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 28°C on August 1 to 28°C on August 31, and lows from 20°C to 20°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 166 mm over about 23 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.1520253035151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
20°C
Precipitation
166 mm
Reanalysis high
34°CAug 5, 1994
Reanalysis low
18°CAug 25, 2004
Daylight
12 h 46 min to 12 h 24 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
20°C
Wind
5.0 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 128°C20°C31°C 199119°C 199370%
Aug 228°C20°C32°C 199119°C 199270%
Aug 328°C20°C33°C 199419°C 199271%
Aug 428°C20°C33°C 199419°C 200171%
Aug 528°C20°C34°C 199419°C 201673%
Aug 628°C20°C31°C 200419°C 200073%
Aug 728°C20°C32°C 201919°C 200273%
Aug 828°C20°C32°C 199418°C 199375%
Aug 928°C20°C32°C 201518°C 199875%
Aug 1028°C20°C31°C 199418°C 199375%
Aug 1128°C20°C32°C 200418°C 199375%
Aug 1228°C20°C31°C 201919°C 199576%
Aug 1328°C20°C32°C 201918°C 199677%
Aug 1428°C20°C32°C 201918°C 200178%
Aug 1528°C20°C31°C 199419°C 201178%
Aug 1628°C20°C32°C 199419°C 200378%
Aug 1728°C20°C31°C 199118°C 200077%
Aug 1828°C20°C33°C 201518°C 199677%
Aug 1928°C20°C33°C 201519°C 199677%
Aug 2028°C20°C31°C 200418°C 201476%
Aug 2128°C20°C31°C 199419°C 201477%
Aug 2228°C20°C30°C 201519°C 200076%
Aug 2328°C20°C32°C 199419°C 200776%
Aug 2428°C20°C33°C 199418°C 200877%
Aug 2528°C20°C31°C 201518°C 200477%
Aug 2628°C20°C31°C 201918°C 201477%
Aug 2728°C20°C31°C 200418°C 201277%
Aug 2828°C20°C31°C 199119°C 200877%
Aug 2928°C20°C31°C 199119°C 199677%
Aug 3028°C20°C30°C 200418°C 199679%
Aug 3128°C20°C31°C 199618°C 199180%

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 5:38 AM, sunset 6:24 PM
August 31
sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 6:07 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.