San Luis Obispo climate

San Luis Obispo Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for San Luis Obispo Poly, 2.5 km from San Luis Obispo

Average highs run from 81°F on September 1 to 79°F on September 30, and lows from 55°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.11 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 Luis Obispo, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
0.11 in
Record high
117°FSep 6, 2020
Record low
42°FSep 29, 2019
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.2
Daylight
12 h 54 min to 11 h 51 min
Cloud cover
22%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
47°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 181°F55°F106°F 201743°F 19991%
Sep 281°F54°F114°F 201751°F 19991%
Sep 381°F54°F105°F 202250°F 20041%
Sep 481°F54°F103°F 202251°F 20001%
Sep 581°F54°F104°F 202448°F 20051%
Sep 681°F54°F117°F 202046°F 20011%
Sep 781°F54°F108°F 202043°F 20022%
Sep 881°F54°F95°F 201544°F 20022%
Sep 981°F54°F107°F 202648°F 20032%
Sep 1081°F54°F98°F 202647°F 19982%
Sep 1180°F54°F93°F 201546°F 19992%
Sep 1280°F54°F93°F 201549°F 20012%
Sep 1380°F54°F100°F 201945°F 20182%
Sep 1480°F54°F96°F 201945°F 20102%
Sep 1580°F54°F89°F 200947°F 20023%
Sep 1680°F54°F91°F 200947°F 20203%
Sep 1780°F54°F95°F 200646°F 20033%
Sep 1880°F54°F103°F 201645°F 20183%
Sep 1980°F54°F99°F 201547°F 20023%
Sep 2080°F54°F96°F 201544°F 19994%
Sep 2180°F54°F99°F 201546°F 19994%
Sep 2280°F54°F91°F 199946°F 20104%
Sep 2380°F53°F93°F 201345°F 20074%
Sep 2480°F53°F101°F 201545°F 20044%
Sep 2580°F53°F105°F 201047°F 20055%
Sep 2680°F53°F104°F 201047°F 19985%
Sep 2779°F53°F111°F 201043°F 19985%
Sep 2879°F53°F110°F 201048°F 19985%
Sep 2979°F53°F100°F 200542°F 20195%
Sep 3079°F53°F107°F 202043°F 20196%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at San Luis Obispo, in percent.02461102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:29 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:48 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047851 (San Luis Obispo Poly), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093206, 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.