Palmdale weather in September

In September, Palmdale sees average daytime highs of 83°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 86°F in the first days to 79°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Palmdale's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palmdale's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 83°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 61°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 0.4 in; 2.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:40 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 15%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

Palmdale is city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Density: 576/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1886

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 86°F in the first days to 79°F by the end.

A typical September day in Palmdale reaches about 83°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°F cooler than August and about 10°F warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°F)	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79
Avg low (°F)	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	87	64
2	86	64
3	86	64
4	86	64
5	85	64
6	85	63
7	85	63
8	85	63
9	84	62
10	84	62
11	84	62
12	84	62
13	83	61
14	83	61
15	83	61
16	83	61
17	82	60
18	82	60
19	82	60
20	82	60
21	82	60
22	81	60
23	81	59
24	81	59
25	80	59
26	80	59
27	80	58
28	80	58
29	79	58
30	79	58

Palmdale weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	54° / 40°	2.5	5.7	1.6	9.9	3.9
Feb	56° / 40°	2.9	6.6	2.2	10.7	4.1
Mar	60° / 42°	2.0	6.3	1.3	11.7	5.5
Apr	66° / 46°	0.9	4	0.6	12.8	7.3
May	73° / 52°	0.5	3.2	0.1	13.8	8.5
Jun	82° / 59°	0.2	1.1	0	14.3	8.1
Jul	88° / 65°	0.7	3.6	0	14.1	5.8
Aug	88° / 65°	0.5	2.8	0	13.3	5.7
Sep	83° / 61°	0.4	2.5	0	12.2	7.7
Oct	73° / 53°	0.7	2.7	0	11.1	8.6
Nov	62° / 45°	0.7	3	0.4	10.2	6.5
Dec	54° / 39°	1.9	5	1.1	9.7	3.8

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	91
Cloudier (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Palmdale gets around 0.4 in of rain over 2.5 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	11
7	11
8	10
9	9
10	8
11	8
12	7
13	7
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	8
28	8
29	8
30	8

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of September feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	91	91	91	91	91	92	93	93	93	94	95	95	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Humid (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	91	6	3
2	91	6	3
3	91	6	3
4	91	6	3
5	91	6	3
6	92	5	3
7	93	5	2
8	93	5	2
9	93	5	2
10	94	4	2
11	95	4	1
12	95	4	1
13	96	3	1
14	97	3	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

Wind in September

Winds average 4 mph in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (mph)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 5:33 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:34	5:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:29	6:15
2	12.7	5:30	6:14
3	12.7	5:31	6:12
4	12.7	5:32	6:11
5	12.6	5:32	6:09
6	12.6	5:33	6:08
7	12.5	5:34	6:06
8	12.5	5:35	6:05
9	12.5	5:35	6:03
10	12.4	5:36	6:02
11	12.4	5:37	6:01
12	12.4	5:37	5:59
13	12.3	5:38	5:58
14	12.3	5:39	5:56
15	12.2	5:40	5:55
16	12.2	5:40	5:53
17	12.2	5:41	5:52
18	12.1	5:42	5:50
19	12.1	5:43	5:49
20	12.1	5:43	5:47
21	12.0	5:44	5:46
22	12.0	5:45	5:44
23	12.0	5:46	5:43
24	11.9	5:46	5:41
25	11.9	5:47	5:40
26	11.8	5:48	5:38
27	11.8	5:49	5:37
28	11.8	5:49	5:36
29	11.7	5:50	5:34
30	11.7	5:51	5:33

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 8.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.9	Intense
2	6.9	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.6	Intense
10	6.6	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.5	Intense
13	6.5	Intense
14	6.5	Intense
15	6.4	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Palmdale?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Palmdale for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Palmdale in September

From September's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In September, Palmdale sees daytime highs around 83°F and nights near 61°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Palmdale in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palmdale peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	5	8	8	11	11	11	8	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Palmdale in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Palmdale is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (May, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	15	16	14	12	15	18	22	39	15	17	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	12	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Palmdale?

Palmdale sits at 34.6°N, 118.1°W, 2,657 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Vincent, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Palmdale

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Palmdale.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Palmdale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 ft around an average of 2,687 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,979 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,000 ft.

The land around Palmdale is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and grassland (30%) within 2 miles, grassland (46%) within 10 miles, and grassland (33%) and shrubs (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

594 ft

artificial surfaces 45%

10 miles

2,979 ft

grassland 46%

50 miles

10,000 ft

grassland 33%

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← August Palmdale year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Vincent 5.6 mi · Lancaster 8.1 mi · Rosamond 20 mi · Canyon Country 23 mi · Sunland 24 mi · Tujunga 25 mi · La Crescenta-Montrose 25 mi · La Cañada Flintridge 27 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Palmdale (34.5794°, -118.1165°, elevation 2,657 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	87	64
2	86	64
3	86	64
4	86	64
5	85	64
6	85	63
7	85	63
8	85	63
9	84	62
10	84	62
11	84	62
12	84	62
13	83	61
14	83	61
15	83	61
16	83	61
17	82	60
18	82	60
19	82	60
20	82	60
21	82	60
22	81	60
23	81	59
24	81	59
25	80	59
26	80	59
27	80	58
28	80	58
29	79	58
30	79	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	11
7	11
8	10
9	9
10	8
11	8
12	7
13	7
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	8
28	8
29	8
30	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	91	6	3
2	91	6	3
3	91	6	3
4	91	6	3
5	91	6	3
6	92	5	3
7	93	5	2
8	93	5	2
9	93	5	2
10	94	4	2
11	95	4	1
12	95	4	1
13	96	3	1
14	97	3	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	87	64
2	86	64
3	86	64
4	86	64
5	85	64
6	85	63
7	85	63
8	85	63
9	84	62
10	84	62
11	84	62
12	84	62
13	83	61
14	83	61
15	83	61
16	83	61
17	82	60
18	82	60
19	82	60
20	82	60
21	82	60
22	81	60
23	81	59
24	81	59
25	80	59
26	80	59
27	80	58
28	80	58
29	79	58
30	79	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	11
7	11
8	10
9	9
10	8
11	8
12	7
13	7
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	8
28	8
29	8
30	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	91	6	3
2	91	6	3
3	91	6	3
4	91	6	3
5	91	6	3
6	92	5	3
7	93	5	2
8	93	5	2
9	93	5	2
10	94	4	2
11	95	4	1
12	95	4	1
13	96	3	1
14	97	3	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	87	64
2	86	64
3	86	64
4	86	64
5	85	64
6	85	63
7	85	63
8	85	63
9	84	62
10	84	62
11	84	62
12	84	62
13	83	61
14	83	61
15	83	61
16	83	61
17	82	60
18	82	60
19	82	60
20	82	60
21	82	60
22	81	60
23	81	59
24	81	59
25	80	59
26	80	59
27	80	58
28	80	58
29	79	58
30	79	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	11
7	11
8	10
9	9
10	8
11	8
12	7
13	7
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	8
28	8
29	8
30	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	91	6	3
2	91	6	3
3	91	6	3
4	91	6	3
5	91	6	3
6	92	5	3
7	93	5	2
8	93	5	2
9	93	5	2
10	94	4	2
11	95	4	1
12	95	4	1
13	96	3	1
14	97	3	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0