Nogales weather in August

In August, Nogales sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 16.4 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 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Nogales's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nogales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
67°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
49%
11th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Nogales is city in and county seat of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States, on the Mexican border.

Density
375/km²
people per km²
Founded
1893

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 87°F through the month.

A typical August day in Nogales reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°F cooler than July and about 2°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Nogales

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Nogales 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan61° / 37°1.440.410.26.2
Feb63° / 39°1.54.50.510.96.6
Mar69° / 43°0.93.40.311.87.8
Apr76° / 48°0.31.60.212.78.8
May84° / 56°0.21.1013.67.3
Jun92° / 65°0.42.40144.2
Jul90° / 69°3.715.1013.83.6
Aug87° / 67°3.616.4013.14.1
Sep85° / 63°1.97.7012.25.7
Oct79° / 54°0.93011.28.3
Nov69° / 44°0.92.8010.48.0
Dec61° / 37°1.44.60.5106.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. 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

Nogales gets around 3.6 in of rain over 16.4 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 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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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 4 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 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 5:44 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:447:16
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513.45:467:13
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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 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is August a good time to visit Nogales?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nogales for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nogales in August

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

In August, Nogales sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nogales 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 Nogales peaks around June 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nogales?

Nogales sits at 31.3°N, 110.9°W, 3,832 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Nogales, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Nogales

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Nogales has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 ft around an average of 3,980 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,297 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,484 ft.

The land around Nogales is covered by shrubs (50%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 2 miles, shrubs (69%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
869 ft
10 miles
2,297 ft
50 miles
7,484 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Nogales 2.5 mi · Rio Rico 9.3 mi · Green Valley 35 mi · Sierra Vista 40 mi · Sahuarita 43 mi · Cananea 45 mi · Magdalena de Kino 49 mi · Vail 50 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 Nogales (31.3404°, -110.9343°, elevation 3,832 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).