Port Angeles weather in August

In August, Port Angeles sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 2.0 in of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 66°F in the first days to 63°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Port Angeles's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Port Angeles's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 64°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 51°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 2.0 in; 7.4 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 06 min; 5:14 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Port Angeles is city and county seat of Clallam County, Washington State, United States.

Density: 517/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1890

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 66°F in the first days to 63°F by the end.

A typical August day in Port Angeles reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 51°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 57°F and 73°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°F warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	62
Avg low (°F)	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	51
2	66	51
3	65	51
4	65	51
5	65	51
6	65	51
7	65	51
8	65	51
9	65	51
10	65	51
11	65	51
12	65	51
13	65	51
14	65	51
15	65	51
16	65	51
17	65	51
18	64	51
19	64	51
20	64	50
21	64	50
22	64	50
23	64	50
24	64	50
25	63	50
26	63	49
27	63	49
28	63	49
29	63	49
30	63	49
31	62	49

How August really feels in Port Angeles

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Port Angeles 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	39° / 32°	9.1	19	13.2	8.6	0.0
Feb	40° / 31°	6.2	15.3	11.4	9.9	0.0
Mar	42° / 33°	7.2	19.3	15	11.6	0.2
Apr	46° / 36°	4.9	17.1	10	13.4	1.1
May	53° / 41°	3.8	14.6	2.9	14.9	2.8
Jun	58° / 46°	3.3	13.4	0.2	15.8	3.9
Jul	64° / 50°	1.6	7.2	0	15.4	6.3
Aug	64° / 51°	2.0	7.4	0	14.1	6.5
Sep	60° / 47°	2.6	9.2	0	12.4	5.0
Oct	51° / 41°	6.0	15	1.7	10.6	2.3
Nov	43° / 34°	9.4	19.1	10.3	9	0.4
Dec	38° / 31°	9.4	19	14.8	8.2	0.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	71	71	70	69	69	68	67	66	66	66	65	66	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	61	61	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	58	58
Cloudier (%)	29	29	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Port Angeles gets around 2.0 in of rain over 7.4 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 23% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	20
4	21
5	21
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	22
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	23
22	23
23	24
24	25
25	25
26	26
27	26
28	27
29	27
30	28
31	28

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 5 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 6:52 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.9	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.3	13.3
Sunrise (AM)	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:10	5:11	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:17	5:18	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:25	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:35
Sunset (PM)	7:46	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:35	7:34	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.9	4:54	7:46
2	14.8	4:55	7:45
3	14.8	4:56	7:43
4	14.7	4:58	7:42
5	14.7	4:59	7:40
6	14.6	5:00	7:39
7	14.6	5:02	7:37
8	14.5	5:03	7:35
9	14.5	5:04	7:34
10	14.4	5:06	7:32
11	14.4	5:07	7:30
12	14.3	5:08	7:29
13	14.3	5:10	7:27
14	14.2	5:11	7:25
15	14.2	5:13	7:23
16	14.1	5:14	7:22
17	14.1	5:15	7:20
18	14.0	5:17	7:18
19	14.0	5:18	7:16
20	13.9	5:20	7:14
21	13.9	5:21	7:12
22	13.8	5:22	7:10
23	13.7	5:24	7:09
24	13.7	5:25	7:07
25	13.6	5:27	7:05
26	13.6	5:28	7:03
27	13.5	5:29	7:01
28	13.5	5:31	6:59
29	13.4	5:32	6:57
30	13.3	5:34	6:55
31	13.3	5:35	6:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Port Angeles

In seasonPeak

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

Port Angeles's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Port Angeles?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Port Angeles for sightseeing.

What to pack for Port Angeles in August

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

In August, Port Angeles sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 51°F. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Port Angeles in August

The nearest coast averages about 53°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 53°F and coldest in January near 46°F.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	46	46	47	48	50	52	53	53	52	50	49	47
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	46	Bracing
Feb	46	Bracing
Mar	47	Bracing
Apr	48	Bracing
May	50	Bracing
Jun	52	Bracing
Jul	53	Bracing
Aug	53	Bracing
Sep	52	Bracing
Oct	50	Bracing
Nov	49	Bracing
Dec	47	Bracing

UV index in Port Angeles in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Port Angeles peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	4	5	7	6	9	7	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Port Angeles?

Port Angeles sits at 48.1°N, 123.4°W, 72 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Victoria-Downtown, 22 mi away.

Topography around Port Angeles

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Port Angeles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 ft around an average of 154 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,348 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,720 ft.

The land around Port Angeles is covered by water (41%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, water (46%) and trees (45%) within 10 miles, and trees (61%) and water (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

604 ft

water 41%

10 miles

6,348 ft

water 46%

50 miles

7,720 ft

trees 61%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← July Port Angeles year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Victoria-Downtown 22 mi · Colwood 22 mi · Esquimalt 22 mi · Victoria 22 mi · Sooke 22 mi · Langford 23 mi · Oak Bay 24 mi · Carey 24 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

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 Port Angeles (48.1181°, -123.4307°, elevation 72 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	51
2	66	51
3	65	51
4	65	51
5	65	51
6	65	51
7	65	51
8	65	51
9	65	51
10	65	51
11	65	51
12	65	51
13	65	51
14	65	51
15	65	51
16	65	51
17	65	51
18	64	51
19	64	51
20	64	50
21	64	50
22	64	50
23	64	50
24	64	50
25	63	50
26	63	49
27	63	49
28	63	49
29	63	49
30	63	49
31	62	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	20
4	21
5	21
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	22
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	23
22	23
23	24
24	25
25	25
26	26
27	26
28	27
29	27
30	28
31	28

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	51
2	66	51
3	65	51
4	65	51
5	65	51
6	65	51
7	65	51
8	65	51
9	65	51
10	65	51
11	65	51
12	65	51
13	65	51
14	65	51
15	65	51
16	65	51
17	65	51
18	64	51
19	64	51
20	64	50
21	64	50
22	64	50
23	64	50
24	64	50
25	63	50
26	63	49
27	63	49
28	63	49
29	63	49
30	63	49
31	62	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	20
4	21
5	21
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	22
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	23
22	23
23	24
24	25
25	25
26	26
27	26
28	27
29	27
30	28
31	28

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	51
2	66	51
3	65	51
4	65	51
5	65	51
6	65	51
7	65	51
8	65	51
9	65	51
10	65	51
11	65	51
12	65	51
13	65	51
14	65	51
15	65	51
16	65	51
17	65	51
18	64	51
19	64	51
20	64	50
21	64	50
22	64	50
23	64	50
24	64	50
25	63	50
26	63	49
27	63	49
28	63	49
29	63	49
30	63	49
31	62	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	20
4	21
5	21
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	22
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	23
22	23
23	24
24	25
25	25
26	26
27	26
28	27
29	27
30	28
31	28

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100