Los Ángeles weather in August

In August, Los Ángeles sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 169 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Los Ángeles's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Ángeles's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
169 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
8:37 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
62%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Los Ángeles is city in Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 22.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,182/km²
people per km²
Founded
1739

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical August day in Los Ángeles reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3134
4134
5134
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Los Ángeles weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°15214.38.6
Feb26° / 12°252.513.48.6
Mar23° / 10°343.912.38.4
Apr19° / 856.811.16.6
May15° / 17811104.4
Jun12° / 25215.59.52.8
Jul12° / 193149.72.9
Aug13° / 1691310.63.6
Sep16° / 949.511.75.0
Oct18° / 718.1136.3
Nov21° / 405.2147.5
Dec24° / 11°303.914.58.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114159
124258
134258
144357
154258
164357
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294060
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Los Ángeles gets around 169 mm of rain and snow over 13 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
345
445
545
645
745
845
945
1044
1144
1243
1342
1441
1540
1640
1740
1839
1939
2039
2139
2239
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2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2939
3039
3139

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:54 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.18:546:57
210.18:536:58
310.18:526:59
410.18:517:00
510.28:507:00
610.28:497:01
710.28:487:02
810.38:477:03
910.38:467:04
1010.38:447:05
1110.48:437:06
1210.48:427:06
1310.48:417:07
1410.58:407:08
1510.58:387:09
1610.58:377:10
1710.68:367:11
1810.68:357:12
1910.78:337:13
2010.78:327:13
2110.78:307:14
2210.88:297:15
2310.88:287:16
2410.88:267:17
2510.98:257:18
2610.98:237:19
2711.08:227:19
2811.08:207:20
2911.08:197:21
3011.18:177:22
3111.18:167:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 8.35 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 2.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Los Ángeles

In seasonPeak

In August, Los Ángeles sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Los Ángeles's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Los Ángeles?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Los Ángeles.

What to pack for Los Ángeles in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Los Ángeles sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Los Ángeles in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Los Ángeles peaks around January 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 11UV 12Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Los Ángeles in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Los Ángeles is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Los Ángeles's WHO annual average of 22.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorModerateApr 2139 µg/m³Dec 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr39Poor
May37Poor
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Los Ángeles?

Los Ángeles sits at 37.5°S, 72.4°W, 141 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Nacimiento, 28 km away.

Topography around Los Ángeles

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Los Ángeles.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Los Ángeles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,178 m.

The land around Los Ángeles is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (26%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
3,178 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Nacimiento 28 km · Mulchén 29 km · Villa Mercedes 34 km · Angol 48 km · Cabrero 49 km · Collipulli 54 km · Hualqui 76 km · Quillón 81 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Los Ángeles (-37.4697°, -72.3537°, elevation 141 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).