Pahrump climate

Pahrump Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pahrump 4 Nw, 8.8 km from Pahrump

Average highs run from 102°F on August 1 to 98°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.20 in over about 2 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 Pahrump, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
100°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
0.20 in
Record high
112°FAug 16, 2020
Record low
52°FAug 30, 2010
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
30.4
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
33%
Humidity
21%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
7.8 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°F68°F110°F 202664°F 20016%0%
Aug 2102°F68°F109°F 199362°F 20066%0%
Aug 3101°F68°F108°F 197960°F 19856%0%
Aug 4101°F68°F109°F 202162°F 19856%0%
Aug 5101°F68°F108°F 202461°F 20115%0%
Aug 6101°F67°F109°F 199459°F 19795%0%
Aug 7101°F67°F111°F 198160°F 20095%0%
Aug 8101°F67°F109°F 197859°F 19995%0%
Aug 9101°F67°F109°F 201259°F 20155%0%
Aug 10101°F67°F108°F 200460°F 20135%0%
Aug 11101°F67°F109°F 200459°F 19995%0%
Aug 12101°F67°F108°F 202558°F 20195%0%
Aug 13101°F66°F108°F 199658°F 19935%0%
Aug 14100°F66°F109°F 200259°F 20105%0%
Aug 15100°F66°F110°F 202056°F 19875%0%
Aug 16100°F66°F112°F 202057°F 20095%0%
Aug 17100°F66°F112°F 202059°F 19875%0%
Aug 18100°F65°F111°F 202060°F 20066%0%
Aug 19100°F65°F109°F 202057°F 19786%0%
Aug 20100°F65°F108°F 202059°F 19906%0%
Aug 21100°F65°F108°F 202057°F 19906%0%
Aug 2299°F65°F107°F 202557°F 20026%0%
Aug 2399°F64°F107°F 202257°F 19836%0%
Aug 2499°F64°F106°F 198557°F 19926%0%
Aug 2599°F64°F107°F 198555°F 19896%0%
Aug 2699°F64°F106°F 200156°F 19786%0%
Aug 2799°F64°F107°F 201758°F 19786%0%
Aug 2898°F63°F107°F 201758°F 20026%0%
Aug 2998°F63°F106°F 199660°F 19916%0%
Aug 3098°F63°F107°F 199652°F 20106%0%
Aug 3198°F63°F108°F 202255°F 20106%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pahrump, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02461102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 7:13 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00265890 (Pahrump 4 Nw), 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.