Santa Cruz climate

Santa Cruz Weather in September

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Santa Cruz, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on September 1 to 29°C on September 30, and lows from 24°C to 24°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 420 mm over about 27 wet days.

September day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Santa Cruz, in °C, with the record for each date.2025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
24°C
Precipitation
420 mm
Record high
37°CSep 25, 1987
Record low
21°CSep 2, 1971
Daylight
12 h 25 min to 12 h 01 min
Cloud cover
83%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
10.4 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Sep 129°C24°C36°C 196422°C 196793%
Sep 229°C24°C34°C 196421°C 197193%
Sep 329°C24°C35°C 198322°C 196794%
Sep 429°C24°C36°C 198822°C 196794%
Sep 529°C24°C36°C 197922°C 197794%
Sep 629°C24°C36°C 196422°C 196794%
Sep 729°C24°C35°C 198622°C 196394%
Sep 829°C24°C35°C 197222°C 197194%
Sep 929°C24°C35°C 198123°C 196694%
Sep 1029°C24°C35°C 198123°C 197295%
Sep 1129°C24°C36°C 198621°C 197195%
Sep 1229°C24°C35°C 197922°C 197195%
Sep 1329°C24°C35°C 198622°C 197195%
Sep 1429°C24°C36°C 196423°C 196195%
Sep 1529°C24°C35°C 198322°C 197596%
Sep 1629°C24°C35°C 198822°C 197096%
Sep 1729°C24°C35°C 198823°C 197896%
Sep 1829°C24°C35°C 198822°C 196495%
Sep 1929°C24°C34°C 197422°C 196694%
Sep 2029°C24°C36°C 198322°C 197195%
Sep 2129°C24°C36°C 198322°C 198594%
Sep 2229°C24°C36°C 198722°C 198594%
Sep 2329°C24°C35°C 198722°C 197694%
Sep 2429°C24°C36°C 198722°C 197194%
Sep 2529°C24°C37°C 198723°C 197194%
Sep 2629°C24°C37°C 198722°C 197693%
Sep 2729°C24°C36°C 198722°C 197892%
Sep 2829°C24°C36°C 198721°C 197890%
Sep 2929°C24°C35°C 198722°C 197889%
Sep 3029°C24°C34°C 198422°C 196488%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Santa Cruz, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

September 1
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 6:10 PM
September 30
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 5:48 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station RPW00041231, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.