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Typical August weather
Los Angeles
California · August
84° days
65° nights
rain is rare · 13½ hours of daylight · ocean 69°
What to pack
- Sunscreen
What August feels like
August bakes the inland valleys and sends everyone who can toward the water. Locals watch for the rare tropical remnant swinging up from Baja; otherwise the sky holds the same shade for a month.
Rain is genuinely rare — most years, August stays dry start to finish. about 6 afternoons top 90°.
Can you swim?
The ocean runs about 69° — brisk but swimmable.
The numbers
| Typical high | 84° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 65° |
| Days with real rain | 0 |
| Total rain | 0.0 in |
| Water temperature | 69° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:14 am / 7:39 pm |