Placer County climate

Placer County Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colfax, 20.1 km from Placer County

Average highs run from 90°F on September 1 to 82°F on September 30, and lows from 60°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.35 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 Placer County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
0.35 in
Record high
96°FSep 6, 2022
Record low
27°FSep 30, 1971
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
12.6
Daylight
13 h 01 min to 11 h 49 min
Cloud cover
25%
Humidity
35%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
5.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Sep 190°F60°F93°F 195034°F 19642%0%
Sep 290°F59°F92°F 195038°F 19642%0%
Sep 389°F59°F93°F 198841°F 20003%0%
Sep 489°F59°F93°F 195539°F 19703%0%
Sep 589°F59°F95°F 202240°F 19703%0%
Sep 689°F59°F96°F 202242°F 19783%0%
Sep 789°F59°F89°F 195739°F 19783%0%
Sep 889°F59°F91°F 202239°F 19853%0%
Sep 988°F59°F88°F 195132°F 19853%0%
Sep 1088°F58°F89°F 195332°F 19523%0%
Sep 1188°F58°F89°F 194531°F 19524%0%
Sep 1288°F58°F91°F 194537°F 19664%0%
Sep 1387°F58°F91°F 197136°F 19664%0%
Sep 1487°F58°F89°F 197137°F 19804%0%
Sep 1587°F58°F88°F 195135°F 19594%0%
Sep 1687°F57°F84°F 196236°F 19464%0%
Sep 1786°F57°F86°F 198434°F 19655%0%
Sep 1886°F57°F86°F 198434°F 19445%0%
Sep 1986°F57°F87°F 197431°F 20045%0%
Sep 2086°F56°F89°F 197433°F 20045%0%
Sep 2185°F56°F87°F 198734°F 19445%0%
Sep 2285°F56°F87°F 198729°F 19456%0%
Sep 2385°F56°F84°F 194933°F 19456%0%
Sep 2484°F55°F85°F 196431°F 19486%0%
Sep 2584°F55°F87°F 200330°F 19486%0%
Sep 2683°F55°F89°F 200933°F 19717%0%
Sep 2783°F55°F86°F 200934°F 19717%0%
Sep 2883°F54°F85°F 201032°F 20197%0%
Sep 2982°F54°F87°F 196630°F 19718%0%
Sep 3082°F54°F85°F 198027°F 19718%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Placer County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:33 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:47 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041912 (Colfax), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023225, 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.