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 22°C to 22°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 116 mm over about 22 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
30°C
Average low
22°C
Precipitation
116 mm
Reanalysis high
34°CAug 23, 2019
Reanalysis low
19°CAug 11, 1999
Daylight
12 h 48 min to 12 h 26 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
21°C
Wind
6.8 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°C22°C32°C 200620°C 199371%
Aug 230°C22°C32°C 199421°C 201371%
Aug 330°C22°C33°C 199420°C 200071%
Aug 430°C22°C34°C 201920°C 199972%
Aug 530°C22°C33°C 200420°C 201871%
Aug 630°C22°C34°C 200421°C 200270%
Aug 730°C22°C33°C 200420°C 202070%
Aug 830°C22°C32°C 200420°C 199171%
Aug 930°C22°C33°C 200420°C 199871%
Aug 1030°C22°C32°C 199420°C 201871%
Aug 1130°C22°C33°C 199519°C 199972%
Aug 1230°C22°C33°C 199519°C 199970%
Aug 1330°C22°C33°C 199420°C 199370%
Aug 1430°C22°C33°C 201920°C 201770%
Aug 1530°C22°C33°C 199520°C 201170%
Aug 1630°C22°C33°C 199520°C 199269%
Aug 1730°C22°C33°C 199121°C 200569%
Aug 1830°C22°C33°C 199120°C 201070%
Aug 1930°C22°C33°C 199121°C 199269%
Aug 2030°C22°C33°C 199521°C 201470%
Aug 2130°C22°C33°C 199420°C 200071%
Aug 2230°C22°C33°C 201920°C 200070%
Aug 2330°C22°C34°C 201920°C 199269%
Aug 2430°C22°C34°C 201920°C 200869%
Aug 2530°C22°C34°C 201919°C 201868%
Aug 2630°C22°C34°C 201920°C 201368%
Aug 2730°C22°C33°C 201920°C 200468%
Aug 2830°C22°C33°C 199620°C 201368%
Aug 2930°C22°C34°C 199420°C 201370%
Aug 3030°C22°C33°C 199520°C 199270%
Aug 3130°C22°C32°C 199521°C 200070%

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 5:31 AM, sunset 6:19 PM
August 31
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 6:02 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 2026-09-28. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.