August weather in California varies: the weather on the ocean is close to perfect and very dry, the desert is scorching hot, and the inland areas can be oppressively hot at times and great at other times. These are some samples of the normal and record high and low temperatures and typical precipitation levels for various California cities in August: Santa Monica – normally the high is a very comfortable 74 degrees Fahrenheit and the low is 54. A very hot 103 degrees was once recorded in Santa Monica in August, while the record ow was 43, well above freezing and not too bad for a record low. Rain is all but non-existent in Santa Monica in August. A light jacket and long pants would be a good idea if you are visiting Santa Monica in August.
San Francisco – the regular temperature averages for a high and 55 for a low. The San Francisco weather once reached 100 degrees in August, while the low for the past 78 years was 42. The average rainfall is less than a tenth of an inch. Bring cool weather and warm weather clothes if you are traveling to San Francisco in August.
Fresno – the city is hot in the summer with an average daily high of 95, and the low is 30 degrees lower, 65. Wide temperature swings like this are typical in dry climates like Fresno’s. It does not rain in Fresno in August.
Santa Barbara – In the last 69 years highest temperature recorded in Santa Barbara in August was 101 degrees, while the record low was 47. The high averages 78 degrees and the low averages 58. Like most of the state rain is beyond rare in Santa Barbara in August.
San Diego – the city with perhaps the best weather in the United States is extremely dry in August. The range between the record low of 57 and the record high of 98 is one of the smallest in the country. The normal high is 78 and the low averages 67.Los Angeles – the weather in Los Angeles in August is a little more variable than San Diego, but to a large part that is because Los Angeles is larger than San Diego and the temperatures inland are less constant. LA averages a high of 77 and a low of 65. The record high is 98 and the record low is 51. Los Angeles receives very little precipitation in August, less than.2 inches on average.