Joshua Tree climate

Joshua Tree Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Joshua Tree, 3.8 km from Joshua Tree

Average highs run from 102°F on August 1 to 98°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.37 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 Joshua Tree, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
100°F
Average low
70°F
Precipitation
0.37 in
Record high
116°FAug 15, 2020
Record low
52°FAug 30, 2010
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
30.2
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 12 h 54 min
Cloud cover
21%
Humidity
27%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
6.9 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 1102°F71°F111°F 202067°F 20126%0%
Aug 2102°F71°F112°F 202662°F 20136%0%
Aug 3102°F70°F109°F 202662°F 20136%0%
Aug 4102°F70°F110°F 202654°F 20236%0%
Aug 5102°F70°F110°F 202460°F 20116%0%
Aug 6102°F70°F110°F 201961°F 20116%0%
Aug 7102°F70°F109°F 201854°F 20096%0%
Aug 8101°F70°F109°F 201858°F 20096%0%
Aug 9101°F70°F109°F 201261°F 20106%0%
Aug 10101°F70°F109°F 201260°F 20136%0%
Aug 11101°F70°F107°F 201255°F 20106%0%
Aug 12101°F70°F109°F 202557°F 20106%0%
Aug 13101°F70°F109°F 202558°F 20226%0%
Aug 14101°F70°F109°F 201258°F 20106%0%
Aug 15101°F70°F116°F 202061°F 20096%0%
Aug 16101°F70°F112°F 202060°F 20176%0%
Aug 17100°F70°F113°F 202056°F 20226%0%
Aug 18100°F69°F112°F 202060°F 20236%0%
Aug 19100°F69°F108°F 202057°F 20216%0%
Aug 20100°F69°F112°F 202064°F 20196%0%
Aug 21100°F69°F112°F 202053°F 20236%0%
Aug 22100°F69°F108°F 201954°F 20226%0%
Aug 2399°F69°F107°F 202563°F 20216%0%
Aug 2499°F69°F108°F 202658°F 20246%0%
Aug 2599°F69°F110°F 201161°F 20246%0%
Aug 2699°F69°F109°F 201163°F 20136%0%
Aug 2799°F69°F108°F 201159°F 20136%0%
Aug 2898°F69°F109°F 201763°F 20186%0%
Aug 2998°F68°F107°F 200954°F 20106%0%
Aug 3098°F68°F108°F 201752°F 20106%0%
Aug 3198°F68°F108°F 202355°F 20106%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Joshua Tree, 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 7:46 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:18 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 USC00044405 (Joshua Tree), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044405, 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.