Phoenix climate

Phoenix Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ashland, 10.9 km from Phoenix

Average highs run from 90°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 51°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.37 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 Phoenix, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
0.37 in
Record high
114°FAug 8, 1981
Record low
39°FAug 27, 1962
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
12.8
Daylight
14 h 26 min to 13 h 11 min
Cloud cover
23%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
3.8 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 190°F51°F110°F 201744°F 19376%0%
Aug 290°F51°F112°F 201745°F 19566%0%
Aug 390°F51°F109°F 201744°F 19566%0%
Aug 489°F51°F108°F 199847°F 19286%0%
Aug 589°F51°F106°F 193243°F 19696%0%
Aug 689°F51°F108°F 197244°F 19316%0%
Aug 789°F51°F111°F 198143°F 19756%0%
Aug 889°F51°F114°F 198146°F 19496%0%
Aug 989°F51°F111°F 198146°F 19386%0%
Aug 1089°F51°F110°F 198145°F 19476%0%
Aug 1188°F50°F109°F 197145°F 19326%0%
Aug 1288°F50°F107°F 193546°F 19516%0%
Aug 1388°F50°F108°F 200246°F 19496%0%
Aug 1488°F50°F111°F 202345°F 19286%0%
Aug 1588°F50°F108°F 200844°F 19286%0%
Aug 1688°F50°F107°F 197743°F 19356%0%
Aug 1787°F49°F105°F 199244°F 19726%0%
Aug 1887°F49°F108°F 201644°F 19956%0%
Aug 1987°F49°F109°F 201645°F 19646%0%
Aug 2087°F49°F105°F 201643°F 19747%0%
Aug 2187°F49°F104°F 196144°F 19477%0%
Aug 2286°F49°F104°F 194243°F 19437%0%
Aug 2386°F48°F102°F 195844°F 19717%0%
Aug 2486°F48°F105°F 202544°F 19517%0%
Aug 2586°F48°F105°F 201041°F 19697%0%
Aug 2686°F48°F103°F 193443°F 19767%0%
Aug 2786°F48°F106°F 197239°F 19627%0%
Aug 2885°F47°F104°F 196741°F 19378%0%
Aug 2985°F47°F103°F 200741°F 19378%0%
Aug 3085°F47°F106°F 198742°F 19328%0%
Aug 3185°F47°F104°F 199841°F 19328%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Phoenix, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:30 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:47 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00350304 (Ashland), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024225, 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.