California August Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of August in California for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest August in California History?

2020 was the warmest August in California history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 93.6 °F, and the average low was 64.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest August in California History?

1899 was the coolest August in California history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 83.6 °F, and the average low was 54.3 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	22	89.8	61.9
2022	2	92.4	64.2
2021	7	91.9	62.3
2020	1	93.6	64.2
2019	9	91.5	62.0
2018	13	91.0	61.8
2017	3	92.1	63.6
2016	14	91.2	61.2
2015	12	91.0	62.0
2014	41	89.0	60.8
2013	55	89.0	59.8
2012	4	92.8	62.7
2011	31	90.5	59.8
2010	82	88.6	58.2
2009	46	90.2	59.4
2008	11	91.6	61.6
2007	16	91.1	61.1
2006	69	89.2	58.5
2005	22	91.0	60.6
2004	46	89.7	60.0
2003	35	89.2	60.8
2002	55	90.0	58.8
2001	18	91.4	60.6
2000	35	89.8	60.1
1999	102	87.1	58.2
1998	6	92.7	61.7
1997	41	89.3	60.5
1996	10	92.2	61.1
1995	35	90.3	59.8
1994	22	91.3	60.3
1993	89	87.8	58.5
1992	14	91.2	61.2
1991	89	87.4	59.0
1990	72	87.7	59.8
1989	108	86.6	57.5
1988	53	89.4	59.7
1987	59	89.5	59.0
1986	18	91.1	61.0
1985	95	88.4	57.5
1984	41	89.0	60.8
1983	72	86.8	60.6
1982	67	88.1	59.7
1981	22	91.4	60.1
1980	95	87.8	58.2
1979	112	86.0	57.8
1978	69	88.6	59.1
1977	35	89.0	61.0
1976	128	83.2	56.3
1975	108	87.0	57.2
1974	72	88.7	58.7
1973	84	88.3	58.4
1972	64	88.6	59.3
1971	18	90.6	61.5
1970	33	90.6	59.7
1969	16	92.2	59.9
1968	124	84.3	57.5
1967	4	93.0	62.5
1966	22	91.0	60.6
1965	72	87.5	59.9
1964	64	88.8	59.1
1963	100	87.5	58.1
1962	69	89.3	58.4
1961	30	89.3	61.3
1960	67	89.8	58.0
1959	72	88.8	58.5
1958	7	91.6	62.7
1957	108	87.5	56.8
1956	120	86.8	56.0
1955	41	90.8	59.0
1954	126	85.0	55.8
1953	114	86.4	57.2
1952	59	89.7	58.8
1951	91	88.5	57.8
1950	55	90.7	58.2
1949	118	86.8	56.2
1948	112	87.7	56.2
1947	118	86.5	56.4
1946	55	90.1	58.8
1945	84	88.5	58.1
1944	95	89.7	56.2
1943	114	87.4	56.3
1942	62	89.6	58.7
1941	121	85.0	57.5
1940	51	90.7	58.8
1939	27	91.3	59.8
1938	72	89.1	58.3
1937	33	91.2	59.0
1936	29	90.9	59.9
1935	51	90.1	59.3
1934	31	90.5	59.9
1933	35	90.7	59.3
1932	84	89.2	57.3
1931	21	91.1	60.6
1930	84	88.6	58.1
1929	27	91.4	59.9
1928	82	89.7	57.0
1927	105	87.7	56.9
1926	81	89.3	57.8
1925	117	86.7	56.5
1924	102	88.8	56.5
1923	104	87.6	57.4
1922	99	87.9	57.8
1921	101	88.1	57.2
1920	59	89.6	59.0
1919	64	89.8	58.2
1918	105	87.4	57.2
1917	63	89.0	59.1
1916	116	86.6	56.8
1915	46	91.2	58.4
1914	78	89.1	58.2
1913	35	89.4	60.6
1912	125	85.6	55.8
1911	121	87.5	54.9
1910	84	90.0	56.5
1909	91	88.6	57.5
1908	91	88.0	58.0
1907	123	85.6	56.3
1906	78	88.4	58.8
1905	78	89.6	57.6
1904	54	89.2	59.8
1903	91	88.9	57.3
1902	111	86.9	57.0
1901	46	89.8	59.7
1900	127	84.3	55.5
1899	129	83.6	54.3
1898	41	89.8	59.9
1897	46	89.5	60.0
1896	95	87.2	58.8
1895	105	86.6	58.0