Moorpark weather in August

In August, Moorpark sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Moorpark's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moorpark's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
1st warmest
Overnight low
64°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:21 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
13%
1st clearest
Wind
3 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Moorpark is city in Ventura County in Southern California, United States.

Density
1,089/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 80°F through the month.

A typical August day in Moorpark reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F warmer than July and about 1°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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Moorpark weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan63° / 47°3.65.4106.3
Feb63° / 47°3.86.210.76.1
Mar65° / 49°2.65.411.76.8
Apr67° / 51°0.9312.87.6
May70° / 55°0.51.813.88.2
Jun74° / 59°0.10.414.29.1
Jul79° / 63°0.10.514.19.0
Aug80° / 64°0.00.113.39.0
Sep79° / 62°0.20.512.29.0
Oct75° / 58°0.82.211.18.8
Nov68° / 51°0.82.610.27.9
Dec63° / 47°2.34.79.86.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3946
4946
5946
6946
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
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14964
15973
16973
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25955
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27955
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Moorpark gets around 0.0 in of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1444475
2545465
3546455
4546445
5547435
6547435
7548425
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9648405
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Wind in August

Winds average 3 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 3 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
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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 5:10 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:106:53
213.75:106:53
313.75:116:52
413.65:126:51
513.65:136:50
613.65:136:49
713.65:146:48
813.55:156:47
913.55:166:46
1013.55:166:45
1113.45:176:44
1213.45:186:43
1313.45:196:42
1413.45:196:41
1513.35:206:40
1613.35:216:38
1713.35:226:37
1813.25:226:36
1913.25:236:35
2013.25:246:34
2113.15:256:32
2213.15:256:31
2313.15:266:30
2413.05:276:29
2513.05:286:27
2613.05:286:26
2712.95:296:25
2812.95:306:23
2912.95:316:22
3012.85:316:21
3112.85:326:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
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47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.5Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Moorpark?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Moorpark for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Moorpark in August

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

In August, Moorpark sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 64°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Moorpark in August

The nearest coast averages about 67°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 18 mi away) is warmest in August at about 67°F and coldest in March near 58°F.

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

55°60°65°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan58Bracing
Feb58Bracing
Mar58Bracing
Apr58Bracing
May60Cool
Jun63Cool
Jul66Cool
Aug67Cool
Sep67Cool
Oct65Cool
Nov62Cool
Dec60Cool

UV index in Moorpark 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 Moorpark peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Moorpark 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 Moorpark is worst in December — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.6× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyDec 1670 µg/m³Jan 246 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Moorpark?

Moorpark sits at 34.3°N, 118.9°W, 515 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Simi Valley, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Moorpark

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Moorpark has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 ft around an average of 659 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,874 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,796 ft.

The land around Moorpark is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and grassland (30%) within 2 miles, grassland (35%) and trees (24%) within 10 miles, and water (32%) and grassland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
558 ft
10 miles
2,874 ft
50 miles
8,796 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Simi Valley 5.6 mi · Fillmore 8.1 mi · Thousand Oaks 8.1 mi · Camarillo 9.9 mi · Santa Paula 11 mi · Agoura Hills 12 mi · Agoura 13 mi · West Hills 15 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 Moorpark (34.2856°, -118.882°, elevation 515 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).