Greenfield weather in August

In August, Greenfield sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Greenfield's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greenfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
1st warmest
Overnight low
60°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:27 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
8%
1st clearest
Wind
4 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Greenfield is city in Monterey County, California, United States.

Density
3,107/km²
people per km²
Founded
1947

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 87°F through the month.

A typical August day in Greenfield reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°F warmer than September.

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Greenfield 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 40°3.57.69.84.5
Feb59° / 41°3.58.510.64.7
Mar63° / 43°2.67.511.75.9
Apr67° / 45°1.14.312.97.3
May74° / 50°0.52.213.98.7
Jun82° / 55°0.10.414.48.3
Jul87° / 60°0.00.314.26.4
Aug87° / 60°0.00.213.46.3
Sep83° / 58°0.10.712.27.9
Oct75° / 52°0.72.111.18.8
Nov64° / 44°1.24.210.16.8
Dec58° / 40°2.97.39.64.6

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 (%)
1955
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Greenfield gets around 0.0 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 2% 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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
29091
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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
14calm
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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 48 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 5:15 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:157:07
213.85:167:06
313.85:177:05
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1613.45:276:51
1713.45:286:50
1813.35:296:48
1913.35:306:47
2013.35:316:46
2113.25:316:44
2213.25:326:43
2313.15:336:42
2413.15:346:40
2513.15:356:39
2613.05:356:38
2713.05:366:36
2813.05:376:35
2912.95:386:33
3012.95:396:32
3112.85:406:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 8.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.59 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 Greenfield?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Greenfield in August

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

In August, Greenfield sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 60°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Greenfield in August

The nearest coast averages about 59°F in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 mi away) is warmest in September at about 59°F and coldest in April near 54°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

52°54°56°58°60°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan55Bracing
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Apr54Bracing
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Jul57Bracing
Aug59Bracing
Sep59Cool
Oct59Cool
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UV index in Greenfield 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 Greenfield peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 21UV 11Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Greenfield 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 Greenfield is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.0× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1027 µg/m³Dec 174 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar5Good
Apr5Good
May5Good
Jun5Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct6Good
Nov4Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Greenfield?

Greenfield sits at 36.3°N, 121.2°W, 289 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Soledad, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Greenfield

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Greenfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 ft around an average of 279 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,671 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,883 ft.

The land around Greenfield is covered by cropland (67%) within 2 miles, grassland (53%) and cropland (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (47%) and trees (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
131 ft
10 miles
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50 miles
5,883 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Soledad 8.7 mi · Big Sur 32 mi · Salinas 34 mi · Hollister 38 mi · Seaside 39 mi · Prunedale 39 mi · Marina 40 mi · Monterey 41 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 Greenfield (36.3208°, -121.2438°, elevation 289 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).