San Diego - Recent August Temperatures and Rainfall

The numbers here describe what the August weather in San Diego, California was like for every year since 2010. A series of tables gives August data by year for temperature and precipitation.

They begin with average maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. That's followed by how many really hot days occurred each August. Then there's information on how much rain actually landed this month during recent years, as well as how often San Diego had wet weather.

The climate data come from weather measurements made at San Diego's International Airport.

Temperature Weather iconTemperature

August temperature averages by year in San Diego
High °F Low °F Year High °C Low °C
77 67 2023 25 19
80 69 2022 26 21
79 69 2021 26 20
79 68 2020 26 20
77 67 2019 25 19
83 73 2018 29 23
78 68 2017 25 20
78 68 2016 25 20
81 70 2015 27 21
79 69 2014 26 21
76 66 2013 24 19
78 69 2012 26 21
74 65 2011 23 18
73 63 2010 23 17
Number of days in August when the temperature in San Diego rose to at least 70 or 90 degrees Fahrenheit
Year 70 °F
21 °C
90 °F
32 °C
2023 31 0
2022 31 0
2021 31 0
2020 31 0
2019 31 0
2018 31 2
2017 31 0
2016 31 0
2015 31 1
2014 31 0
2013 31 0
2012 31 0
2011 30 0
2010 23 0

Rainy Weather iconRain

This table gives the total precipitation that fell on San Diego during August in each year from 2010. The number of days with precipitation counts the days when rainfall amounted to 0.01 inches (0.3 millimeters) or more.

Total rainfall for August in San Diego
Days Year Inches Milli­metres
2 2023 1.8 47
0 2022 0.0 0
1 2021 0.2 6
0 2020 0.0 0
0 2019 0.0 0
1 2018 0.0 1
0 2017 0.0 0
0 2016 0.0 0
1 2015 0.0 0
2 2014 0.1 2
0 2013 0.0 0
0 2012 0.0 0
0 2011 0.0 0
0 2010 0.0 0
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Month, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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