Oakdale weather in August

In August, Oakdale sees average daytime highs of 91°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 91°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% 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 Oakdale's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oakdale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
91°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
64°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:23 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
9%
1st clearest
Wind
6 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Oakdale is city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

Density
1,410/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 91°F through the month.

A typical August day in Oakdale reaches about 91°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°F and 98°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°F warmer than September.

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299064
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How August really feels in Oakdale

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.

Oakdale 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
Jan58° / 41°4.48.79.74.4
Feb61° / 44°4.1910.55.2
Mar66° / 46°3.68.111.76.5
Apr72° / 50°1.85.212.97.6
May80° / 55°1.13.4147.9
Jun88° / 61°0.20.914.65.9
Jul92° / 65°0.00.114.34.5
Aug91° / 64°0.00.113.54.9
Sep87° / 60°0.10.612.36.6
Oct77° / 53°1.12.6118.5
Nov65° / 46°2.25.7106.7
Dec57° / 41°4.08.59.44.3

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 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
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14955
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19955
20964
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31964

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Oakdale 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 1% 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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1712630
2722530
3722530
4722530
5732430
6732430
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28772120
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30772021
31781921

Wind in August

Winds average 6 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
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116calm
126calm
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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 5:10 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:107:09
213.95:117:08
313.95:127:07
413.95:137:06
513.85:147:05
613.85:157:03
713.85:157:02
813.75:167:01
913.75:177:00
1013.75:186:59
1113.65:196:58
1213.65:206:57
1313.65:216:55
1413.55:226:54
1513.55:236:53
1613.55:236:52
1713.45:246:50
1813.45:256:49
1913.45:266:48
2013.35:276:46
2113.35:286:45
2213.25:296:43
2313.25:306:42
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2513.15:316:39
2613.15:326:38
2713.15:336:36
2813.05:346:35
2913.05:356:33
3012.95:366:32
3112.95:376:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.9Intense
37.9Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Oakdale

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Oakdale?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Oakdale in August

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

In August, Oakdale sees daytime highs around 91°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Oakdale 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 Oakdale peaks around June 20 at about 10 (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 highVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Oakdale 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 Oakdale is worst in August — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 1928 µg/m³Jun 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oakdale?

Oakdale sits at 37.8°N, 120.8°W, 157 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Riverbank, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Oakdale

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Oakdale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 ft around an average of 171 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,355 ft.

The land around Oakdale is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 2 miles, trees (43%) and grassland (31%) within 10 miles, and grassland (41%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
151 ft
10 miles
518 ft
50 miles
6,355 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Riverbank 5.0 mi · Modesto 12 mi · Ceres 13 mi · Ripon 16 mi · Turlock 19 mi · Manteca 21 mi · Lathrop 24 mi · Patterson 25 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 Oakdale (37.7666°, -120.8471°, elevation 157 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).