Blythe weather in August

In August, Blythe sees average daytime highs of 106°F and overnight lows near 84°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 106°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Blythe's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blythe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
106°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
84°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.4 in
2.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:05 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
24%
6th clearest
Wind
7 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Blythe is city in Riverside County, California, United States.

Density
271/km²
people per km²
Founded
1916

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 106°F through the month.

A typical August day in Blythe reaches about 106°F in the afternoon and slips back to 84°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 101°F and 112°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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210785
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How August really feels in Blythe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 102°F)
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Blythe weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan68° / 47°0.52.2107.9
Feb72° / 50°0.72.410.88.3
Mar79° / 55°0.4211.78.4
Apr86° / 61°0.10.812.86.8
May94° / 69°0.10.313.73.8
Jun103° / 77°0.00.314.20.7
Jul107° / 84°0.32140.0
Aug106° / 84°0.42.813.20.0
Sep100° / 77°0.42.112.21.4
Oct89° / 65°0.20.911.25.5
Nov76° / 53°0.30.910.38.8
Dec66° / 46°0.41.89.87.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48416
58416
68515
78614
88614
98713
108812
118911
128911
138911
149010
15919
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Blythe gets around 0.4 in of rain over 2.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
39
49
59
68
78
88
98
108
118
128
138
149
159
169
179
189
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3010
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1442121113
2442121123
3452120123
4452020123
5452020123
6442120123
7442120123
8442121123
9432121123
10432121123
11422222122
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:546:35
213.74:556:34
313.64:556:33
413.64:566:32
513.64:576:32
613.64:576:31
713.54:586:30
813.54:596:29
913.55:006:28
1013.45:006:27
1113.45:016:26
1213.45:026:25
1313.45:036:24
1413.35:036:22
1513.35:046:21
1613.35:056:20
1713.25:056:19
1813.25:066:18
1913.25:076:17
2013.15:086:16
2113.15:086:14
2213.15:096:13
2313.05:106:12
2413.05:106:11
2513.05:116:09
2612.95:126:08
2712.95:136:07
2812.95:136:05
2912.85:146:04
3012.85:156:03
3112.85:156:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.2Intense
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127.2Intense
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187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Blythe?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Blythe.

What to pack for Blythe in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Blythe sees daytime highs around 106°F and nights near 84°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Blythe in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blythe peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Blythe?

Blythe sits at 33.6°N, 114.6°W, 272 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Yuma, 61 mi away.

Topography around Blythe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Blythe.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Blythe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 ft around an average of 269 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,580 ft.

The land around Blythe is covered by cropland (44%), bare terrain (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (55%) and cropland (29%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (86%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
30 ft
10 miles
1,677 ft
50 miles
4,580 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Yuma 61 mi · Lake Havasu City 62 mi · Fortuna Foothills 66 mi · Brawley 70 mi · Somerton 70 mi · Imperial 77 mi · San Luis 78 mi · El Centro 80 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Blythe (33.6103°, -114.5964°, elevation 272 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).