Florence weather in August

In August, Florence sees average daytime highs of 102°F and overnight lows near 80°F, with 1.1 in of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 102°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Florence's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Florence's year-round climate.

Daytime high
102°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
80°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1.1 in
4.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
35%
8th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Florence is town in and county seat of Pinal County, Arizona, United States.

Density
192/km²
people per km²

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 102°F through the month.

A typical August day in Florence reaches about 102°F in the afternoon and slips back to 80°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 95°F and 108°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 5°F warmer than September.

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

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
18 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.

Florence weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan66° / 43°1.23.710.17.4
Feb70° / 46°1.34.110.87.6
Mar77° / 51°0.82.911.78.4
Apr84° / 57°0.31.312.87.2
May93° / 65°0.10.613.74.0
Jun102° / 74°0.10.614.10.7
Jul104° / 81°0.84.1140.1
Aug102° / 80°1.14.513.20.6
Sep98° / 74°0.93.112.22.2
Oct88° / 62°0.52.511.25.9
Nov75° / 51°0.62.210.38.5
Dec65° / 43°1.149.97.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57822
67822
78020
88020
98020
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118218
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Florence gets around 1.1 in of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
415
515
615
715
814
914
1014
1114
1214
1314
1414
1514
1614
1714
1814
1914
2015
2115
2215
2315
2415
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3015
3115

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1322423164
2322423164
3322524164
4322524154
5322525154
6312525144
7312526144
8312526134
9312627134
10312627134
11302628124
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21282528153
22282428163
23292427173
24292427173
25302326183
26302325183
27312325193
28322324193
29322324193
30332323183
31342323182

Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August, the calmest month.

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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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:427:21
213.65:437:20
313.65:447:19
413.65:447:19
513.55:457:18
613.55:467:17
713.55:467:16
813.55:477:15
913.45:487:14
1013.45:487:13
1113.45:497:12
1213.35:507:11
1313.35:517:10
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1513.35:527:08
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1813.25:547:04
1913.15:557:03
2013.15:567:02
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2213.05:577:00
2313.05:586:58
2413.05:586:57
2512.95:596:56
2612.96:006:55
2712.96:006:53
2812.86:016:52
2912.86:026:51
3012.86:026:49
3112.76:036:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
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256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Florence?

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
3.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Florence.

What to pack for Florence in August

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

In August, Florence sees daytime highs around 102°F and nights near 80°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Florence 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 Florence peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Florence in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Florence is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1626 µg/m³Oct 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Florence?

Florence sits at 33.0°N, 111.4°W, 1,490 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is San Tan Valley, 14 mi away.

Topography around Florence

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Florence has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft around an average of 1,503 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,251 ft.

The land around Florence is covered by bare terrain (47%) within 2 miles, shrubs (40%) and bare terrain (29%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (62%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
190 ft
10 miles
922 ft
50 miles
7,251 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: San Tan Valley 14 mi · Queen Creek 21 mi · Eloy 21 mi · Casa Grande 24 mi · Apache Junction 28 mi · Gilbert 32 mi · Chandler 32 mi · Mesa 37 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 Florence (33.0314°, -111.3873°, elevation 1,490 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).