Oakland climate

Oakland Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oakland 1 Se, 0.8 km from Oakland

Average highs run from 81°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.33 in over about 12 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 Oakland, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
4.33 in
Record high
101°FAug 7, 1918
Record low
30°FAug 12, 1930
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 12 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
3.4 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 181°F60°F90°F 191739°F 189543%0%
Aug 281°F60°F91°F 193138°F 189543%0%
Aug 381°F60°F92°F 193041°F 195943%0%
Aug 481°F60°F96°F 193036°F 196543%0%
Aug 580°F60°F95°F 193037°F 191243%0%
Aug 680°F60°F100°F 191836°F 195742%0%
Aug 780°F60°F101°F 191838°F 195742%0%
Aug 880°F60°F93°F 191840°F 195042%0%
Aug 980°F60°F94°F 193039°F 198942%0%
Aug 1080°F59°F91°F 193042°F 194442%0%
Aug 1180°F59°F93°F 191135°F 193042%0%
Aug 1280°F59°F93°F 194430°F 193042%0%
Aug 1380°F59°F93°F 194434°F 193042%0%
Aug 1480°F59°F94°F 198836°F 194141%0%
Aug 1580°F59°F92°F 198832°F 196441%0%
Aug 1680°F59°F91°F 196537°F 197941%0%
Aug 1780°F58°F97°F 198836°F 197941%0%
Aug 1880°F58°F93°F 198838°F 196240%0%
Aug 1980°F58°F91°F 193737°F 192440%0%
Aug 2079°F58°F91°F 193735°F 192940%0%
Aug 2179°F58°F95°F 193631°F 192240%0%
Aug 2279°F58°F91°F 193635°F 192239%0%
Aug 2379°F57°F91°F 193636°F 192539%0%
Aug 2479°F57°F91°F 191835°F 195239%0%
Aug 2579°F57°F92°F 193634°F 194439%0%
Aug 2679°F57°F93°F 194836°F 194438%0%
Aug 2779°F57°F95°F 194831°F 190438%0%
Aug 2878°F56°F93°F 194833°F 190438%0%
Aug 2978°F56°F93°F 195332°F 198238%0%
Aug 3078°F56°F93°F 195333°F 198638%0%
Aug 3178°F56°F95°F 195335°F 192938%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oakland, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 8:30 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:50 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00186620 (Oakland 1 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00186620, 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.