Shafter climate

Shafter Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wasco, 12.2 km from Shafter

Average highs run from 101°F on August 1 to 97°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 64°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 daily high and low temperature at Shafter, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
99°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
0.02 in
Record high
112°FAug 1, 1979
Record low
52°FAug 26, 1942
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
29.8
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
12%
Humidity
28%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
6.3 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 1101°F69°F112°F 197958°F 19890%0%
Aug 2100°F69°F109°F 197160°F 19560%0%
Aug 3100°F68°F112°F 193856°F 19530%0%
Aug 4100°F68°F109°F 202657°F 19530%0%
Aug 5100°F68°F110°F 199857°F 19500%0%
Aug 6100°F68°F110°F 199059°F 19500%0%
Aug 7100°F68°F111°F 202456°F 19990%0%
Aug 8100°F68°F111°F 197857°F 19990%0%
Aug 9100°F67°F112°F 198160°F 19380%0%
Aug 10100°F67°F108°F 194058°F 19490%0%
Aug 11100°F67°F111°F 194059°F 19490%0%
Aug 1299°F67°F110°F 199658°F 19930%0%
Aug 1399°F67°F110°F 199658°F 19450%0%
Aug 1499°F67°F110°F 193956°F 19540%0%
Aug 1599°F67°F108°F 196756°F 19540%0%
Aug 1699°F66°F108°F 201956°F 19490%0%
Aug 1799°F66°F109°F 201558°F 19490%0%
Aug 1899°F66°F110°F 194256°F 19950%0%
Aug 1999°F66°F109°F 195056°F 19380%0%
Aug 2098°F66°F112°F 195056°F 19430%0%
Aug 2198°F66°F108°F 195053°F 19590%0%
Aug 2298°F66°F106°F 196955°F 19470%0%
Aug 2398°F65°F106°F 194255°F 19870%0%
Aug 2498°F65°F106°F 197455°F 19430%0%
Aug 2598°F65°F111°F 201057°F 19431%0%
Aug 2698°F65°F107°F 201052°F 19421%0%
Aug 2797°F65°F109°F 194456°F 19541%0%
Aug 2897°F65°F109°F 194456°F 19421%0%
Aug 2997°F65°F112°F 201755°F 19391%0%
Aug 3097°F65°F108°F 198854°F 19571%0%
Aug 3197°F64°F111°F 196755°F 19411%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shafter, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.20.40.60.81102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 7:25 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049452 (Wasco), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023155, 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.