Typical September weather
Monterey
California · September
71° days
54° nights
rain is rare · 12½ hours of daylight · ocean 62°
What to pack
- Light jacket
What September feels like
September is when the fog finally backs off and locals take their own beach days at Carmel River and Asilomar. It is also the month of the occasional hot afternoon, when half of Salinas drives over the hill for relief.
Rain is genuinely rare — most years, September stays dry start to finish.
Can you swim?
The ocean runs about 62° — cold — a quick dip takes resolve.
The numbers
| Typical high | 71° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 54° |
| Days with real rain | 0 |
| Total rain | 0.1 in |
| Water temperature | 62° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:50 am / 7:15 pm |