Death Valley Weather in August
Average highs run from 118°F on August 1 to 113°F on August 31, and lows from 92°F to 85°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.10 in over about 1 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 116°F
- Average low
- 89°F
- Precipitation
- 0.10 in
- Record high
- 112°FAug 16, 2020
- Record low
- 52°FAug 30, 2010
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 31.0
- Daylight
- 13 h 58 min to 12 h 58 min
- Cloud cover
- 26%
- Humidity
- 20%
- Dew point
- 37°F
- Wind
- 6.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 118°F | 92°F | 110°F 2026 | 64°F 2001 | 3% |
| Aug 2 | 118°F | 91°F | 109°F 1993 | 62°F 2006 | 3% |
| Aug 3 | 118°F | 91°F | 108°F 1979 | 60°F 1985 | 3% |
| Aug 4 | 118°F | 91°F | 109°F 2021 | 62°F 1985 | 3% |
| Aug 5 | 117°F | 91°F | 108°F 2024 | 61°F 2011 | 3% |
| Aug 6 | 117°F | 91°F | 109°F 1994 | 59°F 1979 | 3% |
| Aug 7 | 117°F | 91°F | 111°F 1981 | 60°F 2009 | 3% |
| Aug 8 | 117°F | 91°F | 109°F 1978 | 59°F 1999 | 3% |
| Aug 9 | 117°F | 90°F | 109°F 2012 | 59°F 2015 | 3% |
| Aug 10 | 117°F | 90°F | 108°F 2004 | 60°F 2013 | 3% |
| Aug 11 | 117°F | 90°F | 109°F 2004 | 59°F 1999 | 3% |
| Aug 12 | 117°F | 90°F | 108°F 2025 | 58°F 2019 | 3% |
| Aug 13 | 117°F | 90°F | 108°F 1996 | 58°F 1993 | 3% |
| Aug 14 | 116°F | 89°F | 109°F 2002 | 59°F 2010 | 3% |
| Aug 15 | 116°F | 89°F | 110°F 2020 | 56°F 1987 | 3% |
| Aug 16 | 116°F | 89°F | 112°F 2020 | 57°F 2009 | 3% |
| Aug 17 | 116°F | 89°F | 112°F 2020 | 59°F 1987 | 3% |
| Aug 18 | 116°F | 89°F | 111°F 2020 | 60°F 2006 | 3% |
| Aug 19 | 116°F | 88°F | 109°F 2020 | 57°F 1978 | 3% |
| Aug 20 | 116°F | 88°F | 108°F 2020 | 59°F 1990 | 3% |
| Aug 21 | 115°F | 88°F | 108°F 2020 | 57°F 1990 | 3% |
| Aug 22 | 115°F | 88°F | 107°F 2025 | 57°F 2002 | 3% |
| Aug 23 | 115°F | 87°F | 107°F 2022 | 57°F 1983 | 3% |
| Aug 24 | 115°F | 87°F | 106°F 1985 | 57°F 1992 | 3% |
| Aug 25 | 115°F | 87°F | 107°F 1985 | 55°F 1989 | 3% |
| Aug 26 | 114°F | 86°F | 106°F 2001 | 56°F 1978 | 3% |
| Aug 27 | 114°F | 86°F | 107°F 2017 | 58°F 1978 | 3% |
| Aug 28 | 114°F | 86°F | 107°F 2017 | 58°F 2002 | 3% |
| Aug 29 | 114°F | 86°F | 106°F 1996 | 60°F 1991 | 3% |
| Aug 30 | 113°F | 85°F | 107°F 1996 | 52°F 2010 | 3% |
| Aug 31 | 113°F | 85°F | 108°F 2022 | 55°F 2010 | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 7:16 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042319 (Death Valley Np), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003160, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.