Redding weather in August

In August, Redding sees average daytime highs of 95°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 0.2 in of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 97°F in the first days to 93°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% 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 Redding's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Redding's year-round climate.

Daytime high
95°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
67°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.2 in
0.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:25 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
14%
1st clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Redding is city in Shasta County, California, United States.

Density
578/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 97°F in the first days to 93°F by the end.

A typical August day in Redding reaches about 95°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 28°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 87°F and 103°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°F cooler than July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Redding

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.

Redding 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan54° / 39°9.312.529.43.2
Feb58° / 41°8.511.51.510.44.0
Mar63° / 44°7.512.31.111.75.3
Apr69° / 47°3.79.10.2136.6
May79° / 55°2.36.2014.27.4
Jun89° / 62°1.02.8014.85.1
Jul97° / 69°0.10.4014.62.7
Aug95° / 67°0.20.6013.63.3
Sep89° / 61°0.51.7012.35.6
Oct76° / 52°2.74.6010.98.0
Nov61° / 44°5.68.80.59.75.3
Dec53° / 39°9.912.91.79.22.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3937
4928
5928
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Redding gets around 0.2 in of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19361
29451
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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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 5:10 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:107:21
214.25:117:20
314.15:127:19
414.15:137:18
514.05:147:17
614.05:157:16
714.05:167:14
813.95:177:13
913.95:187:12
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1313.75:227:07
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1813.55:277:00
1913.55:286:58
2013.55:296:57
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3013.05:396:41
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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 7.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 8.1 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Redding

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
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Aug
Sep
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Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Redding?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Redding. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Redding in August

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

In August, Redding sees daytime highs around 95°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Redding in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Redding peaks around July 10 at about 10 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 10Dec 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Redding 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 Redding is worst in August — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.2× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 1973 µg/m³Dec 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul39Poor
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Redding?

Redding sits at 40.6°N, 122.4°W, 564 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Chico, 66 mi away.

Topography around Redding

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Redding has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 ft around an average of 600 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,484 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,164 ft.

The land around Redding is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (76%) and grassland (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
449 ft
10 miles
3,484 ft
50 miles
10,164 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Chico 66 mi · Paradise 70 mi · Oroville 86 mi · Bayside 89 mi · Arcata 91 mi · Susanville 92 mi · McKinleyville 93 mi · Eureka 94 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 Redding (40.5865°, -122.3917°, elevation 564 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).