California weather in September: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020

In September, California's statewide normal high is 85°F and normal low 56°F; normal highs run from 64°F in Eureka to 104°F in Brawley (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).

Statewide normal high
85°FSeptember, 1991-2020
Statewide normal low
56°FSeptember, 1991-2020
Statewide normal precipitation
0.28 inSeptember
Warmest place
104°Fnormal high, Brawley
Coolest place
64°Fnormal high, Eureka

Where is California warmest and wettest in September?

Brawley has the warmest September afternoons (104°F) and Eureka the coolest (64°F). Klamath gets the most precipitation (1.26 in) and Pomona the least (0.01 in).

Statewide, September averaged 72.2°F in 2021, 73.8°F in 2022, 68.1°F in 2023, 72.5°F in 2024, 71.3°F in 2025, against a 1991-2020 normal of 70.6°F.

California in September: normal high, low, precipitation and snow by place (largest first)
PlaceHighLowPrecip.Snow
Los Angeles83°F64°F0.13–
San Diego77°F66°F0.12–
San Jose81°F57°F0.07–
San Francisco70°F56°F0.10–
Fresno91°F63°F0.050.0
Sacramento89°F57°F0.09–
Long Beach82°F64°F0.08–
Oakland74°F56°F0.10–
Bakersfield91°F65°F0.050.0
Anaheim88°F64°F0.150.0
Stockton90°F58°F0.08–
Riverside91°F62°F0.11–
Irvine89°F62°F0.10–
Santa Ana80°F65°F0.10–
Chula Vista77°F64°F0.090.0
Fremont78°F56°F0.100.0
Modesto89°F59°F0.06–
Oxnard74°F60°F0.08–
Ontario91°F64°F0.10–
Santa Rosa83°F50°F0.13–
Oceanside78°F59°F0.13–
Lancaster91°F57°F0.12–
Palmdale92°F59°F0.16–
Salinas74°F54°F0.05–
Hayward77°F58°F0.08–
Sunnyvale78°F57°F0.07–
Escondido87°F63°F0.160.0
Pomona89°F60°F0.010.0
Visalia88°F60°F0.070.0
Victorville91°F58°F0.160.0
Fullerton85°F65°F0.14–
Torrance78°F61°F0.090.0
Pasadena90°F62°F0.220.0
Concord85°F58°F0.06–
Vallejo86°F57°F0.08–
Fairfield87°F57°F0.080.0
Berkeley76°F54°F0.120.0
Antioch87°F59°F0.060.0
Richmond75°F56°F0.030.0
Carlsbad76°F64°F0.11–
Santa Maria75°F54°F0.07–
Vacaville91°F56°F0.06–
Burbank87°F63°F0.11–
El Cajon87°F62°F0.110.0
Chico91°F55°F0.25–
Hesperia91°F61°F0.17–
Tracy89°F54°F0.08–
Vista81°F61°F0.16–
Merced91°F57°F0.05–
Indio101°F77°F0.130.0
Chino93°F60°F0.06–
Redding92°F58°F0.450.0
Hemet92°F62°F0.370.0
Santa Monica76°F62°F0.14–
Santa Barbara74°F56°F0.07–
Livermore85°F55°F0.08–
Hawthorne79°F65°F0.17–
Redwood City79°F54°F0.070.0
Newport Beach74°F64°F0.100.0
Tustin87°F61°F0.180.0
Napa80°F51°F0.07–
Redlands92°F60°F0.130.0
Lake Elsinore93°F61°F0.170.0
Turlock88°F62°F0.030.0
Camarillo80°F59°F0.06–
Madera92°F58°F0.03–
Lodi89°F56°F0.100.0
Redondo Beach76°F62°F0.12–
Palo Alto80°F53°F0.070.0
Davis90°F55°F0.090.0
Porterville92°F62°F0.06–
Woodland90°F56°F0.160.0
Santa Cruz77°F53°F0.100.0
Hanford92°F57°F0.04–
Gilroy85°F53°F0.040.0
San Rafael81°F54°F0.070.0
Petaluma82°F51°F0.090.0
San Jacinto92°F61°F0.260.0
Delano91°F62°F0.040.0
Watsonville75°F52°F0.07–
San Luis Obispo80°F53°F0.04–
Los Banos90°F60°F0.050.0
Newark77°F58°F0.090.0
Palm Springs102°F74°F0.24–
Hollister81°F53°F0.050.0
El Centro102°F72°F0.18–
Lompoc75°F55°F0.050.0
Culver City78°F62°F0.130.0
San Gabriel87°F64°F0.130.0
Pacifica72°F53°F0.110.0
Martinez84°F50°F0.060.0
Oildale91°F64°F0.11–
Los Gatos83°F54°F0.050.0
Fallbrook88°F62°F0.11–
Paso Robles90°F50°F0.060.0
Monterey71°F54°F0.07–
Brawley104°F71°F0.090.0
Wasco94°F62°F0.030.0
Lemoore92°F57°F0.04–
Twentynine Palms97°F69°F0.34–
Imperial Beach75°F62°F0.14–
Eureka64°F51°F0.680.0
Barstow96°F66°F0.170.0
Ramona87°F55°F0.15–
Shafter91°F57°F0.08–
Corcoran92°F58°F––
Laguna Beach81°F59°F0.160.0
Imperial100°F73°F0.260.0
Yucca Valley89°F60°F0.150.0
Stevenson Ranch91°F62°F0.110.0
South Lake Tahoe73°F35°F0.28–
Oroville89°F59°F0.16–
Arcata65°F49°F0.85–
Blythe102°F74°F0.32–
Truckee76°F34°F0.630.5
Coalinga95°F61°F0.060.0
Clearlake85°F50°F0.170.0
Ukiah89°F51°F0.16–
Alpine86°F60°F0.25–
Red Bluff91°F59°F0.19–
Grass Valley82°F52°F0.440.0
King City85°F52°F0.060.0
Auburn87°F60°F0.24–
Marysville90°F56°F0.11–
Lindsay91°F57°F0.070.0
Susanville80°F45°F0.24–
Newman95°F57°F0.040.0
Half Moon Bay66°F51°F0.210.0
Healdsburg85°F52°F0.100.0
Tehachapi81°F51°F0.15–
Lake Arrowhead74°F52°F0.310.0
Placerville88°F56°F––
Sonoma85°F51°F0.070.0
Morro Bay72°F56°F0.090.0
Valley Center91°F56°F0.17–
Paradise86°F62°F0.410.0
Cloverdale90°F54°F0.130.0
Orland90°F58°F0.240.0
Pismo Beach72°F54°F0.080.0
Winters91°F57°F0.090.0
Yreka84°F47°F0.410.0
Ojai88°F51°F0.100.0
Kentfield82°F53°F0.090.0
Mammoth Lakes71°F40°F0.47–
Fort Bragg65°F49°F0.250.0
Mecca102°F74°F0.300.0
Taft92°F62°F0.060.0
Ben Lomond89°F49°F0.120.0
Joshua Tree93°F64°F0.220.0
Colusa89°F54°F0.110.0
Crescent City65°F50°F1.10–
Willows91°F58°F0.22–
St. Helena87°F54°F0.060.0
Woodside87°F51°F––
Big Bear Lake73°F44°F0.400.0
Calistoga87°F52°F0.120.0
Wrightwood75°F46°F0.380.0
Sonora87°F51°F0.200.0
Willits82°F42°F0.37–
Needles103°F77°F0.340.0
Mojave90°F61°F0.100.0
Morongo Valley88°F66°F0.17–
Bishop90°F47°F0.11–
Avalon78°F63°F0.12–
Weaverville89°F44°F0.310.0
Nevada City82°F55°F0.530.0
Mount Shasta78°F45°F0.51–
Auberry88°F62°F0.120.0
Burney82°F38°F0.390.0
Angwin81°F53°F0.17–
Campo88°F51°F0.65–
Alturas80°F37°F0.35–
Georgetown86°F57°F0.41–
Three Rivers92°F58°F0.160.0
Portola79°F37°F0.440.1
Colfax86°F57°F0.350.0
Chester79°F41°F0.310.0
Graton84°F48°F0.180.0
Dunsmuir84°F46°F0.680.0
Quincy82°F40°F0.420.0
Covelo88°F45°F0.200.0
Julian81°F57°F0.350.0
Shasta90°F63°F0.52–
Buttonwillow91°F60°F0.030.0
Montague84°F45°F0.27–
Occidental77°F53°F0.18–
Tahoma69°F41°F0.60–
Inyokern94°F60°F0.180.0
Kettleman City92°F61°F0.06–
Independence93°F58°F0.11–
McCloud84°F41°F0.58–
Tulelake79°F38°F0.370.0
Klamath67°F50°F1.260.0
Shelter Cove70°F54°F––
Cedarville81°F44°F0.340.0
Doyle80°F44°F0.390.1
Groveland85°F50°F0.300.0
Potter Valley90°F49°F0.300.0
Scotia73°F52°F0.47–
Lee Vining76°F46°F0.310.0
New Cuyama89°F52°F0.08–
Dobbins89°F51°F0.38–
Baker101°F68°F0.360.0
Lemon Cove94°F59°F0.060.0
Bridgeport78°F34°F0.230.0
Friant92°F57°F0.070.0
Bodega66°F51°F0.18–
Orick69°F45°F––
Canby80°F38°F––
Downieville83°F46°F0.660.0
Fort Bidwell77°F45°F0.290.2
Mount Laguna76°F54°F0.53–
Mineral77°F38°F0.51–
Randsburg92°F62°F0.190.0
Adin83°F43°F0.360.0
Hat Creek85°F38°F0.380.0
Verdi77°F47°F0.34–
Glennville84°F45°F0.130.0
Ash Mountain91°F63°F0.180.0
Balch Power House88°F64°F0.24–
Big Bar (4 mi E)89°F47°F0.440.0
Big Sur Station77°F50°F0.130.0
Blue Canyon Airport73°F57°F0.59–
Boca79°F31°F0.480.1
Bodie California St Historic P71°F28°F0.220.1
Borrego Desert Park101°F72°F0.150.0
Bowman Dam77°F51°F––
Cachuma Lake91°F47°F0.080.0
Calaveras Big Trees74°F51°F0.390.0
Callahan83°F43°F0.380.0
Camp Pardee88°F61°F0.170.0
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Air Station83°F58°F––
Canyon Dam79°F44°F0.350.0
Carmel Valley81°F51°F0.05–
Cecilville89°F45°F––
Cherry Valley Dam82°F53°F0.430.0
China Lake Naf95°F61°F0.24–
Chiriaco Summit96°F68°F0.51–
Concord Wastewater Treatment Plant86°F58°F0.060.0
Copco #1 Dam85°F49°F0.480.0
Cuyamaca79°F51°F0.570.0
De Sabla86°F53°F0.410.0
Death Valley National Park108°F79°F0.200.0
Desert Resorts Regional Airport102°F68°F0.320.0
Donner Mem State Park75°F36°F0.490.0
Eagle Mountain97°F76°F0.360.0
East Park Reservoir89°F52°F0.150.0
El Capitan Dam94°F55°F0.130.0
El Mirage90°F57°F0.280.0
Fairmont88°F62°F0.150.0
Five Points (5 mi SSW)94°F58°F––
Fort Ross67°F48°F0.17–
Getty Center82°F63°F0.130.0
Gibraltar Dam #291°F51°F0.09–
Grant Grove73°F47°F0.320.0
Grizzly Creek State Park72°F49°F0.510.0
Haiwee87°F54°F0.21–
Hayfield Pumping Plant100°F68°F0.500.0
Hearst Castle78°F60°F0.070.0
Henshaw Dam89°F49°F0.44–
Hetch Hetchy81°F54°F0.370.0
Huntington Lake68°F44°F0.40–
Idyllwild Fire Dept81°F50°F0.790.0
Iron Mountain102°F75°F––
Jess Valley77°F39°F0.580.1
Johnson Valley90°F62°F0.24–
Kern River Powerhouse 392°F56°F0.23–
Lake Solano91°F56°F––
Lake Spaulding76°F44°F––
Lava Beds Nat Mon78°F45°F0.440.0
Lodgepole70°F39°F0.650.0
Loraine (5 mi NNE)84°F51°F0.11–
Manzanita Lake72°F41°F0.65–
Markley Cove90°F53°F0.070.0
Mitchell Caverns85°F68°F0.700.0
Mount Diablo Junction80°F60°F0.120.0
Mount Hamilton75°F60°F0.170.0
Mount Wilson CBS81°F59°F0.32–
Napa State Hospital84°F53°F0.090.0
New Melones Dam Headquarters91°F60°F0.210.0
North Fork Ranger Station90°F52°F0.20–
North Island Naval Air Station77°F65°F0.160.0
Northridge Cal State89°F62°F0.090.0
Oakland Museum75°F57°F0.100.0
Oceanside Marina71°F64°F0.160.0
Ocotillo Wells (2 mi W)102°F78°F0.26–
Orleans86°F52°F0.760.0
Pacific House83°F49°F0.550.0
Paicines (4 mi W)83°F47°F––
Palomar Mountain Obsy79°F60°F0.480.0
Parker Resrvoir101°F75°F0.570.0
Pearblossom91°F62°F0.200.0
Pinnacles National Monument92°F48°F0.060.0
Point Mugu NF73°F57°F0.08–
Priest Valley91°F47°F0.050.0
Rancho Bernardo81°F60°F0.17–
Richardson Grove State Park83°F50°F0.410.0
Sacramento Metro Airport89°F55°F0.09–
Sagehen Creek73°F31°F––
San Diego Miramar Naval Air Station82°F63°F0.14–
San Diego Montgomery Field81°F64°F0.17–
San Diego Seaworld73°F64°F0.15–
San Francisco Oceanside65°F55°F0.110.0
San Gregorio (2 mi SE)72°F49°F0.170.0
San Luis Dam89°F61°F0.020.0
San Luis Obispo Poly80°F54°F0.110.0
San Pasqual Animal Park91°F58°F0.140.0
Sandberg83°F61°F0.13–
Santa Ana Fire Station84°F64°F0.120.0
Santa Monica Pier70°F61°F0.030.0
Skyline Ridge Preserve79°F57°F0.18–
So Entrance Yosemite National Park75°F45°F0.47–
South Lake FS91°F55°F––
Stony Gorge Reservoir90°F54°F0.120.0
Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)105°F79°F0.04–
Strawberry Valley80°F48°F0.500.0
Sutter Hill Fire Station87°F60°F0.26–
Tahoe City70°F41°F0.420.1
Trinity River Hatchery89°F46°F0.330.0
Trona99°F67°F0.090.0
Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Station65°F32°F0.52–
Twitchell Dam78°F52°F0.070.0
U C L A79°F63°F0.150.0
Van Nuys Airport90°F63°F0.12–
Watsonville Water Works74°F53°F0.060.0
Whiskeytown Reservoir92°F61°F0.46–
Woodland Hills Pierce College94°F59°F0.090.0
Yosemite Park Headquarters83°F51°F0.40–
Yosemite Village (12 mi W)70°F54°F0.66–
Yucca Mesa89°F64°F0.27–

Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.

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