Palo Alto weather in August: Palo Alto, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Palo Alto in August has a normal high of 79°F and a normal low of 55°F, a daily mean of 67°F, holding near 79°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 0 days in a normal August, 0.03 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 26°C and low of 13°C, 1 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationPalo Alto
- Station IDUSC00046646
- Location37.44°N 122.14°W
- Elevation25 ft (8 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population67,658
- Jan 58° 39°
- Feb 61° 41°
- Mar 66° 44°
- Apr 70° 45°
- May 73° 50°
- Jun 79° 53°
- Jul 79° 56°
- Aug 79° 55°
- Sep 80° 53°
- Oct 74° 48°
- Nov 64° 43°
- Dec 58° 39°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Palo Alto in August?
The normal high is 79°F and the normal low 55°F, for a daily mean of 67.0°F. August is 0.6°F cooler than July and 0.7°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Palo Alto and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 78°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 66°F and 68°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 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% |
| August 8 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% |
| August 15 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% |
| August 22 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% |
| August 31 | 80°F | 54°F | 1% | 1% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 31, coldest night August 30)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 2 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 7 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 12 | 78°F | 56°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 13 | 78°F | 56°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 78°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 17 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 22 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 27 | 79°F | 55°F | 1% | 1% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 80°F | 55°F | 1% | 1% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 80°F | 55°F | 1% | 1% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 80°F | 54°F | 1% | 1% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 80°F | 54°F | 1% | 1% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 79°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 55°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 0.03 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- fewer than 10.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2
- Daylight
- 14 h 10 min to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 12
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00046646; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Palo Alto in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 1% on average, highest around August 31 (1%). In all, 0.03 in falls on 0 days of a normal August.
In a normal August in Palo Alto, 2 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00046646.
What are the records for August in Palo Alto?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1953) is 101°F, on August 30, 1968; the coldest is 44°F, on August 4, 1982. The wettest August brought 0.81 in (1976).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00046646. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Palo Alto 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; Palo Alto's is 79°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.