California climate

California Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Patuxent River Nas, 7.9 km from California

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.66 in over about 9 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 California, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
4.66 in
Record high
103°FAug 20, 1983
Record low
52°FAug 24, 1985
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.4
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
6.9 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 187°F71°F98°F 198360°F 199734%0%
Aug 287°F71°F98°F 199361°F 199833%0%
Aug 387°F71°F100°F 200659°F 198533%0%
Aug 486°F71°F97°F 196358°F 199833%0%
Aug 586°F70°F98°F 201055°F 199833%0%
Aug 686°F70°F97°F 195559°F 195133%0%
Aug 786°F70°F97°F 197757°F 200433%0%
Aug 886°F70°F100°F 200755°F 200433%0%
Aug 986°F70°F97°F 198360°F 196432%0%
Aug 1086°F70°F96°F 198660°F 200232%0%
Aug 1186°F70°F98°F 198358°F 201432%0%
Aug 1286°F70°F96°F 197757°F 197432%0%
Aug 1386°F70°F97°F 201657°F 200632%0%
Aug 1486°F70°F99°F 198557°F 201531%0%
Aug 1586°F70°F99°F 198555°F 201331%0%
Aug 1685°F70°F97°F 196655°F 201331%0%
Aug 1785°F69°F100°F 199759°F 197931%0%
Aug 1885°F69°F95°F 196660°F 200730%0%
Aug 1985°F69°F99°F 201960°F 200730%0%
Aug 2085°F69°F103°F 198359°F 202429%0%
Aug 2185°F69°F96°F 195957°F 202429%0%
Aug 2285°F69°F98°F 198356°F 202429%0%
Aug 2385°F69°F97°F 196455°F 199728%0%
Aug 2485°F69°F95°F 199552°F 198528%0%
Aug 2584°F69°F96°F 196856°F 198728%0%
Aug 2684°F68°F95°F 202258°F 196327%0%
Aug 2784°F68°F96°F 198356°F 194527%0%
Aug 2884°F68°F99°F 202455°F 198627%0%
Aug 2984°F68°F97°F 194853°F 198227%0%
Aug 3084°F68°F97°F 195353°F 198627%0%
Aug 3184°F68°F97°F 195355°F 198627%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at California, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:37 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013721 (Patuxent River Nas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013721, 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.