Ridgecrest climate

Ridgecrest Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for China Lake Naf, 7.4 km from Ridgecrest

Average highs run from 105°F on August 1 to 101°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.11 in.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ridgecrest, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
103°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
0.11 in
Record high
119°FAug 2, 1993
Record low
51°FAug 28, 1991
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
30.8
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 12 h 57 min
Cloud cover
16%
Humidity
20%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
8.9 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 1105°F71°F117°F 199361°F 19870%
Aug 2105°F71°F119°F 199356°F 19850%
Aug 3105°F71°F115°F 199360°F 19560%
Aug 4105°F71°F113°F 198657°F 19530%
Aug 5105°F71°F115°F 199458°F 20110%
Aug 6105°F70°F112°F 202457°F 19500%
Aug 7105°F70°F115°F 199455°F 20090%
Aug 8105°F70°F112°F 198457°F 20090%
Aug 9104°F70°F113°F 198459°F 19850%
Aug 10104°F70°F113°F 199261°F 20110%
Aug 11104°F70°F115°F 199257°F 19970%
Aug 12104°F70°F115°F 199256°F 19490%
Aug 13104°F69°F111°F 199259°F 19850%
Aug 14104°F69°F114°F 199459°F 19950%
Aug 15104°F69°F116°F 199452°F 19870%
Aug 16104°F69°F115°F 199454°F 19540%
Aug 17103°F69°F115°F 202057°F 19540%
Aug 18103°F68°F116°F 199255°F 19950%
Aug 19103°F68°F113°F 199259°F 19850%
Aug 20103°F68°F113°F 199255°F 19900%
Aug 21103°F68°F110°F 202256°F 19590%
Aug 22103°F68°F111°F 202554°F 19900%
Aug 23102°F67°F111°F 202254°F 19830%
Aug 24102°F67°F112°F 198555°F 19870%
Aug 25102°F67°F110°F 198554°F 19870%
Aug 26102°F67°F109°F 202657°F 19830%
Aug 27102°F66°F112°F 200154°F 19900%
Aug 28101°F66°F111°F 201751°F 19910%
Aug 29101°F66°F111°F 201757°F 19970%
Aug 30101°F66°F111°F 199652°F 20100%
Aug 31101°F65°F111°F 202254°F 19570%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgecrest, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 7:19 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093104 (China Lake Naf), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093104, 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.