San Luis Obispo Weather in August
Average highs run from 79°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 55°F to 55°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 low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 80°F
- Average low
- 55°F
- Precipitation
- 0.01 in
- Record high
- 111°FAug 29, 2009
- Record low
- 45°FAug 15, 1999
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 3.1
- Daylight
- 13 h 54 min to 12 h 56 min
- Cloud cover
- 20%
- Humidity
- 51%
- Dew point
- 48°F
- Wind
- 6.9 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 | 79°F | 55°F | 88°F 2000 | 46°F 1999 | 1% |
| Aug 2 | 79°F | 55°F | 87°F 2008 | 49°F 2020 | 1% |
| Aug 3 | 79°F | 55°F | 90°F 1998 | 51°F 2019 | 1% |
| Aug 4 | 79°F | 55°F | 91°F 1998 | 48°F 2025 | 1% |
| Aug 5 | 79°F | 55°F | 85°F 2018 | 50°F 2002 | 1% |
| Aug 6 | 79°F | 55°F | 96°F 2018 | 49°F 2002 | 1% |
| Aug 7 | 79°F | 55°F | 89°F 2024 | 47°F 2002 | 1% |
| Aug 8 | 79°F | 55°F | 90°F 2002 | 48°F 2002 | 1% |
| Aug 9 | 79°F | 55°F | 92°F 2018 | 50°F 2002 | 1% |
| Aug 10 | 79°F | 55°F | 92°F 2018 | 50°F 2000 | 1% |
| Aug 11 | 79°F | 55°F | 91°F 1998 | 50°F 2000 | 1% |
| Aug 12 | 79°F | 55°F | 89°F 1998 | 47°F 2000 | 1% |
| Aug 13 | 80°F | 55°F | 92°F 2009 | 50°F 1999 | 1% |
| Aug 14 | 80°F | 55°F | 99°F 2020 | 50°F 1999 | 1% |
| Aug 15 | 80°F | 55°F | 96°F 2020 | 45°F 1999 | 1% |
| Aug 16 | 80°F | 55°F | 91°F 2020 | 50°F 2003 | 1% |
| Aug 17 | 80°F | 55°F | 93°F 2020 | 51°F 2022 | 1% |
| Aug 18 | 80°F | 55°F | 100°F 2020 | 49°F 2000 | 1% |
| Aug 19 | 80°F | 55°F | 97°F 2020 | 47°F 2000 | 1% |
| Aug 20 | 80°F | 55°F | 99°F 2024 | 48°F 1999 | 1% |
| Aug 21 | 80°F | 55°F | 95°F 2025 | 46°F 2002 | 1% |
| Aug 22 | 80°F | 55°F | 90°F 2020 | 47°F 2010 | 1% |
| Aug 23 | 80°F | 55°F | 98°F 2010 | 51°F 1998 | 1% |
| Aug 24 | 80°F | 55°F | 95°F 2010 | 48°F 1998 | 1% |
| Aug 25 | 80°F | 55°F | 91°F 2024 | 51°F 2002 | 1% |
| Aug 26 | 80°F | 55°F | 95°F 2024 | 50°F 2001 | 1% |
| Aug 27 | 80°F | 55°F | 105°F 2009 | 48°F 2002 | 1% |
| Aug 28 | 81°F | 55°F | 106°F 2009 | 49°F 2003 | 1% |
| Aug 29 | 81°F | 55°F | 111°F 2009 | 49°F 2003 | 1% |
| Aug 30 | 81°F | 55°F | 101°F 2023 | 48°F 2005 | 1% |
| Aug 31 | 81°F | 55°F | 92°F 2025 | 48°F 1999 | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047851 (San Luis Obispo Poly), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093206, 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.