Big Sur Weather in August
Average highs run from 76°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 51°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.05 in over about 0 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 77°F
- Average low
- 50°F
- Precipitation
- 0.05 in
- Record high
- 92°FAug 28, 2009
- Record low
- 46°FAug 27, 2009
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.9
- Daylight
- 13 h 58 min to 12 h 58 min
- Cloud cover
- 33%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 55°F
- Wind
- 6.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 76°F | 51°F | 78°F 1975 | 50°F 1969 | 1% |
| Aug 2 | 76°F | 51°F | 77°F 2022 | 50°F 2012 | 1% |
| Aug 3 | 76°F | 51°F | 78°F 2020 | 50°F 1969 | 1% |
| Aug 4 | 76°F | 51°F | 84°F 2017 | 49°F 1970 | 2% |
| Aug 5 | 77°F | 51°F | 77°F 2003 | 49°F 1969 | 2% |
| Aug 6 | 77°F | 50°F | 75°F 1974 | 49°F 2018 | 1% |
| Aug 7 | 77°F | 50°F | 74°F 2015 | 49°F 1969 | 1% |
| Aug 8 | 77°F | 50°F | 79°F 2002 | 49°F 1969 | 1% |
| Aug 9 | 77°F | 50°F | 87°F 2002 | 49°F 2009 | 1% |
| Aug 10 | 77°F | 50°F | 81°F 1970 | 49°F 1969 | 1% |
| Aug 11 | 77°F | 50°F | 74°F 2020 | 47°F 2008 | 1% |
| Aug 12 | 77°F | 50°F | 78°F 2015 | 48°F 1969 | 1% |
| Aug 13 | 77°F | 50°F | 86°F 2020 | 50°F 1969 | 1% |
| Aug 14 | 77°F | 50°F | 80°F 2019 | 49°F 2000 | 1% |
| Aug 15 | 78°F | 50°F | 91°F 2020 | 49°F 1969 | 1% |
| Aug 16 | 78°F | 50°F | 80°F 2015 | 49°F 1970 | 1% |
| Aug 17 | 78°F | 50°F | 83°F 2020 | 48°F 1973 | 1% |
| Aug 18 | 78°F | 50°F | 81°F 2020 | 49°F 1973 | 1% |
| Aug 19 | 78°F | 50°F | 77°F 2020 | 47°F 1973 | 1% |
| Aug 20 | 78°F | 50°F | 75°F 2017 | 49°F 1973 | 1% |
| Aug 21 | 78°F | 50°F | 77°F 1974 | 50°F 1969 | 1% |
| Aug 22 | 78°F | 50°F | 76°F 1999 | 49°F 1969 | 1% |
| Aug 23 | 78°F | 50°F | 82°F 2023 | 49°F 2011 | 1% |
| Aug 24 | 78°F | 50°F | 87°F 2010 | 47°F 1973 | 1% |
| Aug 25 | 78°F | 50°F | 80°F 2003 | 48°F 2001 | 1% |
| Aug 26 | 78°F | 50°F | 76°F 1999 | 50°F 2002 | 1% |
| Aug 27 | 78°F | 50°F | 87°F 2004 | 46°F 2009 | 1% |
| Aug 28 | 78°F | 50°F | 92°F 2009 | 48°F 1973 | 1% |
| Aug 29 | 78°F | 50°F | 83°F 2008 | 52°F 1969 | 1% |
| Aug 30 | 78°F | 50°F | 78°F 2023 | 49°F 1969 | 1% |
| Aug 31 | 78°F | 50°F | 83°F 2005 | 47°F 1969 | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00040790 (Big Sur Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023259, 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.