Central Point weather in August

In August, Central Point sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 55°F, with 0.3 in of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 88°F in the first days to 84°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Central Point's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Central Point's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
1st warmest
Overnight low
55°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.3 in
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:24 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
20%
1st clearest
Wind
4 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Central Point is city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.

Density
1,777/km²
people per km²
Founded
1852

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 88°F in the first days to 84°F by the end.

A typical August day in Central Point reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 55°F overnight — a 31°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Central Point

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Central Point weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan48° / 32°4.713.83.59.31.6
Feb52° / 33°3.612.32.910.32.4
Mar56° / 36°4.214.62.411.63.4
Apr61° / 39°3.313.31.313.14.6
May69° / 45°2.38.9014.46.6
Jun76° / 50°1.14.90157.9
Jul86° / 56°0.31.1014.86.5
Aug86° / 55°0.31.5013.76.5
Sep79° / 49°0.73.1012.38.1
Oct67° / 42°2.27.4010.86.7
Nov53° / 36°4.513.31.39.62.8
Dec46° / 32°6.014.93.991.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
58911
68911
78911
89010
99010
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Central Point gets around 0.3 in of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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34
44
54
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75
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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
289101
389101
489101
589101
689101
789101
889101
989101
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199190
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229280
239280
249280
259370
269370
279460
289460
299460
309550
319550

Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:087:28
214.35:097:27
314.35:107:25
414.25:117:24
514.25:127:23
614.15:137:22
714.15:147:20
814.15:157:19
914.05:167:18
1014.05:177:16
1113.95:187:15
1213.95:197:14
1313.95:207:12
1413.85:227:11
1513.85:237:09
1613.75:247:08
1713.75:257:06
1813.65:267:05
1913.65:277:03
2013.65:287:02
2113.55:297:00
2213.55:306:58
2313.45:316:57
2413.45:326:55
2513.35:346:54
2613.35:356:52
2713.25:366:50
2813.25:376:48
2913.15:386:47
3013.15:396:45
3113.15:406:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
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127.1Intense
137.1Intense
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296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Central Point

In seasonPeak

None of Central Point's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Central Point's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Central Point?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Central Point for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Central Point in August

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

In August, Central Point sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 55°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Central Point in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Central Point peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Central Point 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 Central Point is worst in September — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.4× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1452 µg/m³Jan 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct9Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Central Point?

Central Point sits at 42.4°N, 122.9°W, 1,273 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Medford, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Central Point

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Central Point has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 ft around an average of 1,276 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,412 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,875 ft.

The land around Central Point is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (31%) within 2 miles, trees (50%) and grassland (35%) within 10 miles, and trees (86%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
456 ft
10 miles
3,412 ft
50 miles
8,875 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Medford 3.7 mi · Ashland 16 mi · Grants Pass 22 mi · Klamath Falls 59 mi · Altamont 62 mi · Roseburg 62 mi · Coos Bay 95 mi · Springfield 116 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 Central Point (42.376°, -122.9164°, elevation 1,273 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).