Nevada County climate

Nevada County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Prescott 2 Nnw, 18.9 km from Nevada County

Average highs run from 93°F on August 1 to 90°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.37 in over about 7 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Nevada County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
92°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
3.37 in
Record high
109°FAug 20, 1999
Record low
47°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
20.5
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 12 h 53 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
68°F
Wind
4.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 193°F70°F104°F 201161°F 197122%0%
Aug 293°F70°F104°F 201058°F 196522%0%
Aug 393°F70°F106°F 200856°F 197322%0%
Aug 493°F70°F107°F 201156°F 196623%0%
Aug 593°F70°F107°F 201155°F 197423%0%
Aug 693°F70°F105°F 195655°F 196923%0%
Aug 793°F70°F105°F 195458°F 195723%0%
Aug 893°F70°F105°F 195456°F 199023%0%
Aug 993°F70°F104°F 195653°F 198923%0%
Aug 1093°F70°F106°F 194854°F 198923%0%
Aug 1193°F70°F106°F 195457°F 198923%0%
Aug 1293°F70°F105°F 194850°F 196723%0%
Aug 1393°F70°F108°F 194850°F 196723%0%
Aug 1492°F69°F107°F 194851°F 196723%0%
Aug 1592°F69°F107°F 195154°F 200423%0%
Aug 1692°F69°F106°F 195451°F 196323%0%
Aug 1792°F69°F108°F 195150°F 199223%0%
Aug 1892°F69°F103°F 199953°F 199223%0%
Aug 1992°F69°F106°F 200061°F 195823%0%
Aug 2092°F69°F109°F 199958°F 199223%0%
Aug 2192°F69°F104°F 200657°F 196123%0%
Aug 2292°F69°F104°F 200549°F 195623%0%
Aug 2391°F68°F103°F 200550°F 195623%0%
Aug 2491°F68°F104°F 200555°F 195623%0%
Aug 2591°F68°F102°F 197853°F 196623%0%
Aug 2691°F68°F105°F 199952°F 196623%0%
Aug 2791°F68°F102°F 200054°F 197023%0%
Aug 2891°F68°F103°F 195153°F 196723%0%
Aug 2990°F67°F104°F 195147°F 198623%0%
Aug 3090°F67°F106°F 195148°F 198623%0%
Aug 3190°F67°F108°F 195156°F 198823%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nevada County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:40 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00035908 (Prescott 2 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00034548, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.