Davis weather in August: Davis, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August

Davis in August has a normal high of 93°F and a normal low of 56°F, a daily mean of 75°F, holding near 93°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 0 days in a normal August, 0.04 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 34°C and low of 13°C, 1 mm of precipitation in August.

  • NOAA stationDavis 2 WSW Experiment Farm
  • Station IDUSC00042294
  • Location38.53°N 121.78°W
  • Elevation60 ft (18 m)
  • Population67,125
  1. Jan 56° 38°
  2. Feb 61° 41°
  3. Mar 66° 44°
  4. Apr 73° 47°
  5. May 81° 52°
  6. Jun 89° 56°
  7. Jul 93° 57°
  8. Aug 93° 56°
  9. Sep 90° 55°
  10. Oct 80° 50°
  11. Nov 65° 43°
  12. Dec 56° 38°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Davis in August?

The normal high is 93°F and the normal low 56°F, for a daily mean of 74.6°F. August is 0.7°F cooler than July and 2.3°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Davis and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 93°F on August 1 to 92°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 73°F and 76°F.

Davis in August, day by day: normal high and low

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 1%).

Normal high and low on five days of August, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
August 193°F57°F0%0%
August 893°F57°F0%0%
August 1593°F56°F0%0%
August 2293°F56°F1%1%
August 3192°F56°F1%1%
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 1, coldest night August 29)
Davis: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of August
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
August 193°F57°F0%0%14 h 10 min
August 293°F57°F0%0%14 h 10 min
August 393°F57°F0%0%14 h 10 min
August 493°F57°F0%0%14 h 10 min
August 593°F57°F0%0%14 h
August 693°F57°F0%0%14 h
August 793°F57°F0%0%14 h
August 893°F57°F0%0%14 h
August 993°F57°F0%0%14 h
August 1093°F57°F0%0%13 h 50 min
August 1193°F57°F0%0%13 h 50 min
August 1293°F56°F0%0%13 h 50 min
August 1393°F56°F0%0%13 h 50 min
August 1493°F56°F0%0%13 h 40 min
August 1593°F56°F0%0%13 h 40 min
August 1693°F56°F1%0%13 h 40 min
August 1793°F56°F1%0%13 h 40 min
August 1893°F56°F1%0%13 h 40 min
August 1993°F56°F1%0%13 h 30 min
August 2093°F56°F1%0%13 h 30 min
August 2193°F56°F1%0%13 h 30 min
August 2293°F56°F1%1%13 h 30 min
August 2393°F56°F1%1%13 h 20 min
August 2493°F56°F1%1%13 h 20 min
August 2592°F56°F1%1%13 h 20 min
August 2692°F56°F1%1%13 h 20 min
August 2792°F56°F1%1%13 h 20 min
August 2892°F56°F1%1%13 h 10 min
August 2992°F56°F1%1%13 h 10 min
August 3092°F56°F1%1%13 h 10 min
August 3192°F56°F1%1%13 h 10 min
Normal high
93°FAugust average
Normal low
56°FAugust average
Precipitation
0.04 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
fewer than 10.01 inch or more
Days at 90°F or more
22
Daylight
14 h 10 min to 13 h 10 minAugust 1 to August 31
Days at 70°F or more
31
Days at 80°F or more
31
Sunshine
98%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00042294; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Davis in August?

On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 1% on average, highest around August 30 (1%). In all, 0.04 in falls on 0 days of a normal August.

In a normal August in Davis, 22 days reach 90°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00042294.

What are the records for August in Davis?

The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 114°F, on August 15, 1920; the coldest is 37°F, on August 21, 1910. The wettest August brought 0.84 in (2003).

The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 74.6°F: 2021 78.9°F (+4.3), 2022 77.8°F (+3.2), 2023 77.7°F (+3.1), 2024 76.8°F (+2.2), 2025 80.4°F (+5.8), 2026 77.3°F (+2.7). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Davis: August in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
AugustMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202178.9°F+4.3°F0.00 in
202277.8°F+3.2°F0.00 in
202377.7°F+3.1°F0.01 in
202476.8°F+2.2°F0.00 in
202580.4°F+5.8°F0.00 in
202677.3°F+2.7°F0.00 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00042294; recent months: ACIS, station USC00042294. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does August in Davis 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; Davis's is 93°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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