Merced County climate

Merced County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Merced 23 Wsw, 15.4 km from Merced County

Average highs run from 95°F on August 1 to 93°F on August 31, and lows from 54°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.01 in over about 1 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 Merced County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
94°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
0.01 in
Record high
114°FAug 8, 1905
Record low
36°FAug 23, 1979
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
25.3
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 13 h 00 min
Cloud cover
12%
Humidity
36%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
9.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 195°F54°F112°F 190845°F 19051%
Aug 295°F54°F110°F 190142°F 19781%
Aug 395°F54°F111°F 190151°F 19091%
Aug 495°F54°F109°F 190840°F 19791%
Aug 595°F53°F107°F 197841°F 19791%
Aug 695°F53°F108°F 190440°F 19051%
Aug 795°F53°F111°F 190547°F 19091%
Aug 894°F53°F114°F 190548°F 19091%
Aug 994°F53°F110°F 190549°F 19792%
Aug 1094°F53°F108°F 190149°F 19052%
Aug 1194°F53°F109°F 190148°F 19052%
Aug 1294°F53°F110°F 190148°F 19051%
Aug 1394°F53°F110°F 199651°F 19451%
Aug 1494°F53°F110°F 193345°F 19051%
Aug 1594°F52°F110°F 192040°F 19791%
Aug 1694°F52°F110°F 202045°F 19051%
Aug 1794°F52°F109°F 190642°F 19781%
Aug 1894°F52°F106°F 193945°F 19051%
Aug 1994°F52°F106°F 190550°F 19161%
Aug 2094°F52°F106°F 191941°F 19791%
Aug 2194°F52°F105°F 191940°F 19791%
Aug 2294°F52°F104°F 196739°F 19791%
Aug 2394°F52°F106°F 191336°F 19791%
Aug 2494°F52°F106°F 191347°F 19051%
Aug 2594°F52°F111°F 193145°F 19781%
Aug 2693°F52°F109°F 193137°F 19791%
Aug 2793°F51°F107°F 192442°F 19791%
Aug 2893°F51°F107°F 201748°F 19051%
Aug 2993°F51°F105°F 191841°F 19051%
Aug 3093°F51°F108°F 191544°F 19051%
Aug 3193°F51°F106°F 200748°F 19571%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merced County, in percent.00.511.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:33 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093243 (Merced 23 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045532, 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.