Cedar City weather in August

In August, Cedar City sees average daytime highs of 82°F and overnight lows near 55°F, with 1.1 in of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 83°F in the first days to 80°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cedar City's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cedar City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
82°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
55°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1.1 in
5.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:52 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
35%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Cedar City is city in Iron County, Utah, United States.

Density
324/km²
people per km²
Founded
1851

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 83°F in the first days to 80°F by the end.

A typical August day in Cedar City reaches about 82°F in the afternoon and slips back to 55°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 88°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 8°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Cedar City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cedar City weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 15°1.66.76.69.70.0
Feb40° / 18°2.07.57.110.50.0
Mar47° / 24°2.07.66.511.71.7
Apr55° / 30°1.674.512.93.9
May66° / 39°1.16.21.2146.9
Jun79° / 49°0.42.30.214.68.3
Jul84° / 56°1.05.3014.36.4
Aug82° / 55°1.15.5013.57.2
Sep74° / 46°1.04.5012.38.2
Oct61° / 35°1.45.21.4116.1
Nov47° / 23°1.34.83.7101.9
Dec37° / 15°1.55.96.19.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cedar City gets around 1.1 in of rain over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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222
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2016
2116
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4973
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6973
7982
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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 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:397:37
213.95:407:36
313.95:417:35
413.95:427:34
513.85:437:33
613.85:447:32
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1113.65:487:26
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2713.06:027:05
2813.06:037:04
2913.06:047:02
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3112.96:066:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.82 kWh/m² to a high of 8.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cedar City?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Cedar City for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cedar City in August

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

In August, Cedar City sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 55°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Cedar City 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 Cedar City peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cedar City?

Cedar City sits at 37.7°N, 113.1°W, 5,846 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hurricane, 37 mi away.

Topography around Cedar City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Cedar City has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,759 ft around an average of 6,020 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,954 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,714 ft.

The land around Cedar City is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 2 miles, trees (39%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (38%), grassland (33%) and shrubs (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,759 ft
10 miles
4,954 ft
50 miles
8,714 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Hurricane 37 mi · Washington 45 mi · Saint George 49 mi · Mesquite 82 mi · Grand Canyon 123 mi · Sunrise Manor 150 mi · North Las Vegas 153 mi · Boulder City 153 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 Cedar City (37.6775°, -113.0619°, elevation 5,846 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).