Slovenia
Lake Bled in September
🍂 AutumnPleasant and often rainy.
🎒 Pack: compact umbrella or rain jacket
Why September scores 9.1What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.5
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (21.5°C highs / 11.3°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 10.3°C)
- !Wet: ~155 mm rain, ~5 heavy-rain days
- Air quality10.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~4 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline8.5
- ·Normal precautions
| Sep | Jun | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.1 Excellent | 9.3 Excellent |
| Season | 🍂 Autumn | ☀️ Summer |
| High / low | 22° / 11° | 25° / 14° |
| Rain | 155 mm | 120 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 10° | dew pt 13° |
| PM2.5 | 4 µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsSeptember 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
No national public holidays in Slovenia this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore Lake BledEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyAn alpine lake in northwest Slovenia with a church on an islet and a clifftop castle, visited for walks, rowing and the Julian Alps.
No major events on our calendar for September.
Coming up later
Bled Winter FairytaleDate variesUsually December to early January
A Christmas market with lights and events.
Why go: Weather is cold; the lake is occasionally frozen.
Where: Lakeside promenade
Bled Days (Blejski dnevi)Date variesUsually late July
A summer festival ending with candles floated on the lake and fireworks.
Why go: Accommodation fills up; book early.
Where: Lakeside
Bled Island and Church
The lake's only island, reached by traditional pletna boat or rowing boat.
💡 Ring the 'wishing bell' in the church.
Bled Castle
A medieval castle on a cliff above the lake with a museum and views.
Lakeside path
A roughly 6 km path around the lake.
Vintgar Gorgegreat in Sep
A wooden boardwalk through a narrow river gorge near Bled.
💡 It closes in winter.
Ojstrica and Mala Osojnica viewpoints
Short, steep hikes to classic views over the lake and island.
Lake Bohinj
A larger, quieter glacial lake in Triglav National Park nearby.
Kremšnita (Bled cream cake)
A custard and cream slice, Bled's signature dessert.
💡 Lakeside cafes and patisseries
Trout
Freshwater trout from alpine rivers.
💡 Restaurants around Bled and Bohinj
Štruklji
Rolled dumplings with sweet or savoury fillings.
💡 Gostilna inns
Kranjska klobasa
Carniolan sausage, a protected Slovenian product.
💡 Restaurants and stalls
Honey and beekeeping crafts
Slovenian honey and painted beehive panels.
💡 Souvenir shops
Lace
Bobbin lace in the Idrija tradition.
💡 Gift shops
Pumpkin seed oil
Dark, nutty oil from eastern Slovenia.
💡 Food shops