San José climate

San José Weather in August

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around San José, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 30°C on August 1 to 30°C on August 31, and lows from 24°C to 24°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 148 mm over about 19 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at San José, in °C, with the record for each date.2025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
24°C
Precipitation
148 mm
Reanalysis high
35°CAug 28, 2015
Reanalysis low
21°CAug 19, 1991
Daylight
12 h 36 min to 12 h 20 min
Cloud cover
82%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
23°C
Wind
6.5 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Aug 130°C24°C34°C 200123°C 201753%
Aug 230°C24°C34°C 199622°C 199255%
Aug 330°C24°C34°C 199623°C 199955%
Aug 430°C24°C34°C 199623°C 199955%
Aug 530°C24°C34°C 199422°C 199954%
Aug 630°C24°C33°C 199423°C 200054%
Aug 730°C24°C33°C 201523°C 200955%
Aug 830°C24°C34°C 199522°C 200956%
Aug 930°C24°C33°C 201522°C 199657%
Aug 1030°C24°C33°C 199622°C 199657%
Aug 1130°C24°C34°C 199423°C 199258%
Aug 1230°C24°C33°C 199422°C 199258%
Aug 1330°C24°C34°C 201523°C 199258%
Aug 1430°C24°C34°C 199423°C 201158%
Aug 1530°C24°C32°C 199423°C 199958%
Aug 1630°C24°C33°C 199322°C 200958%
Aug 1730°C24°C33°C 199622°C 199658%
Aug 1830°C24°C33°C 199623°C 199459%
Aug 1930°C24°C34°C 200121°C 199161%
Aug 2030°C24°C34°C 199122°C 199162%
Aug 2130°C24°C33°C 201522°C 199463%
Aug 2230°C24°C33°C 200423°C 199264%
Aug 2330°C24°C34°C 199422°C 199164%
Aug 2430°C24°C33°C 201521°C 199165%
Aug 2530°C24°C34°C 201523°C 200865%
Aug 2630°C24°C35°C 201523°C 200865%
Aug 2730°C24°C35°C 199723°C 199366%
Aug 2830°C24°C35°C 201523°C 199368%
Aug 2930°C24°C35°C 201522°C 199670%
Aug 3030°C24°C34°C 199423°C 199470%
Aug 3130°C24°C34°C 199622°C 201370%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at San José, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

August 1
sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
August 31
sunrise 5:31 AM, sunset 5:51 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.