Average Rainfall at California Beaches in August
The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall during August at beaches, cities and parks along the Pacific Ocean in California.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month. There is also a count of the number of days with wet weather, when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The rainfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Southern Coast, Los Angeles Area, Central Coast, San Francisco Area and Northern Coast.
Southern California Coast
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Laguna Beach | 0.0 | 1 |
| 0 | Newport Beach | 0.0 | 0 |
| 0 | Oceanside | 0.0 | 1 |
| 0 | San Diego | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1 | Santa Catalina Island | 0.0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Area
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Long Beach | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oxnard | 0.0 | 0 |
| 0 | Point Mugu | 0.0 | 0 |
| 0 | Santa Monica | 0.0 | 0 |
| 0 | Big Sur State Park | 0.1 | 1 |
Central California Coast
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Lompoc | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2 | Monterey | 0.1 | 2 |
| 0 | Morro Bay | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1 | Pismo Beach | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1 | Salinas | 0.0 | 1 |
| 0 | Santa Barbara | 0.0 | 0 |
San Francisco Area
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bodega Bay | 0.1 | 3 |
| 8 | Half Moon Bay | 0.2 | 6 |
| 1 | San Francisco, Fort Funston | 0.1 | 1 |
| 3 | San Gregorio | 0.2 | 4 |
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 0.0 | 1 |
Northern California Coast
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Crescent City | 0.4 | 9 |
| 4 | Eureka | 0.2 | 5 |
| 3 | Fort Bragg | 0.1 | 3 |
| 2 | Klamath | 0.3 | 8 |
Reference
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.