Ridgecrest climate

Ridgecrest Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for China Lake Naf, 7.4 km from Ridgecrest

Average highs run from 100°F on September 1 to 89°F on September 30, and lows from 65°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.24 in.

September day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ridgecrest, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
95°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
0.24 in
Record high
114°FSep 10, 1993
Record low
39°FSep 26, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
25.7
Daylight
12 h 55 min to 11 h 51 min
Cloud cover
15%
Humidity
24%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
8.1 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 1100°F65°F113°F 202257°F 19570%
Sep 2100°F65°F110°F 195052°F 19640%
Sep 3100°F65°F109°F 198854°F 19640%
Sep 499°F64°F109°F 198656°F 19610%
Sep 599°F64°F111°F 202252°F 20160%
Sep 699°F64°F113°F 202252°F 19850%
Sep 799°F64°F110°F 202155°F 19950%
Sep 898°F63°F111°F 202146°F 20020%
Sep 998°F63°F112°F 199348°F 20020%
Sep 1098°F63°F114°F 199344°F 19850%
Sep 1197°F62°F111°F 199348°F 19520%
Sep 1297°F62°F105°F 194840°F 19850%
Sep 1396°F62°F105°F 194849°F 19850%
Sep 1496°F61°F106°F 198343°F 20160%
Sep 1596°F61°F106°F 198351°F 20070%
Sep 1695°F61°F107°F 198346°F 19860%
Sep 1795°F60°F107°F 198348°F 20150%
Sep 1894°F60°F106°F 198449°F 19930%
Sep 1994°F59°F106°F 198446°F 19470%
Sep 2094°F59°F105°F 199241°F 19860%
Sep 2193°F59°F105°F 199241°F 19860%
Sep 2293°F58°F106°F 194942°F 19860%
Sep 2392°F58°F107°F 199245°F 19860%
Sep 2492°F58°F102°F 199247°F 20070%
Sep 2592°F57°F102°F 199147°F 20170%
Sep 2691°F57°F103°F 200139°F 19860%
Sep 2791°F56°F104°F 199340°F 19480%
Sep 2890°F56°F106°F 201043°F 20130%
Sep 2990°F56°F107°F 199247°F 19490%
Sep 3089°F55°F104°F 199344°F 19860%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgecrest, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 6:36 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093104 (China Lake Naf), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093104, 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.