Millbrae weather in August

In August, Millbrae sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 57°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 64°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Millbrae's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Millbrae's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
57°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:30 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
7 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Millbrae is city located in northern San Mateo County, California, United States.

Density
2,701/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

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 64°F through the month.

A typical August day in Millbrae reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 57°F overnight — a 8°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 61°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Millbrae weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan55° / 48°4.0109.73.6
Feb56° / 49°4.29.410.63.8
Mar57° / 50°3.19.311.74.2
Apr58° / 51°1.55.312.94.8
May59° / 52°0.73.1145.5
Jun61° / 54°0.20.814.56.5
Jul63° / 55°0.00.114.37.1
Aug64° / 57°0.00.113.47.5
Sep65° / 57°0.10.512.37.7
Oct64° / 55°0.93.1117.1
Nov59° / 52°2.16.2105.1
Dec56° / 49°4.09.89.53.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
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77030
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96931
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137030
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277822
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307921
318020

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Millbrae gets around 0.0 in of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
160400
259410
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457430
555450
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1051490
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3047503
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67light breeze
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107calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:177:14
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1413.55:287:00
1513.55:296:59
1613.55:306:57
1713.45:316:56
1813.45:326:55
1913.45:326:53
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2113.35:346:51
2213.25:356:49
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2513.15:386:45
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2713.05:396:42
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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 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Millbrae

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Millbrae?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Millbrae in August

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

In August, Millbrae sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 57°F. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Millbrae in August

The nearest coast averages about 58°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 13 mi away) is warmest in September at about 58°F and coldest in April near 53°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
Jan53Bracing
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Jun54Bracing
Jul56Bracing
Aug58Bracing
Sep58Bracing
Oct57Bracing
Nov56Bracing
Dec54Bracing

UV index in Millbrae 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 Millbrae peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Millbrae 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 Millbrae is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 1824 µg/m³Jun 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug25Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Millbrae?

Millbrae sits at 37.6°N, 122.4°W, 33 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Burlingame, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Millbrae

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Millbrae has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 ft around an average of 141 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,005 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,452 ft.

The land around Millbrae is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (22%) within 2 miles, water (44%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 10 miles, and water (42%), trees (22%) and grassland (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
663 ft
10 miles
2,005 ft
50 miles
4,452 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Burlingame 1.2 mi · San Bruno 2.5 mi · South San Francisco 3.7 mi · San Mateo 4.3 mi · Pacifica 5.6 mi · Foster City 6.8 mi · Belmont 8.1 mi · Visitacion Valley 8.1 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 Millbrae (37.5986°, -122.3872°, elevation 33 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).