Monterey County climate

Monterey County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for King City, 15.8 km from Monterey County

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 54°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.01 in over about 0 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 Monterey County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
0.01 in
Record high
98°FAug 29, 1968
Record low
42°FAug 18, 1934
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.2
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
33%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
7.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 185°F54°F88°F 197547°F 19351%
Aug 285°F54°F88°F 199848°F 19821%
Aug 385°F54°F89°F 199846°F 19381%
Aug 485°F54°F85°F 199845°F 19341%
Aug 585°F54°F83°F 199747°F 19821%
Aug 685°F54°F94°F 198345°F 19351%
Aug 785°F54°F91°F 198444°F 19341%
Aug 885°F54°F95°F 199546°F 19691%
Aug 985°F54°F93°F 200649°F 19351%
Aug 1085°F54°F85°F 200248°F 19471%
Aug 1185°F54°F96°F 193549°F 19331%
Aug 1285°F54°F82°F 199645°F 19691%
Aug 1385°F54°F94°F 199148°F 19621%
Aug 1485°F54°F84°F 198350°F 19331%
Aug 1585°F54°F96°F 202044°F 19371%
Aug 1685°F54°F94°F 193344°F 19321%
Aug 1785°F54°F92°F 194144°F 19401%
Aug 1885°F54°F86°F 202042°F 19341%
Aug 1985°F54°F88°F 195046°F 19341%
Aug 2085°F54°F85°F 194847°F 19491%
Aug 2185°F54°F84°F 197249°F 19351%
Aug 2285°F53°F85°F 197242°F 19311%
Aug 2386°F53°F91°F 201045°F 19311%
Aug 2486°F53°F88°F 200346°F 19361%
Aug 2586°F53°F86°F 198846°F 19441%
Aug 2686°F53°F88°F 194446°F 19441%
Aug 2786°F53°F95°F 196243°F 19381%
Aug 2886°F53°F97°F 200945°F 19391%
Aug 2986°F53°F98°F 196843°F 19451%
Aug 3086°F53°F88°F 202343°F 19411%
Aug 3186°F53°F92°F 194744°F 19321%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Monterey County, in percent.00.30.50.811.31102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:34 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044555 (King City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023233, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.