

Thonon-les-BainsVeveyYverdon-les-BainsMontreuxNyon

Topography around Renens

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Renens has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m around an average of 474 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,218 m.

The land around Renens is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (31%), trees (24%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
278 m
16 km
577 m
80 km
4,218 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
September weather nearby: Lausanne 4.0 km · Pully 7.0 km · Morges 8.0 km · Thonon-les-Bains 21 km · Vevey 21 km · Yverdon-les-Bains 27 km · Montreux 27 km · Nyon 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 Renens (46.5399°, 6.5881°, elevation 441 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).