Rosemont weather in August

In August, Rosemont sees average daytime highs of 91°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.2 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 90% 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 Rosemont's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rosemont's year-round climate.

Daytime high
91°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
61°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:24 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
10%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Rosemont is census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

Density
2,014/km²
people per km²

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 Rosemont reaches about 91°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 30°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 98°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Rosemont

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.

Rosemont 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
Jan57° / 41°4.99.59.64.2
Feb62° / 43°4.79.610.55.2
Mar66° / 46°4.19.211.76.3
Apr72° / 50°1.95.8137.5
May80° / 55°1.1414.17.7
Jun88° / 59°0.2114.65.9
Jul91° / 62°0.00.114.44.8
Aug91° / 61°0.10.213.55.0
Sep87° / 59°0.10.712.36.4
Oct78° / 53°1.43.2118.3
Nov65° / 45°2.66.69.96.5
Dec57° / 40°4.89.79.44.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in August.

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 (%)
1946
2946
3946
4955
5955
6955
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15955
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27964
28964
29964
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rosemont gets around 0.1 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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
162353
262353
363343
463343
563343
663343
764333
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3070264
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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
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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 5:11 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:117:12
214.05:127:11
314.05:127:10
413.95:137:09
513.95:147:08
613.95:157:07
713.85:167:06
813.85:177:05
913.85:187:04
1013.75:197:03
1113.75:207:01
1213.75:217:00
1313.65:216:59
1413.65:226:58
1513.55:236:56
1613.55:246:55
1713.55:256:54
1813.45:266:52
1913.45:276:51
2013.45:286:49
2113.35:296:48
2213.35:306:47
2313.25:316:45
2413.25:326:44
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2613.15:336:41
2713.15:346:39
2813.05:356:38
2913.05:366:36
3013.05:376:35
3112.95:386:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 8.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
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37.8Intense
47.8Intense
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67.7Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Rosemont

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Rosemont?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rosemont in August

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

In August, Rosemont sees daytime highs around 91°F and nights near 61°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rosemont 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 Rosemont peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Rosemont 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 Rosemont is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 2126 µg/m³Jun 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug27Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rosemont?

Rosemont sits at 38.6°N, 121.4°W, 49 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Arden-Arcade, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Rosemont

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rosemont has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 ft around an average of 52 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,384 ft.

The land around Rosemont is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (43%), grassland (28%) and trees (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (34%), grassland (31%) and cropland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
108 ft
10 miles
328 ft
50 miles
5,384 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Arden-Arcade 3.7 mi · Rancho Cordova 4.3 mi · Florin 4.3 mi · Carmichael 5.0 mi · Vineyard 6.2 mi · Sacramento 7.5 mi · Fair Oaks 8.1 mi · Foothill Farms 8.7 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 Rosemont (38.5519°, -121.3647°, elevation 49 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).