Climate averages 1991–2020
Ensenada weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Ensenada: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 19.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 23 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rosarito (69 km away). In September its highs average 24.5°C, 3.3°C cooler than Ensenada, with 3.1 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Ensenada ranks joint 72nd of 153 for the warmest September highs and 3rd of 153 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 153 cities is 26.5°C; Ensenada is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 3.0°C to 24.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.3 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Ensenada climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.7°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 58 | 5.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 18.3°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 72 | 6.1 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.2°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 48 | 5.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 20.5°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 21 | 3.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 21.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 7.2 | 1.5 | 13.814 h |
| June | 24.7°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 1.0 | 0.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 27.2°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 14.014 h |
| August | 28.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 1.8 | 0.3 | 13.313 h |
| September, selected | 27.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 4.3 | 0.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 12 | 1.9 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.6°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 22 | 3.3 | 10.611 h |
| December | 18.5°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 45 | 4.9 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Rosarito in SeptemberMexico · 69 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 18.5°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Tijuana in SeptemberMexico · 80 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 17.9°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Chula Vista in SeptemberUnited States · 97 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 17.6°C · 4.4 mm rain
- San Diego in SeptemberUnited States · 108 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- El Cajon in SeptemberUnited States · 108 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Mexicali in SeptemberMexico · 137 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 24.3°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Escondido in SeptemberUnited States · 146 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 5.1 mm rain
- San Marcos in SeptemberUnited States · 151 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 17.3°C · 3.9 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ensenada) is explained once on the Ensenada year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.