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Cali Weather in August

In August, Cali averages a high of 31°C (88°F) and a low of 18°C (65°F), from 33 years of daily records (1974–2025).

31°C
Average high
88°F
18°C
Average low
65°F
36°C
Record high
97°F · August 18, 2002
13°C
Record low
56°F · August 18, 1978

What August Is Like in Cali

  • 5 of the 10 warmest Augusts on record in Cali have come since 2010.
  • The coldest August reading, 13°C (56°F) on August 18, 1978, has not been matched in 47 years.
  • A typical August brings 0.6 days above 35°C (95°F).
  • The warmest August in the record was 2015; the coldest was 1975.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 20% of August days, and the month averages 31 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Cali, every August since 1974
28°C31°C34°C19801990200020102020August 1974: 30.9°CAugust 1975: 29.0°CAugust 1976: 31.1°CAugust 1977: 30.2°CAugust 1978: 30.9°CAugust 1979: 29.7°CAugust 1980: 31.2°CAugust 1981: 29.9°CAugust 1982: 31.7°CAugust 1983: 31.1°CAugust 1984: 29.2°CAugust 1985: 29.2°CAugust 1986: 30.2°CAugust 1987: 30.4°CAugust 1989: 29.9°CAugust 1990: 31.2°CAugust 1992: 31.1°CAugust 1993: 31.6°CAugust 1994: 30.9°CAugust 1995: 29.6°CAugust 1996: 30.1°CAugust 1997: 32.6°CAugust 1998: 30.4°CAugust 2000: 31.1°CAugust 2001: 32.8°CAugust 2002: 32.4°CAugust 2006: 31.7°CAugust 2010: 30.7°CAugust 2011: 32.1°CAugust 2012: 32.2°CAugust 2015: 32.9°CAugust 2019: 33.2°CAugust 2020: 32.0°C
Warmest: 2019 (33.2°C)Latest: 2020 (32.0°C)10-year averageLong-run average (31.0°C)

Look Up a Day in August

See the weather in Cali on any August date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Cali/Alfonso Bonill (1971–2025). Averages cover 1974–2025. How we compute this

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