Sitten weather in September

In September, Sitten sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 129 mm of precipitation across 14.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 Sitten's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sitten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
129 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:15 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
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 Sitten reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2165
3165
4165
5165
6165
7155
8155
9155
10155
11154
12154
13154
14144
15144
16144
17144
18144
19143
20143
21143
22133
23133
24133
25133
26133
27133
28132
29122
30122

How September really feels in Sitten

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.

Sitten 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -12°12812.412.98.80.0
Feb-1° / -11°11111.412.1100.0
Mar / -6°11413.412.511.60.0
Apr / -2°11614.310.313.30.9
May12° / 17318.85.314.72.5
Jun16° / 17618.8115.54.1
Jul18° / 18018.40.415.25.0
Aug18° / 17016.90.4145.0
Sep14° / 12914.61.912.33.7
Oct10° / -0°11313.45.210.72.0
Nov / -7°12613.210.99.20.1
Dec-3° / -11°14113.313.38.50.0

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 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
45050
55149
65149
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
124852
134852
144852
154852
164753
174654
184555
194555
204456
214357
224357
234258
244258
254258
264060
274060
284060
293961
303862

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Sitten gets around 129 mm of rain and snow over 14.6 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1524
2524
3524
4524
5524
6525
7515
8515
9515
10515
11506
12506
13506
14506
15496
16497
17497
18487
19488
20488
21478
22478
23478
24478
25479
26489
27489
284910
294910
304911

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in September

Winds average 4 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm

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 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:567:05
213.15:577:03
313.05:587:01
413.06:006:59
512.96:016:57
612.96:026:55
712.86:036:53
812.86:056:51
912.76:066:49
1012.76:076:47
1112.66:096:45
1212.56:106:43
1312.56:116:41
1412.46:136:39
1512.46:146:37
1612.36:156:35
1712.36:176:33
1812.26:186:30
1912.26:196:28
2012.16:206:26
2112.06:226:24
2212.06:236:22
2311.96:246:20
2411.96:266:18
2511.86:276:16
2611.86:286:14
2711.76:306:12
2811.66:316:10
2911.66:326:08
3011.56:346:06

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Sitten?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sitten.

What to pack for Sitten in September

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

In September, Sitten sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Sitten 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 Sitten peaks around July 16 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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sitten?

Sitten sits at 46.2°N, 7.4°E, 500 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Sierre, 16 km away.

Martigny-VilleMontheyZermattMontreuxVeveyBulleChamonix

Topography around Sitten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sitten has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m around an average of 686 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,767 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,579 m.

The land around Sitten is covered by trees (47%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
958 m
16 km
2,767 m
80 km
4,579 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
September weather nearby: Sierre 16 km · Martigny-Ville 26 km · Monthey 31 km · Zermatt 38 km · Montreux 41 km · Vevey 47 km · Bulle 49 km · Chamonix 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 Sitten (46.2274°, 7.3556°, elevation 500 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).