Long Beach weather in August: Long Beach, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Long Beach in August has a normal high of 83°F and a normal low of 66°F, a daily mean of 74°F, rising from 82°F on the 1st to 84°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 0 days in a normal August, 0.01 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 28°C and low of 19°C, 0 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationLong Beach Daugherty Field
- Station IDUSW00023129
- Location33.81°N 118.15°W
- Elevation31 ft (9 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population450,901
- Jan 67° 47°
- Feb 67° 48°
- Mar 69° 51°
- Apr 71° 54°
- May 73° 58°
- Jun 76° 61°
- Jul 81° 65°
- Aug 83° 66°
- Sep 82° 64°
- Oct 78° 59°
- Nov 73° 52°
- Dec 67° 47°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Long Beach in August?
The normal high is 83°F and the normal low 66°F, for a daily mean of 74.3°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 Long Beach and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 82°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 72°F and 76°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 1%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 82°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% |
| August 8 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% |
| August 15 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% |
| August 22 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% |
| August 31 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 28, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 82°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 2 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 3 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 4 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 5 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 6 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 7 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 8 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 9 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 10 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 12 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 13 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 14 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 15 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 16 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 18 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 19 | 83°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 20 | 84°F | 66°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 23 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 24 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 25 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h |
| August 28 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h |
| August 29 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h |
| August 30 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 83°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 66°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 0.01 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- fewer than 10.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 23
- Sunshine
- 84%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023129; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Long Beach in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 1% on average, highest around August 1 (1%). In all, 0.01 in falls on 0 days of a normal August.
In a normal August in Long Beach, 6 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023129.
What are the records for August in Long Beach?
The warmest August temperature on Long Beach's official record (since 1958) is 105°F, on August 30, 1967; the coldest is 55°F, on August 24, 1978. The wettest August brought 2.66 in (2023).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 74.3°F: 2021 74.3°F (at normal), 2022 77.3°F (+3.0), 2023 75.7°F (+1.4), 2024 75.2°F (+0.9), 2025 75.3°F (+1.0), 2026 79.2°F (+4.9). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74.3°F | at normal | 0.04 in |
| 2022 | 77.3°F | +3.0°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 75.7°F | +1.4°F | 2.66 in |
| 2024 | 75.2°F | +0.9°F | 0.00 in |
| 2025 | 75.3°F | +1.0°F | 0.00 in |
| 2026 | 79.2°F | +4.9°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record LGBthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023129. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Long Beach 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; Long Beach's is 83°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.