Tonto Basin climate

Tonto Basin Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Punkin Ctr, 2.8 km from Tonto Basin

Average highs run from 102°F on August 1 to 100°F on August 31, and lows from 73°F to 69°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.94 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 Tonto Basin, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
101°F
Average low
71°F
Precipitation
1.94 in
Record high
104°FAug 1, 1993
Record low
37°FAug 31, 1956
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
29.9
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 12 h 54 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
4.7 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 1102°F73°F104°F 199351°F 197622%0%
Aug 2102°F73°F101°F 196047°F 195622%0%
Aug 3102°F73°F102°F 199442°F 195622%0%
Aug 4102°F73°F101°F 197543°F 195623%0%
Aug 5102°F73°F100°F 196943°F 197623%0%
Aug 6102°F72°F102°F 199547°F 195622%0%
Aug 7102°F72°F102°F 199549°F 195622%0%
Aug 8102°F72°F101°F 199543°F 195622%0%
Aug 9102°F72°F101°F 199546°F 195622%0%
Aug 10102°F72°F100°F 199550°F 197422%0%
Aug 11102°F72°F100°F 196250°F 195622%0%
Aug 12102°F72°F102°F 199647°F 197422%0%
Aug 13102°F72°F102°F 199647°F 197422%0%
Aug 14102°F72°F100°F 196246°F 197622%0%
Aug 15102°F71°F102°F 196242°F 196822%0%
Aug 16102°F71°F101°F 196245°F 196822%0%
Aug 17102°F71°F99°F 198948°F 198022%0%
Aug 18102°F71°F99°F 198946°F 197522%0%
Aug 19101°F71°F98°F 202042°F 195622%0%
Aug 20101°F71°F100°F 199744°F 195622%0%
Aug 21101°F71°F98°F 199145°F 195622%0%
Aug 22101°F71°F98°F 199844°F 195622%0%
Aug 23101°F70°F100°F 198542°F 195622%0%
Aug 24101°F70°F102°F 198540°F 199022%0%
Aug 25101°F70°F101°F 198545°F 198921%0%
Aug 26101°F70°F97°F 198146°F 198921%0%
Aug 27101°F70°F99°F 197440°F 200421%0%
Aug 28101°F70°F103°F 199840°F 195621%0%
Aug 29101°F70°F99°F 202643°F 195621%0%
Aug 30100°F69°F100°F 195039°F 195620%0%
Aug 31100°F69°F102°F 195037°F 195620%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tonto Basin, 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 (MST).

August 1
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
August 31
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 6:52 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00026840 (Punkin Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093139, 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.