Alturas climate

Alturas Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alturas, 0.3 km from Alturas

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 47°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.30 in over about 2 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 Alturas, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
0.30 in
Record high
102°FAug 9, 2018
Record low
28°FAug 31, 1999
Chance of a freeze
15%
Days of 90°F or more
14.0
Daylight
14 h 22 min to 13 h 09 min
Cloud cover
25%
Humidity
37%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
6.7 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 191°F47°F100°F 201740°F 20017%0%
Aug 291°F47°F100°F 201736°F 20137%0%
Aug 391°F47°F100°F 201738°F 20117%0%
Aug 491°F47°F98°F 201239°F 20087%0%
Aug 590°F46°F99°F 200532°F 20027%0%
Aug 690°F46°F99°F 202632°F 20027%0%
Aug 790°F46°F101°F 202636°F 20027%0%
Aug 890°F46°F100°F 201830°F 20027%0%
Aug 990°F46°F102°F 201837°F 20087%0%
Aug 1090°F46°F97°F 202638°F 20086%0%
Aug 1189°F46°F99°F 202136°F 20196%0%
Aug 1289°F45°F100°F 202133°F 20076%0%
Aug 1389°F45°F98°F 200231°F 20076%0%
Aug 1489°F45°F100°F 200835°F 20076%0%
Aug 1588°F45°F101°F 200837°F 19996%0%
Aug 1688°F45°F100°F 200834°F 20096%0%
Aug 1788°F44°F98°F 200833°F 20076%0%
Aug 1888°F44°F97°F 200333°F 20076%0%
Aug 1988°F44°F98°F 200936°F 20256%0%
Aug 2087°F44°F99°F 200936°F 20247%0%
Aug 2187°F44°F95°F 200935°F 20027%0%
Aug 2287°F43°F99°F 202532°F 20027%0%
Aug 2387°F43°F98°F 202534°F 20067%0%
Aug 2487°F43°F95°F 200735°F 20217%0%
Aug 2586°F43°F98°F 201034°F 20097%0%
Aug 2686°F43°F96°F 201734°F 20007%0%
Aug 2786°F42°F99°F 201733°F 20127%0%
Aug 2886°F42°F97°F 201730°F 20127%0%
Aug 2986°F42°F97°F 201734°F 20127%0%
Aug 3085°F42°F96°F 202233°F 20058%0%
Aug 3185°F41°F96°F 202428°F 19998%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alturas, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 7:37 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00040161 (Alturas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094299, 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.