Climate averages 1991–2020
Concord (California), United States weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: one of the warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Concord (California), United States: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 14.5°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 1.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the joint 2nd 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 Antioch (20 km away). In August its highs average 30.0°C, 1.1°C warmer than Concord (California), United States, with 1.5 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Concord (California), United States ranks joint 291st 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; Concord (California), United States is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 28.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 1.5 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
Concord (California), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.9°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 93 | 8.9 | 9.910 h |
| February | 15.6°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 96 | 8.8 | 10.811 h |
| March | 17.8°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 71 | 8.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.3°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 33 | 4.7 | 13.213 h |
| May | 23.8°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 17 | 2.9 | 14.214 h |
| June | 27.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 3.7 | 0.8 | 14.815 h |
| July | 28.8°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 14.515 h |
| August, selected | 28.8°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 1.5 | 0.2 | 13.614 h |
| September | 28.2°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 1.5 | 0.3 | 12.512 h |
| October | 24.3°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 21 | 2.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.9°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 44 | 5.4 | 10.210 h |
| December | 13.8°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 84 | 8.6 | 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
- Antioch in AugustUnited States · 20 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 15.4°C · 1.5 mm rain
- San Ramon in AugustUnited States · 23 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.7°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Vallejo in AugustUnited States · 24 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Berkeley in AugustUnited States · 24 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Oakland in AugustUnited States · 29 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 14.2°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Fairfield in AugustUnited States · 30 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 14.6°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Hayward in AugustUnited States · 35 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Pleasanton in AugustUnited States · 38 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.8°C · 2.1 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 Concord) is explained once on the Concord (California), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.