Watsonville weather in August: Watsonville, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Watsonville in August has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 53°F, a daily mean of 63°F, rising from 72°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 2 days in a normal August, 0.03 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 12°C, 1 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationWatsonville Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00023277
- Location36.94°N 121.79°W
- Elevation160 ft (49 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population51,320
- Jan 61° 40°
- Feb 62° 42°
- Mar 64° 43°
- Apr 66° 45°
- May 69° 48°
- Jun 72° 50°
- Jul 72° 53°
- Aug 73° 53°
- Sep 75° 52°
- Oct 74° 48°
- Nov 67° 43°
- Dec 61° 39°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Watsonville in August?
The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 53°F, for a daily mean of 63.3°F. August is 0.8°F warmer than July and 0.3°F cooler than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Watsonville and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 72°F on August 1 to 75°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 61°F and 65°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 6%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 72°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% |
| August 8 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% |
| August 15 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% |
| August 22 | 74°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% |
| August 31 | 75°F | 53°F | 6% | 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 | 72°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 72°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 72°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 72°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 12 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 17 | 73°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 74°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 74°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 74°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 74°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 74°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 74°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 74°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 74°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 74°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 74°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 75°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 75°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 75°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 75°F | 53°F | 6% | 0% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 73°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 53°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 0.03 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 20.01 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
- 20
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 90%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023277; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Watsonville in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 6% on average, highest around August 1 (6%). In all, 0.03 in falls on 2 days of a normal August.
In a normal August in Watsonville, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023277.
What are the records for August in Watsonville?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1945) is 104°F, on August 28, 2009; the coldest is 46°F, on August 25, 1945. The wettest August brought 0.16 in (2011).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 63.3°F: 2021 64.2°F (+0.9), 2022 64.0°F (+0.7), 2023 64.8°F (+1.5), 2024 64.5°F (+1.2), 2025 64.7°F (+1.4), 2026 64.3°F (+1.0). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64.2°F | +0.9°F | 0.04 in |
| 2022 | 64.0°F | +0.7°F | 0.07 in |
| 2023 | 64.8°F | +1.5°F | 0.01 in |
| 2024 | 64.5°F | +1.2°F | 0.00 in |
| 2025 | 64.7°F | +1.4°F | 0.00 in |
| 2026 | 64.3°F | +1.0°F | 0.02 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023277; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023277. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Watsonville 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; Watsonville's is 73°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Watsonville in July72°F by day, 53°F at night
- Watsonville in September75°F by day, 52°F at night
- Watsonville 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