Climateby Month

Driest places in the US in August

Ranked by the fewest wet days (0.01 in or more) in August. First: Anaheim, CA (0 days), of 378 cities.

Driest places in the US in August
RankCityWet daysHigh
1Anaheim, CA0 days85°F
2Antioch, CA0 days90°F
3Bakersfield, CA0 days97°F
4Burbank, CA0 days88°F
5Concord, CA0 days87°F
6Fresno, CA0 days97°F
7Huntington Beach, CA0 days85°F
8Irvine, CA0 days85°F
9Long Beach, CA0 days83°F
10Los Angeles, CA0 days84°F
11Modesto, CA0 days94°F
12Pomona, CA0 days95°F
13Solvang, CA0 days93°F
14Torrance, CA0 days77°F
15Vallejo, CA0 days84°F
16Visalia, CA0 days93°F
17West Covina, CA0 days84°F
18Costa Mesa, CA0 days85°F
19Elk Grove, CA0 days92°F
20Fairfield, CA0 days89°F
21Napa, CA0 days84°F
22Sacramento, CA0 days94°F
23San Jose, CA0 days81°F
24Santa Clara, CA0 days77°F
25Santa Clarita, CA0 days97°F

Which states lead

California (25 of the top 25). The top 25 range from 0 days to 0 days; the median across all 378 cities is 9 days.

The other end: wettest by wet days in August

Driest places through the year

MonthFirst placeWet days
JanuaryTerlingua, TX2 days
FebruaryTerlingua, TX2 days
MarchPalm Springs, CA2 days
AprilPalm Springs, CA1 day
MayPalm Springs, CA0 days
JunePalm Springs, CA0 days
JulyAntioch, CA0 days
AugustAnaheim, CA0 days
SeptemberCorona, CA0 days
OctoberPalm Springs, CA1 day
NovemberPalm Springs, CA1 day
DecemberFurnace Creek, CA2 days

378 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.