Marana weather in August

In August, Marana sees average daytime highs of 98°F and overnight lows near 78°F, with 1.2 in of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 98°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Marana's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
98°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
78°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1.2 in
7.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
39%
10th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Marana is town in Pima and Pinal counties in Arizona, United States.

Density
131/km²
people per km²
Founded
1977

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 98°F through the month.

A typical August day in Marana reaches about 98°F in the afternoon and slips back to 78°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 91°F and 105°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 4°F warmer than September.

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

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
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.

Marana weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan65° / 42°1.13.810.17.2
Feb68° / 45°1.1410.87.5
Mar75° / 50°0.7311.88.4
Apr82° / 56°0.31.212.87.9
May91° / 64°0.10.713.64.8
Jun100° / 73°0.2114.11.6
Jul100° / 79°1.26.913.91.2
Aug98° / 78°1.27.113.21.8
Sep95° / 73°1.03.512.23.2
Oct85° / 61°0.52.611.26.6
Nov74° / 50°0.72.510.38.5
Dec64° / 42°1.249.97.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. 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

Marana gets around 1.2 in of rain over 7.1 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1252527212
2252527202
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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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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 5:43 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:437:19
213.65:437:18
313.65:447:18
413.55:457:17
513.55:457:16
613.55:467:15
713.55:477:14
813.45:477:13
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1113.35:497:10
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1913.15:557:02
2013.15:567:01
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 8.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Marana?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Marana.

What to pack for Marana in August

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

In August, Marana sees daytime highs around 98°F and nights near 78°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Marana 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 Marana peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Marana 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 Marana is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1715 µg/m³Dec 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Marana?

Marana sits at 32.4°N, 111.2°W, 1,991 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Oro Valley, 16 mi away.

Topography around Marana

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Marana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 ft around an average of 1,988 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,500 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,579 ft.

The land around Marana is covered by cropland (30%) and shrubs (27%) within 2 miles, shrubs (65%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (77%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
79 ft
10 miles
2,500 ft
50 miles
8,579 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Oro Valley 16 mi · Casas Adobes 16 mi · Flowing Wells 16 mi · Catalina Foothills 21 mi · Tucson 23 mi · Drexel Heights 24 mi · Eloy 29 mi · Tanque Verde 31 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 Marana (32.4367°, -111.2254°, elevation 1,991 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).