Yosemite Valley climate

Yosemite Valley Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Yosemite Park Hq, 1.5 km from Yosemite Valley

Average highs run from 90°F on August 1 to 87°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.16 in over about 1 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 Yosemite Valley, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
89°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
0.16 in
Record high
88°FAug 1, 2000
Record low
30°FAug 31, 1999
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
16.8
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
19%
Humidity
34%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
5.1 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 190°F58°F88°F 200038°F 19984%0%
Aug 290°F58°F87°F 200037°F 20044%0%
Aug 390°F58°F85°F 201238°F 20134%0%
Aug 490°F58°F86°F 199437°F 19964%0%
Aug 590°F58°F88°F 199840°F 20064%0%
Aug 690°F58°F85°F 199737°F 20063%0%
Aug 790°F58°F87°F 201839°F 19963%0%
Aug 890°F58°F87°F 199734°F 19993%0%
Aug 990°F58°F84°F 199638°F 19993%0%
Aug 1090°F58°F87°F 201835°F 19993%0%
Aug 1190°F58°F86°F 201836°F 20003%0%
Aug 1290°F57°F85°F 200236°F 19993%0%
Aug 1390°F57°F87°F 200239°F 19953%0%
Aug 1489°F57°F86°F 199840°F 19953%0%
Aug 1589°F57°F86°F 200236°F 20043%0%
Aug 1689°F57°F85°F 199435°F 20093%0%
Aug 1789°F57°F88°F 200837°F 20113%0%
Aug 1889°F57°F88°F 200835°F 19953%0%
Aug 1989°F57°F83°F 200334°F 19953%0%
Aug 2089°F56°F85°F 201536°F 19983%0%
Aug 2189°F56°F85°F 201534°F 19983%0%
Aug 2288°F56°F84°F 200934°F 19983%0%
Aug 2388°F56°F83°F 200836°F 20033%0%
Aug 2488°F56°F84°F 200736°F 19983%0%
Aug 2588°F56°F83°F 200139°F 20094%0%
Aug 2688°F56°F83°F 200139°F 20024%0%
Aug 2788°F55°F85°F 200133°F 20044%0%
Aug 2888°F55°F85°F 200133°F 19994%0%
Aug 2987°F55°F86°F 200834°F 19994%0%
Aug 3087°F55°F86°F 199831°F 20104%0%
Aug 3187°F55°F86°F 199630°F 19994%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Yosemite Valley, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0123451102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 7:29 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049855 (Yosemite Park Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045280, 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.