San Mateo County climate

San Mateo County Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Half Moon Bay, 8.7 km from San Mateo County

Average highs run from 66°F on September 1 to 67°F on September 30, and lows from 53°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.21 in over about 6 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 Mateo County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
0.21 in
Record high
110°FSep 6, 2022
Record low
38°FSep 26, 1980
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
12 h 58 min to 11 h 50 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
8.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Sep 166°F53°F108°F 201746°F 197520%
Sep 266°F53°F108°F 201745°F 197520%
Sep 366°F53°F105°F 195047°F 193320%
Sep 466°F53°F103°F 195046°F 196520%
Sep 566°F53°F108°F 202247°F 193220%
Sep 666°F52°F110°F 202246°F 196420%
Sep 766°F52°F107°F 202045°F 193320%
Sep 866°F52°F103°F 194446°F 196420%
Sep 966°F52°F103°F 193244°F 193121%
Sep 1066°F52°F98°F 194445°F 193121%
Sep 1166°F52°F103°F 198342°F 193121%
Sep 1266°F52°F103°F 197944°F 193421%
Sep 1366°F52°F106°F 197144°F 197021%
Sep 1466°F52°F106°F 197142°F 197021%
Sep 1566°F51°F105°F 197144°F 193621%
Sep 1666°F51°F99°F 197145°F 193121%
Sep 1766°F51°F97°F 193544°F 200621%
Sep 1867°F51°F97°F 200944°F 196521%
Sep 1967°F51°F97°F 194344°F 196522%
Sep 2067°F51°F103°F 193942°F 196522%
Sep 2167°F51°F102°F 193942°F 196522%
Sep 2267°F51°F102°F 193939°F 198022%
Sep 2367°F50°F101°F 193943°F 197222%
Sep 2467°F50°F99°F 196440°F 198022%
Sep 2567°F50°F99°F 201941°F 194822%
Sep 2667°F50°F99°F 196338°F 198022%
Sep 2767°F50°F97°F 201042°F 193422%
Sep 2867°F50°F98°F 201045°F 193422%
Sep 2967°F50°F96°F 196643°F 195522%
Sep 3067°F50°F95°F 200141°F 195023%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at San Mateo County, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:38 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:04 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 USC00043714 (Half Moon Bay), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00047339, 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.