San Francisco climate

San Francisco Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for San Francisco Dwtn, 0.8 km from San Francisco

Average highs run from 70°F on September 1 to 71°F on September 30, and lows from 56°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.10 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 San Francisco, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
0.10 in
Record high
104°FSep 6, 2020
Record low
41°FSep 30, 1950
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.3
Daylight
12 h 59 min to 11 h 49 min
Cloud cover
26%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
7.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Sep 170°F56°F101°F 201750°F 19483%
Sep 270°F56°F101°F 201747°F 20113%
Sep 370°F56°F95°F 196148°F 20113%
Sep 470°F56°F97°F 196149°F 20003%
Sep 570°F56°F97°F 202249°F 20003%
Sep 670°F56°F104°F 202049°F 20113%
Sep 770°F56°F99°F 202045°F 20113%
Sep 870°F56°F95°F 201551°F 20023%
Sep 970°F56°F96°F 202649°F 20114%
Sep 1070°F56°F92°F 201750°F 20004%
Sep 1170°F56°F94°F 197450°F 19614%
Sep 1270°F56°F98°F 197950°F 20004%
Sep 1370°F56°F98°F 200350°F 19554%
Sep 1470°F56°F96°F 197150°F 19704%
Sep 1570°F56°F91°F 197147°F 19554%
Sep 1670°F56°F94°F 196847°F 20065%
Sep 1770°F56°F91°F 200049°F 20065%
Sep 1870°F56°F89°F 201648°F 19555%
Sep 1970°F56°F91°F 201149°F 19555%
Sep 2070°F56°F95°F 194947°F 20045%
Sep 2171°F56°F95°F 200348°F 20045%
Sep 2271°F56°F96°F 194947°F 20125%
Sep 2371°F56°F91°F 202548°F 19606%
Sep 2471°F56°F93°F 197846°F 20056%
Sep 2571°F56°F96°F 201944°F 19486%
Sep 2671°F56°F97°F 195844°F 19486%
Sep 2771°F56°F99°F 202046°F 19486%
Sep 2871°F56°F100°F 201049°F 19486%
Sep 2971°F55°F89°F 197847°F 19507%
Sep 3071°F55°F93°F 198041°F 19507%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at San Francisco, in percent.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:39 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 6:54 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023272 (San Francisco Dwtn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023230, 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.