Monterey climate

Monterey Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Monterey, 0.3 km from Monterey

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.51 in over about 11 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 Monterey, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
4.51 in
Record high
105°FAug 8, 1930
Record low
43°FAug 31, 1946
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.3
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
65°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 184°F67°F97°F 198053°F 192539%0%
Aug 284°F67°F97°F 199954°F 192538%0%
Aug 384°F67°F96°F 193053°F 192038%0%
Aug 484°F67°F99°F 193054°F 196538%0%
Aug 584°F67°F100°F 193052°F 192938%0%
Aug 684°F66°F101°F 193053°F 195738%0%
Aug 784°F66°F96°F 193550°F 200438%0%
Aug 884°F66°F105°F 193048°F 198937%0%
Aug 984°F66°F104°F 193048°F 198937%0%
Aug 1084°F66°F99°F 200749°F 198937%0%
Aug 1184°F66°F98°F 198051°F 196737%0%
Aug 1284°F66°F99°F 192553°F 196736%0%
Aug 1384°F66°F98°F 192549°F 196436%0%
Aug 1484°F66°F96°F 194348°F 200436%0%
Aug 1584°F66°F98°F 200749°F 200435%0%
Aug 1684°F66°F102°F 200750°F 197935%0%
Aug 1783°F66°F102°F 200750°F 197935%0%
Aug 1883°F66°F100°F 193652°F 197935%0%
Aug 1983°F66°F100°F 192553°F 194534%0%
Aug 2083°F65°F101°F 192553°F 194034%0%
Aug 2183°F65°F101°F 193651°F 202434%0%
Aug 2283°F65°F101°F 198346°F 195634%0%
Aug 2383°F65°F100°F 198347°F 195633%0%
Aug 2483°F65°F104°F 200750°F 192333%0%
Aug 2583°F65°F100°F 194350°F 192333%0%
Aug 2683°F65°F100°F 194349°F 191733%0%
Aug 2782°F65°F102°F 194349°F 202533%0%
Aug 2882°F64°F100°F 193649°F 192232%0%
Aug 2982°F64°F100°F 202446°F 198632%0%
Aug 3082°F64°F101°F 202448°F 198632%0%
Aug 3182°F64°F99°F 202443°F 194632%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Monterey, 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 (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 7:10 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00406170 (Monterey), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00402009, 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.