Climate averages 1991–2020

Santa Rosa, United States weather
in September.

A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 28.4°C Daytime mean, September
Average low 13.6°C Night-time mean, September
Rainfall 3.1 mm fewer than one day with ≥1 mm
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Santa Rosa · average highYear overview

September is a hot month in Santa Rosa, United States: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 13.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 3.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 28 min on an average September day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Napa (41 km away). In September its highs average 29.5°C, 1.1°C warmer than Santa Rosa, United States, with 2.0 mm of rain.

Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Rosa, United States ranks joint 191st of 498 for the warmest September highs and joint 40th of 498 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 498 cities is 26.9°C; Santa Rosa, United States is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.

From September to October, average highs fall by 4.0°C to 24.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.1 mm to 34 mm.

The annual picture

September in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 05101520253035 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 2000

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Santa Rosa, United States climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Santa Rosa, United States, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 14.4°C4.2°C4.2°C14510.39.810 h
February 15.7°C5.0°C5.0°C1499.510.711 h
March 17.5°C6.3°C6.3°C1129.511.912 h
April 19.8°C7.8°C7.8°C495.613.213 h
May 23.6°C10.6°C10.6°C283.614.214 h
June 27.8°C13.1°C13.1°C7.01.214.815 h
July 29.6°C14.1°C14.1°C0.40.114.615 h
August 29.5°C14.3°C14.3°C1.10.213.714 h
September, selected 28.4°C13.6°C13.6°C3.10.612.512 h
October 24.4°C11.2°C11.2°C343.211.211 h
November 18.0°C7.0°C7.0°C756.210.110 h
December 14.0°C4.2°C4.2°C15010.29.510 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

Distance from Santa Rosa

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Santa Rosa) is explained once on the Santa Rosa, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.