Cottonwood climate

Cottonwood Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cottonwood 2 Wsw, 3.7 km from Cottonwood

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.84 in over about 5 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 Cottonwood, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
0.84 in
Record high
106°FAug 4, 1961
Record low
29°FAug 24, 1992
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.2
Daylight
14 h 47 min to 13 h 20 min
Cloud cover
36%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
47°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 184°F58°F100°F 197138°F 196316%0%
Aug 284°F58°F101°F 196138°F 198716%0%
Aug 384°F58°F100°F 196138°F 195616%0%
Aug 484°F58°F106°F 196140°F 195616%0%
Aug 584°F58°F103°F 199841°F 193516%0%
Aug 684°F58°F96°F 193040°F 196916%0%
Aug 784°F58°F100°F 198338°F 194616%0%
Aug 883°F58°F101°F 193039°F 194616%0%
Aug 983°F57°F100°F 193540°F 199516%0%
Aug 1083°F57°F100°F 199640°F 194716%0%
Aug 1183°F57°F99°F 192943°F 193216%0%
Aug 1283°F57°F100°F 200140°F 196616%0%
Aug 1382°F57°F100°F 199438°F 197416%0%
Aug 1482°F57°F101°F 199239°F 192817%0%
Aug 1582°F56°F100°F 199239°F 196017%0%
Aug 1682°F56°F98°F 193139°F 196817%0%
Aug 1782°F56°F96°F 193236°F 198717%0%
Aug 1881°F56°F98°F 193137°F 198717%0%
Aug 1981°F56°F101°F 194235°F 198017%0%
Aug 2081°F55°F95°F 197738°F 190417%0%
Aug 2180°F55°F98°F 202639°F 196617%0%
Aug 2280°F55°F99°F 196137°F 196017%0%
Aug 2380°F55°F102°F 196936°F 199217%0%
Aug 2480°F54°F98°F 196629°F 199217%0%
Aug 2579°F54°F98°F 202631°F 199217%0%
Aug 2679°F54°F96°F 200138°F 199218%0%
Aug 2779°F54°F98°F 192935°F 197618%0%
Aug 2879°F53°F96°F 199835°F 196018%0%
Aug 2978°F53°F98°F 193133°F 198018%0%
Aug 3078°F53°F102°F 192934°F 196518%0%
Aug 3178°F53°F97°F 196733°F 197718%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cottonwood, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:28 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 7:25 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00102159 (Cottonwood 2 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00103771, 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.