Lake Havasu City weather in August

In August, Lake Havasu City sees average daytime highs of 104°F and overnight lows near 83°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 104°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lake Havasu City's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lake Havasu City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
104°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
83°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.4 in
2.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
23%
5th clearest
Wind
6 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Lake Havasu City is city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.

Density
447/km²
people per km²
Founded
1978

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 104°F through the month.

A typical August day in Lake Havasu City reaches about 104°F in the afternoon and slips back to 83°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 99°F and 110°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Lake Havasu 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
31 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.

Lake Havasu City weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan65° / 43°0.93.2107.3
Feb69° / 47°1.13.710.77.7
Mar76° / 53°0.62.311.78.5
Apr83° / 59°0.21.212.87.5
May92° / 68°0.10.513.84.5
Jun101° / 77°0.00.214.31.1
Jul105° / 84°0.31.914.10.0
Aug104° / 83°0.42.413.30.1
Sep98° / 76°0.41.912.22.2
Oct86° / 62°0.41.611.16.4
Nov73° / 50°0.51.410.28.6
Dec64° / 43°0.72.79.77.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38416
48515
58614
68713
78713
88911
98911
10919
11919
12928
13928
14928
15937
16937
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25919
26919
27919
28919
29919
30919
319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lake Havasu City gets around 0.4 in of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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27
37
47
57
67
77
87
96
106
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126
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147
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167
178
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3010
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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
156211751
256211751
356211751
456211751
556211751
657211651
757211651
856221651
956221651
1056231551
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:517:36
213.75:527:35
313.75:537:34
413.75:537:33
513.65:547:32
613.65:557:31
713.65:567:30
813.55:567:29
913.55:577:28
1013.55:587:27
1113.55:597:26
1213.45:597:25
1313.46:007:24
1413.46:017:23
1513.36:027:22
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1713.36:037:19
1813.26:047:18
1913.26:057:17
2013.26:057:16
2113.16:067:14
2213.16:077:13
2313.16:087:12
2413.06:087:11
2513.06:097:09
2613.06:107:08
2712.96:117:07
2812.96:117:05
2912.96:127:04
3012.86:137:02
3112.86:147:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.1Intense
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187.1Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lake Havasu City?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lake Havasu City.

What to pack for Lake Havasu City in August

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

In August, Lake Havasu City sees daytime highs around 104°F and nights near 83°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lake Havasu 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 Lake Havasu City peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lake Havasu City?

Lake Havasu City sits at 34.5°N, 114.3°W, 738 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bullhead City, 48 mi away.

Topography around Lake Havasu City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lake Havasu City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 ft around an average of 735 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,590 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,995 ft.

The land around Lake Havasu City is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (74%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (66%) and shrubs (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
705 ft
10 miles
4,590 ft
50 miles
7,995 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Bullhead City 48 mi · Kingman 51 mi · Blythe 62 mi · Twentynine Palms 102 mi · Prescott 106 mi · Boulder City 107 mi · Henderson 114 mi · Prescott Valley 114 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 Lake Havasu City (34.4839°, -114.3225°, elevation 738 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).