McKinleyville weather in August

In August, McKinleyville sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 0.2 in of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 67°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is McKinleyville's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see McKinleyville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
1st warmest
Overnight low
53°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.2 in
0.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:31 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
31%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

McKinleyville is census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.

Density
279/km²
people per km²

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 67°F through the month.

A typical August day in McKinleyville reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 13°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 62°F and 72°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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McKinleyville 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
Jan51° / 41°9.315.31.79.42.2
Feb52° / 41°7.413.52.410.42.4
Mar53° / 42°7.815.12.611.72.6
Apr55° / 44°4.812.10.713.13.2
May58° / 47°2.67.4014.34.6
Jun62° / 50°1.03.7014.96.3
Jul66° / 53°0.10.7014.67.9
Aug67° / 53°0.20.9013.68.0
Sep65° / 51°0.82.6012.37.6
Oct61° / 48°3.56.5010.95.8
Nov54° / 44°6.912.60.49.73.2
Dec51° / 41°11.215.51.89.12.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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

Any precipitation

McKinleyville gets around 0.2 in of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% 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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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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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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:167:29
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314.15:187:27
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514.15:207:24
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1913.55:347:06
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2213.45:377:01
2313.45:386:59
2413.35:396:58
2513.35:406:56
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2713.25:426:53
2813.15:436:51
2913.15:446:50
3013.05:456:48
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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 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for McKinleyville

In seasonPeak

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

McKinleyville's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is August a good time to visit McKinleyville?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit McKinleyville for general sightseeing.

What to pack for McKinleyville in August

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

In August, McKinleyville sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 53°F. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near McKinleyville in August

The nearest coast averages about 55°F in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 55°F and coldest in March near 51°F.

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

50°52°54°56°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
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UV index in McKinleyville in August

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Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in McKinleyville peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Dec 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in McKinleyville 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 McKinleyville is worst in September — around 154 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 39.6× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodUnhealthyUnhealthyGoodSep 10151 µg/m³Jan 134 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug137Unhealthy
Sep154Very unhealthy
Oct13Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is McKinleyville?

McKinleyville sits at 40.9°N, 124.1°W, 144 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Arcata, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around McKinleyville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around McKinleyville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 ft around an average of 180 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,038 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,415 ft.

The land around McKinleyville is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, trees (48%) and water (41%) within 10 miles, and trees (67%) and water (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
643 ft
10 miles
3,038 ft
50 miles
7,415 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Arcata 5.6 mi · Bayside 7.5 mi · Eureka 11 mi · Redding 93 mi · Grants Pass 111 mi · Ashland 112 mi · Medford 114 mi · Central Point 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 McKinleyville (40.9465°, -124.1006°, elevation 144 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).