Tracy weather in August

In August, Tracy sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 60°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 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°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 Tracy's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tracy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
60°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:26 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
10%
1st clearest
Wind
5 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Tracy is city in San Joaquin County, California, United States.

Density
1,509/km²
people per km²
Founded
1910

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 87°F through the month.

A typical August day in Tracy reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 28°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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Tracy weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan57° / 41°3.39.19.74.2
Feb60° / 43°3.28.710.55.0
Mar65° / 46°2.68.911.76.2
Apr70° / 48°1.3512.97.5
May77° / 53°0.73.1148.4
Jun84° / 57°0.10.814.67.5
Jul88° / 60°0.00.214.36.2
Aug87° / 60°0.10.213.56.5
Sep83° / 57°0.10.612.37.8
Oct75° / 52°0.82.7118.6
Nov64° / 46°1.55.5106.5
Dec57° / 41°3.08.39.44.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10964
11964
12964
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14964
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30973
31973

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tracy 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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
160382
261372
361372
462362
562362
663352
763352
864342
964342
1064342
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2869283
2970273
3071263
3173243

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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55calm
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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 5:13 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:137:11
213.95:147:10
313.95:147:09
413.95:157:08
513.85:167:07
613.85:177:06
713.85:187:05
813.75:197:04
913.75:207:02
1013.75:207:01
1113.65:217:00
1213.65:226:59
1313.65:236:58
1413.55:246:56
1513.55:256:55
1613.55:266:54
1713.45:276:53
1813.45:286:51
1913.45:286:50
2013.35:296:49
2113.35:306:47
2213.25:316:46
2313.25:326:44
2413.25:336:43
2513.15:346:41
2613.15:356:40
2713.15:356:39
2813.05:366:37
2913.05:376:36
3012.95:386:34
3112.95:396:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
27.9Intense
37.9Intense
47.9Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tracy?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tracy in August

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

In August, Tracy sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 60°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tracy 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 Tracy peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 22UV 10Dec 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tracy 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 Tracy is worst in August — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 1832 µg/m³Jun 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul9Good
Aug34Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tracy?

Tracy sits at 37.7°N, 121.4°W, 52 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lathrop, 9.9 mi away.

Topography around Tracy

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tracy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 ft around an average of 52 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,795 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,373 ft.

The land around Tracy is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 2 miles, grassland (41%) and cropland (31%) within 10 miles, and grassland (40%) and trees (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
118 ft
10 miles
1,795 ft
50 miles
4,373 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Lathrop 9.9 mi · Manteca 12 mi · Ripon 17 mi · Stockton 17 mi · Livermore 19 mi · Brentwood 20 mi · Oakley 24 mi · Modesto 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
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 Tracy (37.7399°, -121.4262°, elevation 52 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).