Big Sur climate

Big Sur Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Sur Stn, 3.5 km from Big Sur

Average highs run from 78°F on September 1 to 75°F on September 30, and lows from 50°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.13 in over about 1 wet days.

September day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Big Sur, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
0.13 in
Record high
103°FSep 1, 2017
Record low
42°FSep 14, 1970
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.9
Daylight
12 h 56 min to 11 h 50 min
Cloud cover
30%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Sep 178°F50°F103°F 201747°F 20081%
Sep 278°F50°F98°F 201747°F 20121%
Sep 378°F50°F90°F 201747°F 19731%
Sep 478°F50°F88°F 200848°F 19771%
Sep 578°F50°F93°F 200445°F 20001%
Sep 678°F50°F91°F 200446°F 20102%
Sep 778°F50°F91°F 202246°F 20012%
Sep 878°F50°F94°F 201547°F 20022%
Sep 978°F50°F90°F 202648°F 19732%
Sep 1077°F50°F86°F 202647°F 20102%
Sep 1177°F50°F94°F 201748°F 20092%
Sep 1277°F50°F84°F 201947°F 20002%
Sep 1377°F50°F89°F 201951°F 19702%
Sep 1477°F50°F85°F 197142°F 19702%
Sep 1577°F50°F86°F 197145°F 19702%
Sep 1677°F50°F74°F 201446°F 19703%
Sep 1777°F50°F83°F 200048°F 19693%
Sep 1877°F50°F88°F 200947°F 20163%
Sep 1977°F50°F87°F 200048°F 20133%
Sep 2076°F50°F92°F 201548°F 20063%
Sep 2176°F50°F88°F 202148°F 19733%
Sep 2276°F50°F87°F 197048°F 20013%
Sep 2376°F50°F88°F 202547°F 20124%
Sep 2476°F50°F87°F 197545°F 20054%
Sep 2576°F50°F96°F 201945°F 20054%
Sep 2676°F50°F96°F 201643°F 20044%
Sep 2776°F50°F94°F 197345°F 19714%
Sep 2876°F50°F92°F 197045°F 19714%
Sep 2976°F50°F79°F 197048°F 20005%
Sep 3075°F50°F91°F 200145°F 20095%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Big Sur, in percent.0123451102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 7:35 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:52 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00040790 (Big Sur Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023259, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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.