Hurricane weather in August

In August, Hurricane sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 65°F, with 0.3 in of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 91°F in the first days to 88°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hurricane's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hurricane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
65°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.3 in
1.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:54 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
28%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Hurricane is city in Washington County, Utah, United States.

Density
115/km²
people per km²
Founded
1896

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 91°F in the first days to 88°F by the end.

A typical August day in Hurricane reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 65°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 96°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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29167
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How August really feels in Hurricane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 20 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
20
heat index over the day's high
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.

Hurricane weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan46° / 25°1.75.549.71.5
Feb50° / 28°1.96.54.110.62.6
Mar58° / 34°1.56.22.711.74.9
Apr66° / 40°0.84.21.312.97.1
May76° / 49°0.52.60.1148.4
Jun87° / 58°0.10.8014.56.3
Jul92° / 66°0.21.9014.34.3
Aug90° / 65°0.31.7013.45.0
Sep82° / 56°0.62.3012.37.7
Oct70° / 43°0.83.40.3118.1
Nov56° / 32°1.03.51.3104.6
Dec46° / 24°1.45.13.59.51.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68416
78416
88515
98614
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118713
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298614
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hurricane gets around 0.3 in of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
66
76
86
96
105
115
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135
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185
195
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319

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39550
49541
59541
69541
79631
89631
99631
109721
119721
129721
139721
149721
159721
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179631
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199730
209730
219730
229730
239730
249730
259640
269640
279640
289541
299541
309631
319631

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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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265calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:417:37
213.95:427:36
313.95:437:35
413.85:447:34
513.85:457:33
613.85:467:32
713.75:467:31
813.75:477:30
913.75:487:29
1013.65:497:28
1113.65:507:27
1213.65:517:25
1313.55:527:24
1413.55:527:23
1513.55:537:22
1613.45:547:20
1713.45:557:19
1813.45:567:18
1913.35:577:16
2013.35:587:15
2113.35:587:14
2213.25:597:12
2313.26:007:11
2413.16:017:10
2513.16:027:08
2613.16:037:07
2713.06:047:05
2813.06:047:04
2913.06:057:02
3012.96:067:01
3112.96:076:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 8.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
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177.0Intense
186.9Intense
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246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hurricane?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hurricane for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hurricane in August

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

In August, Hurricane sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 65°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hurricane 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 Hurricane 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 highModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hurricane?

Hurricane sits at 37.2°N, 113.3°W, 3,248 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Washington, 12 mi away.

Topography around Hurricane

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hurricane has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,178 ft around an average of 3,455 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,261 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,669 ft.

The land around Hurricane is covered by shrubs (32%) and grassland (29%) within 2 miles, shrubs (42%), grassland (26%) and bare terrain (20%) within 10 miles, and grassland (31%), shrubs (30%) and trees (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,178 ft
10 miles
3,261 ft
50 miles
9,669 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Washington 12 mi · Saint George 17 mi · Cedar City 37 mi · Mesquite 50 mi · Grand Canyon 100 mi · Boulder City 119 mi · Sunrise Manor 119 mi · North Las Vegas 122 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 Hurricane (37.1753°, -113.29°, elevation 3,248 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).