Bergen op Zoom weather in September

In September, Bergen op Zoom sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 60 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 18% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Bergen op Zoom's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bergen op Zoom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:25 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Bergen op Zoom is city in Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.

Density
711/km²
people per km²

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 Bergen op Zoom reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C cooler than August and about 4°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Bergen op Zoom

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.

Bergen op Zoom weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 62120.88.10.4
Feb / 5411.31.39.60.8
Mar10° / 5411.20.611.52.2
Apr14° / 4910.9013.54.0
May18° / 10°6311.9015.35.4
Jun20° / 12°6611.2016.35.9
Jul22° / 14°7813015.96.2
Aug22° / 14°7712.6014.46.2
Sep19° / 12°6011012.45.7
Oct15° / 6211.7010.44.1
Nov10° / 6412.30.48.62.0
Dec / 7313.41.17.70.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33466
43466
53565
63565
73565
83565
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Bergen op Zoom gets around 60 mm of rain over 11 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
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534
635
735
835
935
1035
1136
1236
1336
1436
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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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15235121
25434111
35533111
45533111
55732110
65831110
75930110
86129100
96129100
106228100
116327100
12652690
13662680
14672580
15682570
16692470
17702460
18712450
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20722440
21722530
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26742510
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Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:017:24
213.36:027:22
313.36:047:20
413.26:067:17
513.16:077:15
613.16:097:13
713.06:117:10
812.96:127:08
912.96:147:06
1012.86:167:03
1112.76:177:01
1212.76:196:58
1312.66:216:56
1412.56:226:54
1512.56:246:51
1612.46:256:49
1712.36:276:46
1812.36:296:44
1912.26:306:42
2012.16:326:39
2112.16:346:37
2212.06:356:34
2311.96:376:32
2411.86:396:30
2511.86:406:27
2611.76:426:25
2711.66:446:23
2811.66:456:20
2911.56:476:18
3011.46:496:15

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Bergen op Zoom?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Bergen op Zoom for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bergen op Zoom in September

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

In September, Bergen op Zoom sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Bergen op Zoom in September

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 48 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
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Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Bergen op Zoom 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 Bergen op Zoom peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
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Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Bergen op Zoom?

Bergen op Zoom sits at 51.5°N, 4.3°E, 9 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Steenbergen, 10 km away.

KalmthoutKapellenEkerenBrasschaatGoes

Topography around Bergen op Zoom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bergen op Zoom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Bergen op Zoom is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, cropland (33%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (26%), water (23%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
180 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Steenbergen 10 km · Roosendaal 13 km · Kalmthout 18 km · Stabroek 19 km · Kapellen 22 km · Ekeren 25 km · Brasschaat 27 km · Goes 28 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 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 Bergen op Zoom (51.495°, 4.2917°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).