San Francisco climate

San Francisco Weather in September

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

Average highs run from 31°C on September 1 to 29°C on September 30, and lows from 24°C to 23°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 219 mm over about 24 wet days.

September day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at San Francisco, in °C, with the record for each date.2025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

September at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
24°C
Precipitation
219 mm
Reanalysis high
38°CSep 12, 1994
Reanalysis low
21°CSep 13, 2007
Daylight
12 h 23 min to 12 h 01 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
22°C
Wind
8.3 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Sep 131°C24°C35°C 201522°C 201279%
Sep 231°C24°C37°C 199423°C 199979%
Sep 331°C24°C37°C 199422°C 199977%
Sep 430°C24°C37°C 199422°C 200777%
Sep 530°C24°C35°C 199422°C 201477%
Sep 630°C24°C38°C 199422°C 201477%
Sep 730°C24°C38°C 199422°C 201478%
Sep 830°C24°C37°C 199422°C 201378%
Sep 930°C24°C37°C 199422°C 199379%
Sep 1030°C24°C37°C 199423°C 201280%
Sep 1130°C24°C38°C 199422°C 199979%
Sep 1230°C24°C38°C 199421°C 201279%
Sep 1330°C24°C36°C 199421°C 200779%
Sep 1430°C24°C35°C 201922°C 200778%
Sep 1530°C24°C36°C 199122°C 200779%
Sep 1630°C24°C36°C 199422°C 200780%
Sep 1730°C24°C37°C 199422°C 200180%
Sep 1830°C24°C34°C 199622°C 199582%
Sep 1930°C24°C34°C 199422°C 199584%
Sep 2030°C24°C35°C 199622°C 201185%
Sep 2129°C24°C35°C 199622°C 201185%
Sep 2229°C24°C34°C 199422°C 201685%
Sep 2329°C24°C36°C 199423°C 199286%
Sep 2429°C23°C34°C 199322°C 199585%
Sep 2529°C23°C35°C 199622°C 199185%
Sep 2629°C23°C35°C 199622°C 200985%
Sep 2729°C23°C32°C 200621°C 200984%
Sep 2829°C23°C32°C 200922°C 199982%
Sep 2929°C23°C34°C 199122°C 199981%
Sep 3029°C23°C34°C 199122°C 201081%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

September 1
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 6:04 PM
September 30
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 5:43 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

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.