Clovis weather in August

In August, Clovis sees average daytime highs of 95°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 95°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Clovis's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clovis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
95°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
69°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:20 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
10%
1st clearest
Wind
5 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Clovis is city in Fresno County, California, United States.

Density
1,662/km²
people per km²
Founded
1890

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 95°F through the month.

A typical August day in Clovis reaches about 95°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 89°F and 102°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Clovis weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 41°3.57.59.84.8
Feb62° / 44°2.9810.65.7
Mar68° / 47°2.97.311.76.8
Apr74° / 51°1.44.412.97.9
May82° / 58°0.72.713.97.5
Jun91° / 64°0.20.614.54.9
Jul96° / 70°0.10.214.32.9
Aug95° / 69°0.00.213.43.3
Sep89° / 64°0.10.512.25.5
Oct79° / 55°0.82.1118.4
Nov66° / 46°1.44.3107.2
Dec58° / 41°2.86.99.54.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10964
11964
12964
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Clovis gets around 0.0 in of rain over 0.2 wet days in August, the driest month. 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 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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1692182
2702082
3702082
4712072
5712072
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27752050
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:087:02
213.95:097:01
313.85:097:00
413.85:106:59
513.85:116:58
613.85:126:57
713.75:136:56
813.75:146:55
913.75:146:54
1013.65:156:53
1113.65:166:52
1213.65:176:50
1313.55:186:49
1413.55:196:48
1513.55:196:47
1613.45:206:45
1713.45:216:44
1813.35:226:43
1913.35:236:42
2013.35:246:40
2113.25:256:39
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2313.25:266:36
2413.15:276:35
2513.15:286:33
2613.15:296:32
2713.05:306:31
2813.05:306:29
2912.95:316:28
3012.95:326:26
3112.95:336:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
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306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Clovis?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Clovis. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Clovis in August

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

In August, Clovis sees daytime highs around 95°F and nights near 69°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Clovis 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 Clovis peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Clovis 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 Clovis is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateSep 1828 µg/m³Jun 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Clovis?

Clovis sits at 36.8°N, 119.7°W, 361 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fresno, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Clovis

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clovis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 ft around an average of 364 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,394 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,479 ft.

The land around Clovis is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (36%) and grassland (34%) within 10 miles, and trees (38%), grassland (32%) and cropland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
66 ft
10 miles
1,394 ft
50 miles
10,479 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Fresno 6.8 mi · Sanger 11 mi · Parlier 17 mi · Selma 18 mi · Reedley 21 mi · Madera 22 mi · Dinuba 26 mi · Hanford 35 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 Clovis (36.8252°, -119.7029°, elevation 361 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).