Rijen weather in September

In September, Rijen sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11.4 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 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 Rijen's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rijen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:23 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Rijen is village in Gilze en Rijen, the Netherlands.

Density
3,607/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 Rijen 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 24°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)
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How September really feels in Rijen

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.

Rijen 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 / 6511.91.18.10.4
Feb / 5911.31.59.60.7
Mar10° / 5711.60.811.52.3
Apr14° / 5111.1013.64.1
May18° / 6512.3015.35.4
Jun21° / 12°6711.4016.36.0
Jul23° / 14°8113.2015.96.2
Aug23° / 14°8112.8014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6211.4012.45.7
Oct15° / 64120.110.44.0
Nov10° / 6312.30.48.61.9
Dec / 7413.31.37.70.6

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 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43466
53466
63565
73664
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
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203763
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233664
243466
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263268
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283169
293070
302872

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Rijen gets around 62 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 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
436
535
636
736
836
937
1037
1137
1238
1338
1438
1538
1639
1739
1839
1939
2040
2140
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2341
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2642
2743
2844
2944
3044

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15831101
25831101
3603091
4603091
5612991
6612991
7642880
8642880
9652780
10652780
11662680
12682570
13682570
14702460
15712360
16722350
17732250
18742240
19742240
20752230
21762130
22762220
23762220
24762220
25762220
26782110
27782110
28782110
29782110
30792010

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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912light 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 5:58 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:587:22
213.36:007:20
313.36:017:17
413.26:037:15
513.16:057:13
613.16:067:10
713.06:087:08
812.96:107:05
912.96:117:03
1012.86:137:01
1112.76:156:58
1212.76:166:56
1312.66:186:54
1412.56:206:51
1512.56:216:49
1612.46:236:46
1712.36:256:44
1812.36:266:42
1912.26:286:39
2012.16:306:37
2112.16:316:34
2212.06:336:32
2311.96:356:30
2411.86:366:27
2511.86:386:25
2611.76:406:22
2711.66:416:20
2811.66:436:18
2911.56:456:15
3011.46:466:13

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 3.03 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
103.3Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
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 Rijen?

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
2.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Rijen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rijen in September

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

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

rain gear

Sea temperature near Rijen 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 70 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 5°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
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Rijen 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 Rijen peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rijen?

Rijen sits at 51.6°N, 4.9°E, 11 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Dongen, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Rijen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rijen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Rijen is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), trees (28%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), trees (23%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
182 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Dongen 4.0 km · Oosterhout 7.0 km · Hoge Vucht 9.0 km · Breda 10 km · Loon op Zand 11 km · Tilburg 13 km · Goirle 13 km · Geertruidenberg 13 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 Rijen (51.5908°, 4.9194°, elevation 11 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).