Boulder City weather in August

In August, Boulder City sees average daytime highs of 102°F and overnight lows near 81°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 104°F in the first days to 100°F by the end. 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 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Boulder City's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boulder City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
102°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
81°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.4 in
3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:02 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
25%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Boulder City is city in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

Density
29/km²
people per km²
Founded
1931

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 104°F in the first days to 100°F by the end.

A typical August day in Boulder City reaches about 102°F in the afternoon and slips back to 81°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 96°F and 108°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 8°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Boulder City

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
20 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.

Boulder City weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 41°0.93.69.85.1
Feb63° / 45°1.24.410.66.5
Mar71° / 51°0.73.211.78.0
Apr79° / 57°0.31.612.98.3
May89° / 66°0.11.113.95.5
Jun99° / 75°0.10.514.41.8
Jul104° / 82°0.32.514.20.0
Aug102° / 81°0.4313.40.6
Sep95° / 73°0.31.812.23.4
Oct81° / 61°0.41.811.17.8
Nov67° / 49°0.51.710.17.8
Dec56° / 41°0.839.64.8

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 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48416
58416
68416
78416
88614
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118713
128911
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Boulder City gets around 0.4 in of rain over 3 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 (%)
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510
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2710
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3110

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16917113
26917113
37016113
47116103
57116103
67116103
77116103
8711793
9711793
10711793
11721783
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:506:41
213.84:516:40
313.84:526:39
413.84:526:38
513.74:536:37
613.74:546:36
713.74:556:35
813.64:566:34
913.64:566:33
1013.64:576:32
1113.54:586:31
1213.54:596:29
1313.55:006:28
1413.45:016:27
1513.45:016:26
1613.45:026:25
1713.35:036:23
1813.35:046:22
1913.35:056:21
2013.25:056:20
2113.25:066:18
2213.25:076:17
2313.15:086:16
2413.15:096:14
2513.15:096:13
2613.05:106:12
2713.05:116:10
2812.95:126:09
2912.95:136:07
3012.95:136:06
3112.85:146:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.87 kWh/m² to a high of 8.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
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87.4Intense
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286.8Intense
296.8Intense
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316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Boulder City?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boulder City.

What to pack for Boulder City in August

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

In August, Boulder City sees daytime highs around 102°F and nights near 81°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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UV index in Boulder City in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boulder City peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boulder City?

Boulder City sits at 36.0°N, 114.8°W, 2,510 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Henderson, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Boulder City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Boulder City has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,634 ft around an average of 2,431 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,455 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,315 ft.

The land around Boulder City is covered by bare terrain (55%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (68%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (59%) and shrubs (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,634 ft
10 miles
3,455 ft
50 miles
10,315 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Henderson 9.3 mi · Whitney 14 mi · Winchester 19 mi · Paradise 19 mi · Sunrise Manor 21 mi · Las Vegas 22 mi · North Las Vegas 22 mi · Enterprise 23 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 Boulder City (35.9786°, -114.8325°, elevation 2,510 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).