Turlock weather in August

In August, Turlock sees average daytime highs of 94°F and overnight lows near 66°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 94°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% 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 Turlock's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turlock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
94°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
66°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:24 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
9%
1st clearest
Wind
6 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Turlock is city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

Density
1,649/km²
people per km²
Founded
1908

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 94°F through the month.

A typical August day in Turlock reaches about 94°F in the afternoon and slips back to 66°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 100°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°F cooler than July and about 5°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
19567
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39467
49467
59466
69466
79466
89466
99466
109466
119466
129466
139466
149466
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199366
209366
219366
229366
239365
249365
259365
269365
279265
289265
299265
309265
319265

How August really feels in Turlock

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.

Turlock 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
Jan58° / 42°3.58.29.74.7
Feb62° / 44°3.18.410.65.6
Mar68° / 48°2.77.911.76.8
Apr74° / 51°1.34.612.97.9
May83° / 57°0.82.8147.3
Jun91° / 63°0.10.814.54.9
Jul95° / 67°0.00.214.33.4
Aug94° / 66°0.00.113.44.0
Sep88° / 62°0.10.512.35.9
Oct79° / 55°0.82.4118.4
Nov66° / 46°1.55107.1
Dec58° / 41°3.07.69.54.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18964
19964
20964
21964
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Turlock gets around 0.0 in of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
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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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1722440
2722440
3722440
4732340
5732340
6732340
7732340
8732340
9732340
10732340
11742330
12742330
13742330
14742330
15732430
16732430
17732430
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21722530
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25722530
26732430
27732430
28732331
29742231
30752131
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
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295calm
305calm
315calm

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 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:117:08
213.95:127:07
313.95:137:06
413.95:137:05
513.85:147:04
613.85:157:03
713.85:167:02
813.75:177:01
913.75:187:00
1013.75:196:58
1113.65:196:57
1213.65:206:56
1313.65:216:55
1413.55:226:54
1513.55:236:52
1613.55:246:51
1713.45:256:50
1813.45:266:49
1913.35:266:47
2013.35:276:46
2113.35:286:44
2213.25:296:43
2313.25:306:42
2413.25:316:40
2513.15:326:39
2613.15:336:37
2713.05:336:36
2813.05:346:34
2913.05:356:33
3012.95:366:31
3112.95:376:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 8.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.9Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.7Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
117.6Intense
127.6Intense
137.6Intense
147.5Intense
157.5Intense
167.5Intense
177.4Intense
187.4Intense
197.4Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Turlock?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Turlock in August

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

In August, Turlock sees daytime highs around 94°F and nights near 66°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Turlock 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 Turlock peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Turlock 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 Turlock is worst in August — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 1928 µg/m³Jun 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Turlock?

Turlock sits at 37.5°N, 120.8°W, 102 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ceres, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Turlock

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Turlock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 ft around an average of 105 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,820 ft.

The land around Turlock is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 2 miles, cropland (38%) and trees (34%) within 10 miles, and grassland (47%) and trees (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
66 ft
10 miles
226 ft
50 miles
4,820 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ceres 9.3 mi · Modesto 13 mi · Patterson 16 mi · Atwater 17 mi · Riverbank 17 mi · Oakdale 19 mi · Ripon 23 mi · Merced 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 Turlock (37.4947°, -120.8466°, elevation 102 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).