Douglas weather in August

In August, Douglas sees average daytime highs of 91°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 1.8 in of rain across 11 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 91°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Douglas's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douglas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 91°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 68°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 1.8 in; 11 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:48 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Douglas is city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.

Density: 642/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1905

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 91°F through the month.

A typical August day in Douglas reaches about 91°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°F and 97°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°F cooler than July and about 3°F warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90
Avg low (°F)	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	91	69
2	91	69
3	91	69
4	91	69
5	91	69
6	91	69
7	91	69
8	91	69
9	91	69
10	91	69
11	91	69
12	91	69
13	91	69
14	91	69
15	91	69
16	91	69
17	91	68
18	91	68
19	91	68
20	91	68
21	91	68
22	91	68
23	91	68
24	91	68
25	90	68
26	90	68
27	90	68
28	90	67
29	90	67
30	90	67
31	90	67

How August really feels in Douglas

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

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

Douglas weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	62° / 36°	1.1	3.5	10.2	6.4
Feb	65° / 39°	0.9	3.7	10.9	7.2
Mar	72° / 44°	0.6	3	11.8	8.3
Apr	79° / 49°	0.2	1.3	12.7	8.5
May	88° / 58°	0.2	1.2	13.6	6.0
Jun	95° / 67°	0.4	2.1	14	3.1
Jul	93° / 70°	2.0	10.4	13.8	3.0
Aug	91° / 68°	1.8	11	13.1	3.8
Sep	88° / 64°	1.2	5.1	12.2	5.3
Oct	80° / 54°	0.7	3.2	11.2	8.0
Nov	70° / 44°	0.8	2.4	10.4	8.1
Dec	61° / 36°	1.1	4.5	10	6.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	68	69	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	32	31	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Douglas gets around 1.8 in of rain over 11 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 35% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	43	43	43	43	42	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	41
7	40
8	40
9	39
10	38
11	37
12	36
13	36
14	35
15	34
16	33
17	33
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	27

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 38% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	28	29	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	43
Comfortable (%)	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	28	27
Humid (%)	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29
Muggy (%)	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	18	33	41	8
2	18	33	41	8
3	19	33	41	7
4	19	32	41	7
5	20	32	41	7
6	21	32	41	7
7	21	32	41	6
8	22	32	40	6
9	22	32	40	6
10	23	32	40	6
11	23	32	39	6
12	23	32	39	5
13	23	32	39	5
14	23	32	39	5
15	24	33	39	5
16	24	33	39	5
17	24	33	38	4
18	25	33	38	4
19	25	33	38	4
20	26	33	38	3
21	27	33	37	3
22	28	32	37	3
23	29	32	36	2
24	30	32	36	2
25	32	31	35	2
26	34	31	34	2
27	36	30	33	1
28	38	30	32	1
29	40	29	31	1
30	42	28	30	1
31	43	27	29	1

Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:39 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:57
Sunset (PM)	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.5	5:38	7:11
2	13.5	5:39	7:10
3	13.5	5:39	7:09
4	13.5	5:40	7:08
5	13.4	5:41	7:07
6	13.4	5:41	7:06
7	13.4	5:42	7:06
8	13.4	5:43	7:05
9	13.3	5:43	7:04
10	13.3	5:44	7:03
11	13.3	5:44	7:02
12	13.3	5:45	7:01
13	13.2	5:46	7:00
14	13.2	5:46	6:59
15	13.2	5:47	6:58
16	13.2	5:48	6:57
17	13.1	5:48	6:56
18	13.1	5:49	6:55
19	13.1	5:50	6:54
20	13.0	5:50	6:52
21	13.0	5:51	6:51
22	13.0	5:52	6:50
23	12.9	5:52	6:49
24	12.9	5:53	6:48
25	12.9	5:53	6:47
26	12.9	5:54	6:45
27	12.8	5:55	6:44
28	12.8	5:55	6:43
29	12.8	5:56	6:42
30	12.7	5:57	6:41
31	12.7	5:57	6:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.6	Intense
20	6.6	Intense
21	6.6	Intense
22	6.6	Intense
23	6.6	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Douglas?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Douglas. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Douglas in August

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

In August, Douglas sees daytime highs around 91°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

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UV index in Douglas in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Douglas peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	5	5	8	10	10	12	12	12	10	7	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	10	Very high
May	10	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	5	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Douglas?

Douglas sits at 31.3°N, 109.5°W, 4,009 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Agua Prieta, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Douglas

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Douglas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 ft around an average of 4,009 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,142 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,218 ft.

The land around Douglas is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and shrubs (36%) within 2 miles, shrubs (72%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (64%) and grassland (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

246 ft

artificial surfaces 50%

10 miles

2,142 ft

shrubs 72%

50 miles

7,218 ft

shrubs 64%

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← July Douglas year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Agua Prieta 1.2 mi · Sierra Vista 47 mi · Cananea 51 mi · Nogales 82 mi · Nogales 83 mi · Vail 84 mi · Rio Rico 85 mi · Green Valley 92 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

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 Douglas (31.3446°, -109.5453°, elevation 4,009 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	91	69
2	91	69
3	91	69
4	91	69
5	91	69
6	91	69
7	91	69
8	91	69
9	91	69
10	91	69
11	91	69
12	91	69
13	91	69
14	91	69
15	91	69
16	91	69
17	91	68
18	91	68
19	91	68
20	91	68
21	91	68
22	91	68
23	91	68
24	91	68
25	90	68
26	90	68
27	90	68
28	90	67
29	90	67
30	90	67
31	90	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	41
7	40
8	40
9	39
10	38
11	37
12	36
13	36
14	35
15	34
16	33
17	33
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	18	33	41	8
2	18	33	41	8
3	19	33	41	7
4	19	32	41	7
5	20	32	41	7
6	21	32	41	7
7	21	32	41	6
8	22	32	40	6
9	22	32	40	6
10	23	32	40	6
11	23	32	39	6
12	23	32	39	5
13	23	32	39	5
14	23	32	39	5
15	24	33	39	5
16	24	33	39	5
17	24	33	38	4
18	25	33	38	4
19	25	33	38	4
20	26	33	38	3
21	27	33	37	3
22	28	32	37	3
23	29	32	36	2
24	30	32	36	2
25	32	31	35	2
26	34	31	34	2
27	36	30	33	1
28	38	30	32	1
29	40	29	31	1
30	42	28	30	1
31	43	27	29	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	91	69
2	91	69
3	91	69
4	91	69
5	91	69
6	91	69
7	91	69
8	91	69
9	91	69
10	91	69
11	91	69
12	91	69
13	91	69
14	91	69
15	91	69
16	91	69
17	91	68
18	91	68
19	91	68
20	91	68
21	91	68
22	91	68
23	91	68
24	91	68
25	90	68
26	90	68
27	90	68
28	90	67
29	90	67
30	90	67
31	90	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	41
7	40
8	40
9	39
10	38
11	37
12	36
13	36
14	35
15	34
16	33
17	33
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	18	33	41	8
2	18	33	41	8
3	19	33	41	7
4	19	32	41	7
5	20	32	41	7
6	21	32	41	7
7	21	32	41	6
8	22	32	40	6
9	22	32	40	6
10	23	32	40	6
11	23	32	39	6
12	23	32	39	5
13	23	32	39	5
14	23	32	39	5
15	24	33	39	5
16	24	33	39	5
17	24	33	38	4
18	25	33	38	4
19	25	33	38	4
20	26	33	38	3
21	27	33	37	3
22	28	32	37	3
23	29	32	36	2
24	30	32	36	2
25	32	31	35	2
26	34	31	34	2
27	36	30	33	1
28	38	30	32	1
29	40	29	31	1
30	42	28	30	1
31	43	27	29	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	91	69
2	91	69
3	91	69
4	91	69
5	91	69
6	91	69
7	91	69
8	91	69
9	91	69
10	91	69
11	91	69
12	91	69
13	91	69
14	91	69
15	91	69
16	91	69
17	91	68
18	91	68
19	91	68
20	91	68
21	91	68
22	91	68
23	91	68
24	91	68
25	90	68
26	90	68
27	90	68
28	90	67
29	90	67
30	90	67
31	90	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	41
7	40
8	40
9	39
10	38
11	37
12	36
13	36
14	35
15	34
16	33
17	33
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	18	33	41	8
2	18	33	41	8
3	19	33	41	7
4	19	32	41	7
5	20	32	41	7
6	21	32	41	7
7	21	32	41	6
8	22	32	40	6
9	22	32	40	6
10	23	32	40	6
11	23	32	39	6
12	23	32	39	5
13	23	32	39	5
14	23	32	39	5
15	24	33	39	5
16	24	33	39	5
17	24	33	38	4
18	25	33	38	4
19	25	33	38	4
20	26	33	38	3
21	27	33	37	3
22	28	32	37	3
23	29	32	36	2
24	30	32	36	2
25	32	31	35	2
26	34	31	34	2
27	36	30	33	1
28	38	30	32	1
29	40	29	31	1
30	42	28	30	1
31	43	27	29	1