BDR-X Lost Coast — Early September Weather
Lost Coast BDR-X loop · 18 fuel/food stops · early September (Sep 1–5) · historical climatology 2020–2024
Across all 18 stops, the Early September window (Sep 1–5) averages a daily high of 75.4°F and a low of 54.1°F, with measurable rain on just 9% of days — typically dry, tail-of-summer riding. The coast/inland split is the real story: coastal stops average 69.4°F highs while inland river-valley and ridge stops average 81.3°F — expect fog and cool mornings on the ocean side and notably hotter afternoons inland (Garberville, Hoopa, Willits).
Route map
Early September · Sep 1–5
avg high · Early September
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Markers colour by average daily high; solid lines are the main route stages, dashed are alternates/extensions. Click a stop for full numbers and Weather Underground links.
Method. Daily records from the
Open-Meteo Historical Archive (ERA5) at
each stop's coordinates, for Sep 1–5 in each of 2020–2024.
A "rainy day" recorded ≥ 0.01″ of precipitation. Temps °F, wind
mph (sustained 10 m max), precip inches. Every stop name and the
Weather Underground links open Weather
Underground's actual daily observations for that month last year
(2025). Source GPX:
BDRX-LostCoastCA-Dec2025.gpx. Generated 2026-07-13.
Early September (Sep 1–5)
| Stop | Elev | Avg high | Avg low | Record hi | Record lo | Rain/day | Rainy days | Avg wind | Peak wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orick · coast | 20′ | 71.0° | 54.5° | 84.8° | 49.4° | 0.01″ | 8% | 6.5 | 9.3 |
| Hoopa · inland | 331′ | 90.1° | 58.3° | 103.8° | 52.6° | 0.04″ | 8% | 7.4 | 10.1 |
| Trinidad · coast | 180′ | 71.0° | 54.1° | 83.3° | 49.0° | 0.01″ | 12% | 7.2 | 11.1 |
| McKinleyville · coast | 151′ | 65.0° | 51.1° | 71.6° | 45.9° | 0.02″ | 12% | 8.7 | 12.4 |
| Blue Lake Casino · inland | 72′ | 67.5° | 50.4° | 78.2° | 45.5° | 0.01″ | 20% | 6.8 | 11.2 |
| Loleta · coast | 56′ | 66.1° | 51.7° | 75.2° | 45.1° | 0.01″ | 12% | 7.6 | 11.4 |
| Ferndale · coast | 59′ | 66.1° | 51.7° | 75.2° | 45.1° | 0.01″ | 12% | 7.6 | 11.4 |
| Rio Dell · inland | 138′ | 75.7° | 53.6° | 95.2° | 47.2° | 0.01″ | 8% | 9.3 | 12.0 |
| Scotia · inland | 141′ | 75.7° | 53.5° | 95.2° | 47.2° | 0.01″ | 8% | 9.3 | 12.0 |
| Petrolia · coast | 102′ | 73.7° | 57.8° | 87.0° | 51.9° | 0.00″ | 4% | 11.7 | 17.5 |
| Garberville · inland | 528′ | 87.4° | 52.3° | 101.8° | 45.6° | 0.02″ | 8% | 8.8 | 11.5 |
| New Harris General Store · inland | 2,444′ | 82.3° | 48.9° | 96.8° | 43.5° | 0.02″ | 8% | 7.9 | 10.6 |
| Shelter Cove · coast | 1,106′ | 77.3° | 54.3° | 97.2° | 48.3° | 0.01″ | 12% | 7.0 | 10.6 |
| Leggett · inland | 945′ | 81.6° | 58.0° | 97.7° | 51.5° | 0.00″ | 8% | 7.0 | 10.0 |
| Laytonville · inland | 1,670′ | 86.1° | 57.4° | 103.3° | 51.1° | 0.01″ | 12% | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| Westport · coast | 85′ | 72.5° | 56.3° | 83.9° | 52.3° | 0.00″ | 4% | 5.6 | 10.3 |
| Fort Bragg · coast | 69′ | 62.1° | 52.3° | 68.5° | 48.7° | 0.00″ | 4% | 9.9 | 17.1 |
| Willits · inland | 1,381′ | 85.9° | 57.0° | 103.7° | 51.0° | 0.00″ | 8% | 8.2 | 10.5 |