Descanso climate

Descanso Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cuyamaca, 15.4 km from Descanso

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.50 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 Descanso, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
0.50 in
Record high
107°FAug 13, 1994
Record low
50°FAug 6, 2000
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.9
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 12 h 51 min
Cloud cover
22%
Humidity
30%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
9.6 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 184°F59°F99°F 200057°F 20106%0%
Aug 284°F59°F100°F 202157°F 19856%0%
Aug 384°F59°F98°F 199758°F 19946%0%
Aug 484°F59°F97°F 202457°F 19856%0%
Aug 584°F59°F101°F 198357°F 19856%0%
Aug 684°F59°F104°F 198350°F 20006%0%
Aug 784°F58°F100°F 198359°F 20136%0%
Aug 884°F58°F100°F 198358°F 20206%0%
Aug 984°F58°F98°F 198254°F 20106%0%
Aug 1084°F58°F103°F 200354°F 20106%0%
Aug 1184°F58°F103°F 200056°F 20137%0%
Aug 1284°F58°F101°F 199457°F 19997%0%
Aug 1384°F58°F107°F 199456°F 19887%0%
Aug 1484°F58°F105°F 199456°F 19887%0%
Aug 1584°F58°F103°F 201556°F 19887%0%
Aug 1684°F58°F104°F 201658°F 20107%0%
Aug 1784°F58°F102°F 199260°F 20097%0%
Aug 1884°F58°F102°F 202060°F 20037%0%
Aug 1984°F58°F100°F 198660°F 19997%0%
Aug 2084°F57°F100°F 200055°F 20007%0%
Aug 2184°F57°F101°F 198252°F 20007%0%
Aug 2284°F57°F98°F 198157°F 19897%0%
Aug 2384°F57°F98°F 198554°F 19837%0%
Aug 2484°F57°F103°F 198158°F 19877%0%
Aug 2584°F57°F105°F 198555°F 20247%0%
Aug 2684°F57°F105°F 198156°F 19877%0%
Aug 2784°F57°F106°F 200956°F 19907%0%
Aug 2884°F56°F102°F 199556°F 19906%0%
Aug 2983°F56°F107°F 200956°F 19906%0%
Aug 3083°F56°F104°F 199556°F 19806%0%
Aug 3183°F56°F106°F 200256°F 20106%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Descanso, 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 6:00 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 7:12 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042239 (Cuyamaca), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00042706, 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.