Rohnert Park weather in August

In August, Rohnert Park sees average daytime highs of 75°F and overnight lows near 55°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 75°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% 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 Rohnert Park's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rohnert Park's year-round climate.

Daytime high
75°
1st warmest
Overnight low
55°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
19%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.5
out of 10

Rohnert Park is city in Sonoma County, California, United States.

Density
2,337/km²
people per km²
Founded
1962

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 75°F through the month.

A typical August day in Rohnert Park reaches about 75°F in the afternoon and slips back to 55°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 69°F and 83°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Rohnert Park 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan56° / 42°5.410.39.63.9
Feb59° / 43°5.69.310.54.5
Mar61° / 45°4.29.311.75.3
Apr64° / 47°1.95.6136.5
May68° / 50°1.03.314.17.7
Jun73° / 53°0.2114.69.0
Jul75° / 55°0.00.114.49.5
Aug75° / 55°0.00.213.59.5
Sep75° / 54°0.10.512.39.3
Oct71° / 51°1.23.1118.2
Nov62° / 45°2.86.29.95.9
Dec56° / 42°5.510.49.43.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9937
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29955
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31955

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rohnert Park gets around 0.0 in of rain over 0.2 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 1% 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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167330
267330
366340
466340
565350
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764360
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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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 5:16 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:167:17
214.05:177:16
314.05:187:15
413.95:197:14
513.95:207:13
613.95:217:12
713.85:227:11
813.85:237:10
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1113.75:257:06
1213.65:267:05
1313.65:277:04
1413.65:287:03
1513.55:297:01
1613.55:307:00
1713.55:316:59
1813.45:326:57
1913.45:336:56
2013.35:346:54
2113.35:346:53
2213.35:356:52
2313.25:366:50
2413.25:376:49
2513.25:386:47
2613.15:396:46
2713.15:406:44
2813.05:416:43
2913.05:426:41
3013.05:436:40
3112.95:436:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
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87.2Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Rohnert Park

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
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Mar
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Rohnert Park?

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

9.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rohnert Park in August

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

In August, Rohnert Park sees daytime highs around 75°F and nights near 55°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Rohnert Park in August

The nearest coast averages about 54°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 23 mi away) is warmest in September at about 55°F and coldest in May near 51°F.

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

50°52°54°56°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan53Bracing
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UV index in Rohnert Park in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rohnert Park peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Rohnert Park 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 Rohnert Park is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1623 µg/m³Jun 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rohnert Park?

Rohnert Park sits at 38.3°N, 122.7°W, 105 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Santa Rosa, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Rohnert Park

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rohnert Park has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 ft around an average of 128 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,457 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,895 ft.

The land around Rohnert Park is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, grassland (47%) and trees (28%) within 10 miles, and trees (34%), water (31%) and grassland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
253 ft
10 miles
2,457 ft
50 miles
4,895 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Santa Rosa 6.8 mi · Petaluma 8.1 mi · Agua Caliente 12 mi · Windsor 16 mi · Novato 17 mi · Napa 23 mi · American Canyon 27 mi · San Rafael 27 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 Rohnert Park (38.3396°, -122.7011°, elevation 105 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).