Crescent City weather in August: Crescent City, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Crescent City in August has a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 53°F, a daily mean of 59°F, holding near 64°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal August, 0.37 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 12°C, 9 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationCrescent City McNamara Airport
- Station IDUSW00024286
- Location41.78°N 124.24°W
- Elevation56 ft (17 m)
- Population6,209
- Jan 56° 42°
- Feb 56° 42°
- Mar 56° 43°
- Apr 57° 44°
- May 59° 47°
- Jun 62° 49°
- Jul 63° 52°
- Aug 64° 53°
- Sep 65° 50°
- Oct 62° 47°
- Nov 58° 44°
- Dec 55° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Crescent City in August?
The normal high is 64°F and the normal low 53°F, for a daily mean of 58.5°F. August is 1.2°F warmer than July and 1.2°F warmer than September. August is the warmest month of the year in Crescent City and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 64°F on August 1 to 65°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 57°F and 60°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 22%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 64°F | 53°F | 15% | 2% |
| August 8 | 64°F | 53°F | 17% | 2% |
| August 15 | 64°F | 53°F | 18% | 2% |
| August 22 | 64°F | 53°F | 20% | 3% |
| August 31 | 65°F | 52°F | 22% | 4% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 31, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 64°F | 53°F | 15% | 2% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 2 | 64°F | 53°F | 15% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 3 | 64°F | 53°F | 16% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 4 | 64°F | 53°F | 16% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 5 | 64°F | 53°F | 16% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 6 | 64°F | 53°F | 16% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 7 | 64°F | 53°F | 17% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 8 | 64°F | 53°F | 17% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 9 | 64°F | 53°F | 17% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 10 | 64°F | 53°F | 17% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 11 | 64°F | 53°F | 17% | 2% | 14 h |
| August 12 | 64°F | 53°F | 18% | 2% | 14 h |
| August 13 | 64°F | 53°F | 18% | 2% | 14 h |
| August 14 | 64°F | 53°F | 18% | 2% | 14 h |
| August 15 | 64°F | 53°F | 18% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 16 | 64°F | 53°F | 18% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 17 | 64°F | 53°F | 19% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 18 | 64°F | 53°F | 19% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 19 | 64°F | 53°F | 19% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 20 | 64°F | 53°F | 20% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 21 | 64°F | 53°F | 20% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 22 | 64°F | 53°F | 20% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 23 | 65°F | 53°F | 21% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 24 | 65°F | 53°F | 21% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 25 | 65°F | 52°F | 21% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 26 | 65°F | 52°F | 21% | 4% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 27 | 65°F | 52°F | 22% | 4% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 28 | 65°F | 52°F | 22% | 4% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 29 | 65°F | 52°F | 22% | 4% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 30 | 65°F | 52°F | 22% | 4% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 31 | 65°F | 52°F | 22% | 4% | 13 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 64°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 53°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 0.37 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 14 h 30 min to 13 h 10 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00024286; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Crescent City in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 19% on average, highest around August 31 (22%). In all, 0.37 in falls on 6 days of a normal August.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00024286.
What are the records for August in Crescent City?
The warmest August temperature on Crescent City's official record (since 1894) is 95°F, on August 22, 1918; the coldest is 34°F, on August 30, 1908. The wettest August brought 5.30 in (1968).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 58.5°F: 2021 57.0°F (−1.5), 2022 60.6°F (+2.1), 2023 59.9°F (+1.4), 2024 58.8°F (+0.3), 2025 59.2°F (+0.7), 2026 58.3°F (−0.2). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.0°F | −1.5°F | 0.00 in |
| 2022 | 60.6°F | +2.1°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 59.9°F | +1.4°F | 0.01 in |
| 2024 | 58.8°F | +0.3°F | 2.64 in |
| 2025 | 59.2°F | +0.7°F | 0.00 in |
| 2026 | 58.3°F | −0.2°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record CECthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00024286. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Crescent City compare across California?
Across the 219 places PlainClimate covers in California, August normal highs run from 63°F in Bodega to 109°F in Needles; Crescent City's is 64°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Crescent City in July63°F by day, 52°F at night
- Crescent City in September65°F by day, 50°F at night
- Crescent City through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- California in AugustThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Needles: California's warmest Augustnormal high 109°F