Salinas weather in August: Salinas, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Salinas in August has a normal high of 72°F and a normal low of 56°F, a daily mean of 64°F, rising from 71°F on the 1st to 74°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 1 days in a normal August, 0.03 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 13°C, 1 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationSalinas Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00023233
- Location36.66°N 121.61°W
- Elevation74 ft (23 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population160,783
- Jan 62° 42°
- Feb 63° 43°
- Mar 66° 45°
- Apr 67° 46°
- May 68° 50°
- Jun 70° 53°
- Jul 71° 55°
- Aug 72° 56°
- Sep 74° 54°
- Oct 74° 50°
- Nov 68° 44°
- Dec 62° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Salinas in August?
The normal high is 72°F and the normal low 56°F, for a daily mean of 64.0°F. August is 1.1°F warmer than July and 0.2°F cooler than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Salinas and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 71°F on August 1 to 74°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 62°F and 66°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 2%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 71°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% |
| August 8 | 72°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% |
| August 15 | 72°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% |
| August 22 | 73°F | 55°F | 2% | 0% |
| August 31 | 74°F | 55°F | 2% | 0% |
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 | 71°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 71°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 71°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 71°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 71°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 71°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 72°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 72°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 72°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 72°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 72°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 72°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 72°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 72°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 72°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 72°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 73°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 73°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 73°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 73°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 73°F | 56°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 73°F | 55°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 73°F | 55°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 73°F | 55°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 73°F | 55°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 73°F | 55°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 74°F | 55°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 74°F | 55°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 74°F | 55°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 74°F | 55°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 74°F | 55°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 72°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 56°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 0.03 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 10.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 14 h to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 21
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 90%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023233; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Salinas in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 2% on average, highest around August 5 (2%). In all, 0.03 in falls on 1 days of a normal August.
In a normal August in Salinas, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023233.
What are the records for August in Salinas?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1930) is 98°F, on August 29, 1968; the coldest is 42°F, on August 22, 1931. The wettest August brought 0.88 in (1935).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 64.0°F: 2022 67.7°F (+3.7), 2023 67.2°F (+3.2), 2024 65.0°F (+1.0), 2025 64.7°F (+0.7), 2026 64.7°F (+0.7). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 67.7°F | +3.7°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 67.2°F | +3.2°F | 0.00 in |
| 2024 | 65.0°F | +1.0°F | 0.00 in |
| 2025 | 64.7°F | +0.7°F | 0.00 in |
| 2026 | 64.7°F | +0.7°F | 0.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023233; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023233. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Salinas 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; Salinas's is 72°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.