Lemoore weather in August

In August, Lemoore sees average daytime highs of 96°F and overnight lows near 70°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 96°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 Lemoore's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lemoore's year-round climate.

Daytime high
96°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
70°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:21 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
9%
1st clearest
Wind
4 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Lemoore is city in Kings County, California, United States.

Density
1,163/km²
people per km²
Founded
1900

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 96°F through the month.

A typical August day in Lemoore reaches about 96°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°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 103°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 Lemoore

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.

Lemoore 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
Jan60° / 42°2.26.59.85.3
Feb64° / 45°2.0710.66.3
Mar70° / 49°2.06.311.77.2
Apr76° / 53°0.93.712.98.1
May85° / 60°0.52.313.96.8
Jun92° / 66°0.10.614.44.3
Jul97° / 71°0.00.314.22.6
Aug96° / 70°0.00.213.43.1
Sep90° / 65°0.00.312.25.3
Oct80° / 57°0.6211.18.3
Nov68° / 47°0.83.510.17.6
Dec60° / 42°1.75.89.65.4

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
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
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16964
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23973
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27973
28973
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30973
31973

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lemoore 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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Rain chance (%)
11
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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 (%)
1712171
2712072
3712072
4722062
5731962
6731962
7731962
8741862
9751861
10751861
11751861
12751861
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28761860
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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 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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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 5:09 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:097:01
213.85:107:00
313.85:116:59
413.85:126:58
513.75:126:57
613.75:136:56
713.75:146:55
813.75:156:54
913.65:166:53
1013.65:176:52
1113.65:176:51
1213.55:186:50
1313.55:196:49
1413.55:206:47
1513.45:216:46
1613.45:216:45
1713.45:226:44
1813.35:236:42
1913.35:246:41
2013.35:256:40
2113.25:266:39
2213.25:266:37
2313.15:276:36
2413.15:286:35
2513.15:296:33
2613.05:306:32
2713.05:306:30
2813.05:316:29
2912.95:326:27
3012.95:336:26
3112.85:346:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.53 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.7Intense
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257.1Intense
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277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lemoore?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lemoore in August

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

In August, Lemoore sees daytime highs around 96°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lemoore 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 Lemoore peaks around June 19 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Lemoore 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 Lemoore is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 2317 µg/m³Jun 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lemoore?

Lemoore sits at 36.3°N, 119.8°W, 230 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hanford, 8.1 mi away.

Topography around Lemoore

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lemoore has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 ft around an average of 217 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,135 ft.

The land around Lemoore is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and cropland (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (44%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and grassland (43%) and cropland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
49 ft
10 miles
121 ft
50 miles
5,135 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Hanford 8.1 mi · Corcoran 19 mi · Selma 21 mi · Tulare 25 mi · Parlier 25 mi · Visalia 27 mi · Reedley 27 mi · Dinuba 28 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 Lemoore (36.3008°, -119.7829°, elevation 230 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).