Climate averages 1991–2020
Yuma weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Yuma: daytime highs average 38.6°C and nights cool to about 24.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes September a very dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 24 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Luis Río Colorado (33 km away). In September its highs average 37.9°C, 0.6°C cooler than Yuma, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Yuma ranks 1st of 498 for the warmest September highs and 115th of 498 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 498 cities is 26.9°C; Yuma is 11.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 6.1°C to 32.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 12 mm to 4.8 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
Yuma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.2°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 11 | 1.8 | 10.310 h |
| February | 23.1°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 15 | 2.3 | 11.011 h |
| March | 27.1°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 9.0 | 1.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.7°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 3.0 | 0.5 | 13.013 h |
| May | 34.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 13.814 h |
| June | 39.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| July | 41.9°C27.7°C | 27.7°C | 5.6 | 1.6 | 14.114 h |
| August | 41.5°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 11 | 3.2 | 13.413 h |
| September, selected | 38.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 12 | 2.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 32.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 4.8 | 0.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.5°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 7.0 | 1.0 | 10.511 h |
| December | 20.0°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 10 | 1.6 | 10.010 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
- San Luis Río Colorado in SeptemberMexico · 33 kmHigh 37.9°C · Low 24.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Mexicali in SeptemberMexico · 78 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 24.3°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Indio in SeptemberUnited States · 185 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 24.7°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Ensenada in SeptemberMexico · 209 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 4.3 mm rain
- El Cajon in SeptemberUnited States · 219 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Tijuana in SeptemberMexico · 224 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 17.9°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Goodyear in SeptemberUnited States · 225 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 24.0°C · 22 mm rain
- Avondale in SeptemberUnited States · 226 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 22 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 Yuma) is explained once on the Yuma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.