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Typical August weather

Los Angeles

California · August

Nothing falls from the sky, and the surf turns friendly.

84° days
65° nights

rain is rare · 13½ hours of daylight · ocean 69°

What to pack

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 high84°
Typical low65°
Days with real rain0
Total rain0.0 in
Water temperature69°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:14 am / 7:39 pm

How August compares

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