Oakland Weather in August
Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 56°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.30 in over about 2 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
- 86°F
- Average low
- 54°F
- Precipitation
- 0.30 in
- Record high
- 109°FAug 14, 2023
- Record low
- 41°FAug 2, 1956
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 9.2
- Daylight
- 14 h 32 min to 13 h 14 min
- Cloud cover
- 36%
- Humidity
- 70%
- Dew point
- 52°F
- Wind
- 4.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 88°F | 56°F | 102°F 2017 | 44°F 1937 | 5% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 88°F | 56°F | 108°F 2017 | 41°F 1956 | 5% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 88°F | 56°F | 108°F 2017 | 42°F 1956 | 5% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 88°F | 55°F | 102°F 1932 | 46°F 1934 | 5% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 88°F | 55°F | 99°F 1940 | 47°F 1948 | 5% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 88°F | 55°F | 99°F 2026 | 46°F 1931 | 5% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 88°F | 55°F | 103°F 1960 | 47°F 1946 | 5% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 88°F | 55°F | 102°F 1960 | 48°F 1931 | 5% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 88°F | 55°F | 100°F 2001 | 47°F 1957 | 6% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 87°F | 55°F | 103°F 2025 | 46°F 1956 | 6% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 87°F | 55°F | 105°F 2025 | 46°F 1932 | 6% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 87°F | 55°F | 106°F 1935 | 45°F 1957 | 6% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 87°F | 54°F | 107°F 2002 | 45°F 1949 | 6% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 87°F | 54°F | 109°F 2023 | 44°F 1955 | 6% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 87°F | 54°F | 109°F 2020 | 45°F 1937 | 6% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 87°F | 54°F | 108°F 2023 | 44°F 1935 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 86°F | 54°F | 101°F 2022 | 45°F 1935 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 86°F | 54°F | 102°F 2015 | 45°F 1963 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 86°F | 54°F | 107°F 2016 | 44°F 1964 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 86°F | 53°F | 101°F 2016 | 45°F 1947 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 86°F | 53°F | 100°F 1945 | 44°F 1947 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 86°F | 53°F | 101°F 1934 | 41°F 1955 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 85°F | 53°F | 102°F 2025 | 46°F 1955 | 9% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 85°F | 53°F | 100°F 2025 | 43°F 1963 | 9% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 85°F | 53°F | 103°F 2010 | 44°F 1955 | 9% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 85°F | 53°F | 99°F 1935 | 42°F 1955 | 10% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 85°F | 52°F | 103°F 2019 | 42°F 1957 | 10% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 85°F | 52°F | 102°F 2017 | 42°F 1960 | 10% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 85°F | 52°F | 101°F 1944 | 42°F 1957 | 10% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 84°F | 52°F | 101°F 2024 | 42°F 1965 | 11% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 84°F | 52°F | 100°F 1998 | 42°F 1957 | 11% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:35 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00359461 (Winchester), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024231, 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.