Los Angeles weather in August: Los Angeles, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Los Angeles in August has a normal high of 84°F and a normal low of 65°F, a daily mean of 75°F, rising from 83°F on the 1st to 85°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 0 days in a normal August, 0.00 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 19°C, 0 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationLos Angeles Downtown USC Campus
- Station IDUSW00093134
- Location34.05°N 118.24°W
- Elevation230 ft (70 m)
- From the center10 miles
- Population3,878,704
- Jan 68° 49°
- Feb 68° 50°
- Mar 70° 52°
- Apr 72° 55°
- May 74° 58°
- Jun 77° 61°
- Jul 82° 65°
- Aug 84° 65°
- Sep 83° 64°
- Oct 79° 60°
- Nov 73° 53°
- Dec 67° 48°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Los Angeles in August?
The normal high is 84°F and the normal low 65°F, for a daily mean of 74.7°F. August is 1.4°F warmer than July and 1.1°F warmer than September. August is the warmest month of the year in Los Angeles and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 83°F on August 1 to 85°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 73°F and 77°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 | 83°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% |
| August 8 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% |
| August 15 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% |
| August 22 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% |
| August 31 | 85°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 26, coldest night August 29)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 83°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 2 | 83°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 3 | 83°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 4 | 83°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 5 | 83°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 83°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 7 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 8 | 84°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 9 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 10 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 12 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 13 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 14 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 15 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 16 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 18 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 19 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 20 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 84°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 23 | 85°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 24 | 85°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 25 | 85°F | 65°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 85°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 85°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h |
| August 28 | 85°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h |
| August 29 | 85°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h |
| August 30 | 85°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 85°F | 65°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 84°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 65°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 0.00 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
- 26
- Sunshine
- 97%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093134; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Los Angeles in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 0% on average, highest around August 1 (1%). In all, 0.00 in falls on 0 days of a normal August.
In a normal August in Los Angeles, 6 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093134.
What are the records for August in Los Angeles?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1877) is 106°F, on August 19, 1885; the coldest is 49°F, on August 30, 1901. The wettest August brought 2.99 in (2023).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 74.7°F: 2021 74.4°F (−0.3), 2022 75.2°F (+0.5), 2023 75.4°F (+0.7), 2024 75.4°F (+0.7), 2025 76.5°F (+1.8), 2026 79.7°F (+5.0). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74.4°F | −0.3°F | 0.00 in |
| 2022 | 75.2°F | +0.5°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 75.4°F | +0.7°F | 2.99 in |
| 2024 | 75.4°F | +0.7°F | 0.00 in |
| 2025 | 76.5°F | +1.8°F | 0.00 in |
| 2026 | 79.7°F | +5.0°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093134; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093134. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Los Angeles 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; Los Angeles's is 84°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Los Angeles in July82°F by day, 65°F at night
- Los Angeles in September83°F by day, 64°F at night
- Los Angeles 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