Is San Diego hot in August?
Days are typically warm at 25°C, while nights average 19.5°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Typical August weather in San Diego: 25°C by day, 19.5°C at night, 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 89 out of 100 (October leads the year at 96). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 21 from latitude 32.72°. Open-water sea temperature is 21.0°C (11 km from the place centre).
August at a glance
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Days are typically warm at 25°C, while nights average 19.5°C.
The measured monthly average is 0 mm across about 0 wet days.
There are about 13 h 21 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
August ranks 5 of 12 in our weather comparison; October ranks first.
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The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 21.0°C in August. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
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