Coachella weather in August

In August, Coachella sees average daytime highs of 98°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 0.3 in of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 98°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Coachella's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coachella's year-round climate.

Daytime high
98°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
75°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.3 in
2.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:11 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
18%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Coachella is city in Riverside County, California, United States.

Density
573/km²
people per km²
Founded
1876

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 98°F through the month.

A typical August day in Coachella reaches about 98°F in the afternoon and slips back to 75°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 92°F and 104°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Coachella

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.

Coachella weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan62° / 43°1.13.6106.6
Feb65° / 45°1.34.110.77.1
Mar71° / 49°0.72.911.78.1
Apr77° / 54°0.31.512.88.8
May85° / 60°0.10.913.77.0
Jun94° / 68°0.00.214.23.8
Jul99° / 75°0.31.9141.9
Aug98° / 75°0.32.213.32.2
Sep92° / 69°0.31.812.24.4
Oct82° / 59°0.31.211.28.0
Nov70° / 48°0.31.510.38.4
Dec61° / 42°1.02.99.86.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Coachella gets around 0.3 in of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17116112
27215112
37315102
47315102
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:006:41
213.75:016:41
313.65:016:40
413.65:026:39
513.65:036:38
613.65:046:37
713.55:046:36
813.55:056:35
913.55:066:34
1013.45:076:33
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 8.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Coachella?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Coachella.

What to pack for Coachella in August

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

In August, Coachella sees daytime highs around 98°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Coachella in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Coachella peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Coachella 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 Coachella is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1419 µg/m³Dec 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Coachella?

Coachella sits at 33.7°N, 116.2°W, -69 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Indio, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Coachella

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Coachella has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 ft around an average of -69 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,806 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,614 ft.

The land around Coachella is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and bare terrain (25%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (56%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (55%) and shrubs (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
95 ft
10 miles
3,806 ft
50 miles
11,614 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Indio 3.7 mi · La Quinta 8.1 mi · Palm Desert 12 mi · Rancho Mirage 14 mi · Cathedral City 18 mi · Palm Springs 24 mi · Desert Hot Springs 27 mi · Twentynine Palms 32 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 Coachella (33.6803°, -116.1739°, elevation -69 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).