Merced weather in August: Merced, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Merced in August has a normal high of 95°F and a normal low of 61°F, a daily mean of 78°F, falling from 96°F on the 1st to 94°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 35°C and low of 16°C, 0 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationMerced Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00023257
- Location37.28°N 120.51°W
- Elevation152 ft (46 m)
- Population96,073
- Jan 56° 37°
- Feb 62° 39°
- Mar 68° 42°
- Apr 74° 45°
- May 83° 52°
- Jun 91° 58°
- Jul 96° 62°
- Aug 95° 61°
- Sep 91° 57°
- Oct 80° 49°
- Nov 66° 41°
- Dec 56° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Merced in August?
The normal high is 95°F and the normal low 61°F, for a daily mean of 77.9°F. August is 1.1°F cooler than July and 4.4°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Merced and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 96°F on August 1 to 94°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 76°F and 80°F.
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 96°F | 62°F | – | 0% |
| August 8 | 96°F | 61°F | – | 0% |
| August 15 | 95°F | 61°F | – | 0% |
| August 22 | 95°F | 60°F | – | 0% |
| August 31 | 94°F | 59°F | – | 0% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 1, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 96°F | 62°F | – | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 2 | 96°F | 62°F | – | 0% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 96°F | 62°F | – | 0% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 96°F | 62°F | – | 0% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 96°F | 62°F | – | 0% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 96°F | 62°F | – | 0% | 14 h |
| August 7 | 96°F | 61°F | – | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 96°F | 61°F | – | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 96°F | 61°F | – | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 96°F | 61°F | – | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 95°F | 61°F | – | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 12 | 95°F | 61°F | – | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 95°F | 61°F | – | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 95°F | 61°F | – | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 95°F | 61°F | – | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 95°F | 61°F | – | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 17 | 95°F | 61°F | – | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 95°F | 61°F | – | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 95°F | 60°F | – | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 95°F | 60°F | – | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 95°F | 60°F | – | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 22 | 95°F | 60°F | – | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 95°F | 60°F | – | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 95°F | 60°F | – | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 95°F | 60°F | – | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 95°F | 60°F | – | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 94°F | 60°F | – | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 94°F | 60°F | – | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 94°F | 59°F | – | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 94°F | 59°F | – | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 94°F | 59°F | – | 0% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 95°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 61°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 0.00 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- fewer than 10.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 26
- Daylight
- 14 h 10 min to 13 hAugust 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 USW00023257; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Merced in August?
In a normal August in Merced, 26 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023257.
What are the records for August in Merced?
The warmest August temperature on Merced's official record (since 1899) is 114°F, on August 8, 1905; the coldest is 36°F, on August 23, 1979. The wettest August brought 0.49 in (1965).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 77.9°F: 2021 79.8°F (+1.9), 2022 81.5°F (+3.6), 2023 79.7°F (+1.8), 2024 80.0°F (+2.1), 2025 79.9°F (+2.0), 2026 80.7°F (+2.8). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79.8°F | +1.9°F | 0.00 in |
| 2022 | 81.5°F | +3.6°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 79.7°F | +1.8°F | 0.07 in |
| 2024 | 80.0°F | +2.1°F | 0.00 in |
| 2025 | 79.9°F | +2.0°F | 0.00 in |
| 2026 | 80.7°F | +2.8°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record MCEthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023257. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Merced 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; Merced's is 95°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.