Brentwood weather in August

In August, Brentwood sees average daytime highs of 84°F and overnight lows near 59°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 84°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Brentwood's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brentwood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
84°
1st warmest
Overnight low
59°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:27 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
10%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Brentwood is city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

Density
1,538/km²
people per km²
Founded
1837

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 84°F through the month.

A typical August day in Brentwood reaches about 84°F in the afternoon and slips back to 59°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°F warmer than September.

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Brentwood weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan57° / 43°3.799.74.2
Feb61° / 45°3.58.810.55.2
Mar66° / 48°2.78.311.76.4
Apr70° / 50°1.24.7137.6
May76° / 54°0.63148.5
Jun82° / 57°0.10.714.68.3
Jul84° / 59°0.00.214.47.7
Aug84° / 59°0.10.213.57.7
Sep82° / 58°0.00.312.38.3
Oct76° / 54°0.92.8118.6
Nov65° / 47°1.85.4106.6
Dec57° / 43°3.48.49.44.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8955
9946
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14946
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19955
20955
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24964
25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30973
31973

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Brentwood gets around 0.1 in of rain over 0.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
146513
247503
347503
447503
547503
647503
746513
846513
946513
1046513
1146513
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2951454
3052444
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
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48light breeze
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118light breeze
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197calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:137:12
214.05:147:11
313.95:157:10
413.95:167:09
513.95:177:08
613.85:187:07
713.85:197:06
813.85:197:05
913.75:207:04
1013.75:217:03
1113.75:227:01
1213.65:237:00
1313.65:246:59
1413.65:256:58
1513.55:266:57
1613.55:276:55
1713.45:276:54
1813.45:286:53
1913.45:296:51
2013.35:306:50
2113.35:316:48
2213.35:326:47
2313.25:336:46
2413.25:346:44
2513.15:356:43
2613.15:356:41
2713.15:366:40
2813.05:376:38
2913.05:386:37
3012.95:396:35
3112.95:406:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 8.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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37.8Intense
47.7Intense
57.7Intense
67.7Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Brentwood?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
9.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Brentwood for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Brentwood in August

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

In August, Brentwood sees daytime highs around 84°F and nights near 59°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Brentwood in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brentwood peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Brentwood 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 Brentwood is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 2126 µg/m³Jun 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug27Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Brentwood?

Brentwood sits at 37.9°N, 121.7°W, 79 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Oakley, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Brentwood

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Brentwood.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Brentwood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 75 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,490 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,452 ft.

The land around Brentwood is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (33%) within 2 miles, grassland (40%) and cropland (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (35%) and trees (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
2,490 ft
50 miles
4,452 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Oakley 4.3 mi · Antioch 8.1 mi · Pittsburg 12 mi · Bay Point 16 mi · Livermore 18 mi · Danville 18 mi · Concord 19 mi · San Ramon 19 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Brentwood (37.9319°, -121.6958°, elevation 79 ft), 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).