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

Newport Beach in August has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 66°F, a daily mean of 69°F, rising from 73°F on the 1st to 74°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 23°C and low of 19°C, 0 mm of precipitation in August.

  • NOAA stationNewport Beach Harbor
  • Station IDUSC00046175
  • Location33.60°N 117.88°W
  • Elevation10 ft (3 m)
  • From the centerunder 1 mile
  • Population82,970
  1. Jan 65° 50°
  2. Feb 63° 51°
  3. Mar 65° 53°
  4. Apr 66° 55°
  5. May 67° 58°
  6. Jun 68° 62°
  7. Jul 72° 65°
  8. Aug 73° 66°
  9. Sep 74° 64°
  10. Oct 73° 60°
  11. Nov 68° 55°
  12. Dec 64° 50°

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

How warm is Newport Beach in August?

The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 66°F, for a daily mean of 69.4°F. August is 1.2°F warmer than July and 0.3°F warmer than September. August is the warmest month of the year in Newport Beach and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 73°F on August 1 to 74°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 68°F and 71°F.

Newport Beach 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 2%).

Normal high and low on five days of August, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
August 173°F66°F2%–
August 873°F66°F1%0%
August 1573°F66°F1%–
August 2274°F66°F1%–
August 3174°F65°F1%–
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 31, coldest night August 29)
Newport Beach: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of August
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
August 173°F66°F2%–13 h 50 min
August 273°F66°F1%0%13 h 50 min
August 373°F66°F1%0%13 h 50 min
August 473°F66°F1%0%13 h 50 min
August 573°F66°F1%0%13 h 40 min
August 673°F66°F1%0%13 h 40 min
August 773°F66°F1%0%13 h 40 min
August 873°F66°F1%0%13 h 40 min
August 973°F66°F1%0%13 h 40 min
August 1073°F66°F1%0%13 h 40 min
August 1173°F66°F1%0%13 h 30 min
August 1273°F66°F1%0%13 h 30 min
August 1373°F66°F1%–13 h 30 min
August 1473°F66°F1%–13 h 30 min
August 1573°F66°F1%–13 h 30 min
August 1673°F66°F1%–13 h 20 min
August 1773°F66°F1%–13 h 20 min
August 1873°F66°F1%–13 h 20 min
August 1973°F66°F1%–13 h 20 min
August 2074°F66°F1%–13 h 20 min
August 2174°F66°F1%–13 h 20 min
August 2274°F66°F1%–13 h 10 min
August 2374°F66°F1%–13 h 10 min
August 2474°F66°F1%–13 h 10 min
August 2574°F65°F1%–13 h 10 min
August 2674°F65°F1%–13 h 10 min
August 2774°F65°F1%–13 h
August 2874°F65°F1%–13 h
August 2974°F65°F1%–13 h
August 3074°F65°F1%–13 h
August 3174°F65°F1%–13 h
Normal high
73°FAugust average
Normal low
66°FAugust average
Precipitation
0.00 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
fewer than 10.01 inch or more
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
Days at 70°F or more
25
Days at 80°F or more
2
Sunshine
92%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00046175; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Newport Beach in August?

On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 1% on average, highest around August 1 (2%). In all, 0.00 in falls on 0 days of a normal August.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00046175.

What are the records for August in Newport Beach?

The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1921) is 94°F, on August 31, 1955; the coldest is 52°F, on August 8, 1941. The wettest August brought 2.55 in (2023).

The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 69.4°F: 2021 68.4°F (−1.0), 2022 70.7°F (+1.3), 2023 69.9°F (+0.5), 2024 70.3°F (+0.9), 2025 70.1°F (+0.7), 2026 73.3°F (+3.9). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Newport Beach: August in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
AugustMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202168.4°F−1.0°F0.01 in
202270.7°F+1.3°F0.00 in
202369.9°F+0.5°F2.55 in
202470.3°F+0.9°F0.00 in
202570.1°F+0.7°F0.00 in
202673.3°F+3.9°F0.00 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00046175; recent months: ACIS, station USC00046175. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does August in Newport 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; Newport Beach's is 73°F.

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

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