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Scottsdale in August

Very hot and mostly dry, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

August in Scottsdale is very hot: highs near 102°F, lows near 78°F. Rain falls on about one day a week, and the days shorten by 53 minutes from the first week to the last.August in Scottsdale is very hot: highs near 39°C, lows near 26°C. Rain falls on about one day a week, and the days shorten by 53 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
102°F39°Caverage
Low
78°F26°Caverage
Wet days
1a week · 15% of days
Daylight
13h 21mon average

Is August a good time to visit Scottsdale?

August sits outside Scottsdale's best months, which run in two parts: March to April, or November. Expect very hot days and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How August sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 102°F in August, against 64°F to 104°F through the year.Highs near 39°C in August, against 18°C to 40°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

15% of days in August, against 1% to 15% through the year.

Cloud cover

35% cover in August, against 17% to 40% through the year.

Daylight

13h 21m in August, against 9h 57m to 14h 21m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with August shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. July104°40°low 78°low 26°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  2. August102°39°low 78°low 26°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  3. September97°36°low 71°low 22°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.

Where Scottsdale sits, in August

America/Phoenix
this place
typical high in August 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-August
5:49 AMsets 7:16 PM
Above the sea
780 mupland
Latitude
33.7°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Morristown55 km north-west

The land around Scottsdale, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in United States in August

high · low · wet days
See August on the planning mapThe whole year in Scottsdale

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Scottsdale. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (780 m) against the climate model's (607 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (780 m) against the climate model's (607 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.