Sacramento Weather in August
Average highs run from 95°F on August 1 to 92°F on August 31, and lows from 62°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.02 in over about 0 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 94°F
- Average low
- 61°F
- Precipitation
- 0.02 in
- Record high
- 112°FAug 16, 2020
- Record low
- 48°FAug 5, 1950
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 23.5
- Daylight
- 14 h 08 min to 13 h 02 min
- Cloud cover
- 15%
- Humidity
- 41%
- Dew point
- 46°F
- Wind
- 7.2 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 95°F | 62°F | 106°F 1993 | 52°F 1970 | 1% |
| Aug 2 | 95°F | 62°F | 106°F 1975 | 53°F 1951 | 1% |
| Aug 3 | 94°F | 62°F | 106°F 1969 | 52°F 1951 | 1% |
| Aug 4 | 94°F | 61°F | 108°F 1998 | 51°F 1953 | 1% |
| Aug 5 | 94°F | 61°F | 107°F 1997 | 48°F 1950 | 1% |
| Aug 6 | 94°F | 61°F | 108°F 1990 | 53°F 1950 | 1% |
| Aug 7 | 94°F | 61°F | 108°F 1997 | 52°F 1950 | 1% |
| Aug 8 | 94°F | 61°F | 108°F 1978 | 53°F 1950 | 1% |
| Aug 9 | 94°F | 61°F | 109°F 1990 | 50°F 1950 | 1% |
| Aug 10 | 94°F | 61°F | 110°F 1996 | 53°F 1950 | 1% |
| Aug 11 | 94°F | 61°F | 109°F 1996 | 52°F 1948 | 1% |
| Aug 12 | 94°F | 61°F | 107°F 1996 | 51°F 1948 | 1% |
| Aug 13 | 94°F | 61°F | 109°F 1996 | 52°F 1952 | 1% |
| Aug 14 | 94°F | 61°F | 106°F 1967 | 51°F 1974 | 1% |
| Aug 15 | 94°F | 61°F | 109°F 2020 | 50°F 1955 | 1% |
| Aug 16 | 94°F | 61°F | 112°F 2020 | 49°F 1955 | 1% |
| Aug 17 | 94°F | 61°F | 106°F 1966 | 51°F 1955 | 1% |
| Aug 18 | 93°F | 61°F | 107°F 1950 | 51°F 1955 | 1% |
| Aug 19 | 93°F | 61°F | 107°F 1950 | 51°F 1955 | 1% |
| Aug 20 | 93°F | 61°F | 105°F 1950 | 52°F 2002 | 1% |
| Aug 21 | 93°F | 61°F | 103°F 1969 | 50°F 1970 | 1% |
| Aug 22 | 93°F | 61°F | 103°F 2025 | 49°F 1978 | 1% |
| Aug 23 | 93°F | 61°F | 101°F 1967 | 51°F 1973 | 1% |
| Aug 24 | 93°F | 61°F | 106°F 2010 | 52°F 1948 | 1% |
| Aug 25 | 93°F | 61°F | 108°F 2010 | 51°F 1953 | 1% |
| Aug 26 | 93°F | 61°F | 105°F 1988 | 49°F 1966 | 1% |
| Aug 27 | 93°F | 61°F | 108°F 2017 | 50°F 1952 | 1% |
| Aug 28 | 93°F | 61°F | 110°F 2017 | 49°F 1955 | 1% |
| Aug 29 | 93°F | 61°F | 105°F 1987 | 50°F 1955 | 1% |
| Aug 30 | 92°F | 60°F | 107°F 1968 | 51°F 1957 | 1% |
| Aug 31 | 92°F | 60°F | 104°F 1976 | 50°F 1957 | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:37 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023271 (Sacramento 5 Ese), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023232, 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.