Climate averages 1991–2020
Antioch weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Antioch: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 15.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 38 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Concord (California), United States (20 km away). In August its highs average 28.8°C, 1.1°C cooler than Antioch, with 1.5 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Antioch ranks joint 239th of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 80th of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Antioch is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.5 mm to 1.2 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Antioch climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.9°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 93 | 9.0 | 9.810 h |
| February | 15.7°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 91 | 8.9 | 10.811 h |
| March | 18.0°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 69 | 8.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.9°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 31 | 4.7 | 13.213 h |
| May | 24.7°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 16 | 3.0 | 14.214 h |
| June | 28.5°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 3.6 | 0.7 | 14.815 h |
| July | 30.2°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 14.515 h |
| August, selected | 30.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 1.5 | 0.2 | 13.614 h |
| September | 28.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 12.512 h |
| October | 24.4°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 22 | 2.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.9°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 45 | 5.4 | 10.210 h |
| December | 13.7°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 87 | 8.4 | 9.610 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Concord (California), United States in AugustUnited States · 20 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 14.5°C · 1.5 mm rain
- San Ramon in AugustUnited States · 29 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.7°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Fairfield in AugustUnited States · 34 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 14.6°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Livermore in AugustUnited States · 36 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 14.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Pleasanton in AugustUnited States · 39 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Vallejo in AugustUnited States · 41 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Vacaville in AugustUnited States · 42 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 15.7°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Berkeley in AugustUnited States · 44 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 0.9 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Antioch) is explained once on the Antioch year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.