Raalte weather in September

In September, Raalte sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11.4 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 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Raalte's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Raalte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:17 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Raalte is village in the Netherlands.

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 Raalte reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°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 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12012
22012
32012
42012
52012
62011
72011
81911
91911
101911
111911
121911
131911
141911
151911
161910
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181810
191810
201810
211810
221810
231810
241710
251710
261710
27179
28179
29179
30169

How September really feels in Raalte

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.

Raalte 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 / 6612.91.680.1
Feb / 5410.91.89.50.4
Mar10° / 5711.60.911.51.9
Apr14° / 5110.80.113.63.9
May18° / 6511.6015.45.4
Jun20° / 11°7112.1016.55.8
Jul22° / 13°8714.4016.16.0
Aug22° / 13°8213.7014.56.0
Sep19° / 11°6611.4012.45.6
Oct14° / 6311.8010.33.8
Nov / 5812.50.38.51.6
Dec / 6912.927.50.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53664
63565
73565
83664
93664
103664
113565
123664
133565
143565
153565
163565
173565
183565
193565
203565
213466
223466
233466
243367
253169
263169
273070
283070
292971
302872

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Raalte gets around 66 mm of rain over 11.4 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
240
340
439
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2038
2138
2238
2339
2439
2540
2641
2741
2842
2942
3043

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15732101
2583291
3583291
4613180
5613180
6613180
7633070
8633070
9642970
10662860
11672760
12672760
13702550
14712450
15732340
16742240
17752140
18772030
19772030
20791920
21791920
22791920
23801910
24801910
25801910
26801910
27811810
28811810
29821800
30831700

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

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 5:52 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:527:18
213.45:537:15
313.35:557:13
413.25:577:11
513.25:587:08
613.16:007:06
713.06:027:03
813.06:037:01
912.96:056:58
1012.86:076:56
1112.76:096:54
1212.76:106:51
1312.66:126:49
1412.56:146:46
1512.56:156:44
1612.46:176:41
1712.36:196:39
1812.36:216:36
1912.26:226:34
2012.16:246:31
2112.16:266:29
2212.06:286:26
2311.96:296:24
2411.86:316:22
2511.86:336:19
2611.76:346:17
2711.66:366:14
2811.66:386:12
2911.56:406:09
3011.46:416:07

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 2.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Raalte?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Raalte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Raalte in September

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

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

rain gear

UV index in Raalte 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 Raalte peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Raalte?

Raalte sits at 52.4°N, 6.3°E, 9 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Nijverdal, 13 km away.

ZwolleRijssenEpeWierdenAlmelo

Topography around Raalte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Raalte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Raalte is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (26%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Nijverdal 13 km · Dalfsen 14 km · Deventer 16 km · Zwolle 19 km · Rijssen 19 km · Epe 20 km · Wierden 22 km · Almelo 27 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 Raalte (52.3858°, 6.275°, 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. 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).