Shonto climate

Shonto Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Betatakin, 13 km from Shonto

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.45 in over about 7 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 Shonto, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
1.45 in
Record high
108°FAug 24, 2020
Record low
57°FAug 20, 2005
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.9
Daylight
13 h 59 min to 12 h 59 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
40%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
7.4 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 185°F60°F107°F 202465°F 201021%0%
Aug 285°F60°F107°F 202666°F 201522%0%
Aug 385°F60°F106°F 202665°F 201522%0%
Aug 484°F60°F105°F 202662°F 199922%0%
Aug 584°F60°F105°F 202365°F 199922%0%
Aug 684°F60°F105°F 202462°F 199922%0%
Aug 784°F59°F105°F 202461°F 200421%0%
Aug 884°F59°F104°F 201860°F 200921%0%
Aug 984°F59°F103°F 201263°F 200921%0%
Aug 1084°F59°F102°F 200360°F 199721%0%
Aug 1184°F59°F104°F 200360°F 199721%0%
Aug 1284°F59°F104°F 200262°F 199921%0%
Aug 1383°F59°F104°F 202564°F 199921%0%
Aug 1483°F59°F103°F 202064°F 199921%0%
Aug 1583°F59°F105°F 202062°F 202621%0%
Aug 1683°F58°F106°F 202063°F 200521%0%
Aug 1783°F58°F105°F 202063°F 199921%0%
Aug 1883°F58°F106°F 202065°F 199721%0%
Aug 1983°F58°F107°F 202059°F 202121%0%
Aug 2083°F58°F107°F 202057°F 200521%0%
Aug 2182°F58°F106°F 202061°F 200121%0%
Aug 2282°F58°F103°F 202560°F 200121%0%
Aug 2382°F57°F104°F 202063°F 200121%0%
Aug 2482°F57°F108°F 202063°F 200921%0%
Aug 2582°F57°F102°F 202061°F 200421%0%
Aug 2682°F57°F103°F 202059°F 201421%0%
Aug 2782°F57°F103°F 202058°F 201421%0%
Aug 2881°F56°F101°F 201759°F 201621%0%
Aug 2981°F56°F102°F 202362°F 202520%0%
Aug 3081°F56°F102°F 202361°F 201020%0%
Aug 3181°F56°F102°F 201960°F 200020%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shonto, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00020750 (Betatakin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003162, 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.