Monterey climate

Monterey Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mustoe 1 Sw, 12.8 km from Monterey

Average highs run from 79°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 57°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.80 in over about 13 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.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
3.80 in
Record high
104°FAug 4, 1930
Record low
39°FAug 29, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 13 h 03 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
3.6 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 179°F57°F100°F 199944°F 189543%0%
Aug 279°F57°F98°F 191744°F 191243%0%
Aug 379°F57°F98°F 193040°F 191243%0%
Aug 479°F57°F104°F 193040°F 191243%0%
Aug 579°F57°F101°F 193041°F 191243%0%
Aug 679°F57°F104°F 191846°F 191243%0%
Aug 779°F57°F101°F 191846°F 189443%0%
Aug 879°F57°F97°F 190046°F 190343%0%
Aug 979°F57°F103°F 193045°F 198942%0%
Aug 1079°F57°F97°F 190045°F 194842%0%
Aug 1179°F56°F100°F 190047°F 200142%0%
Aug 1279°F56°F99°F 199942°F 192842%0%
Aug 1379°F56°F97°F 190044°F 193042%0%
Aug 1479°F56°F100°F 199940°F 191642%0%
Aug 1579°F56°F101°F 198845°F 196442%0%
Aug 1678°F56°F96°F 196543°F 197942%0%
Aug 1778°F56°F102°F 198845°F 197941%0%
Aug 1878°F56°F101°F 191445°F 198141%0%
Aug 1978°F56°F100°F 191444°F 191541%0%
Aug 2078°F55°F102°F 198344°F 189641%0%
Aug 2178°F55°F97°F 189942°F 202440%0%
Aug 2278°F55°F101°F 198342°F 202440%0%
Aug 2378°F55°F98°F 200241°F 190939%0%
Aug 2478°F55°F99°F 200244°F 195239%0%
Aug 2578°F55°F96°F 190942°F 194439%0%
Aug 2677°F54°F96°F 199842°F 193038%0%
Aug 2777°F54°F96°F 190041°F 193138%0%
Aug 2877°F54°F97°F 190943°F 189637%0%
Aug 2977°F54°F97°F 193239°F 196537%0%
Aug 3077°F54°F99°F 193240°F 196537%0%
Aug 3177°F53°F101°F 193242°F 193036%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.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:47 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 USC00445880 (Mustoe 1 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00442208, 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.