Safford climate

Safford Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Safford Ag Ctr, 3.3 km from Safford

Average highs run from 98°F on August 1 to 96°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.84 in over about 8 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Safford, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
97°F
Average low
68°F
Precipitation
1.84 in
Record high
113°FAug 15, 2020
Record low
57°FAug 25, 2002
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
28.1
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 12 h 52 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
48%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
6.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 198°F70°F108°F 202668°F 200127%0%
Aug 298°F69°F107°F 202467°F 200627%0%
Aug 397°F69°F109°F 202668°F 201327%0%
Aug 497°F69°F108°F 200966°F 199927%0%
Aug 597°F69°F111°F 202366°F 199927%0%
Aug 697°F69°F111°F 202563°F 200227%0%
Aug 797°F69°F110°F 202563°F 201727%0%
Aug 897°F69°F108°F 202565°F 200027%0%
Aug 997°F69°F108°F 201264°F 201326%0%
Aug 1097°F69°F110°F 200367°F 202126%0%
Aug 1197°F69°F107°F 202066°F 201826%0%
Aug 1297°F69°F108°F 201265°F 199926%0%
Aug 1397°F68°F109°F 202063°F 199926%0%
Aug 1497°F68°F111°F 202066°F 200926%0%
Aug 1597°F68°F113°F 202067°F 199826%0%
Aug 1697°F68°F108°F 202064°F 199825%0%
Aug 1797°F68°F106°F 202362°F 201725%0%
Aug 1897°F68°F105°F 200960°F 201725%0%
Aug 1997°F68°F108°F 202462°F 200425%0%
Aug 2097°F68°F110°F 202061°F 200425%0%
Aug 2197°F68°F107°F 201963°F 200225%0%
Aug 2297°F67°F107°F 202661°F 200424%0%
Aug 2397°F67°F107°F 202663°F 200224%0%
Aug 2497°F67°F105°F 201161°F 200224%0%
Aug 2597°F67°F109°F 202657°F 200224%0%
Aug 2696°F67°F110°F 202663°F 200423%0%
Aug 2796°F67°F109°F 201960°F 200423%0%
Aug 2896°F67°F108°F 200562°F 200623%0%
Aug 2996°F66°F107°F 201163°F 201822%0%
Aug 3096°F66°F106°F 201161°F 200022%0%
Aug 3196°F66°F106°F 201157°F 200022%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Safford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

August 1
sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
August 31
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 6:45 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00027390 (Safford Ag Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093084, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.