Park City weather in August

In August, Park City sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 50°F, with 1.2 in of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 81°F in the first days to 77°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Park City's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Park City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
50°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1.2 in
6.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:41 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
37%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Park City is city in Summit County, Utah, United States.

Density
179/km²
people per km²
Founded
1869

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 81°F in the first days to 77°F by the end.

A typical August day in Park City reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 50°F overnight — a 29°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 85°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 10°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Park City

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.

Park City weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 14°3.212.213.19.40.0
Feb34° / 17°2.711.211.310.40.0
Mar41° / 22°2.911.711.311.70.1
Apr46° / 25°3.313.210.613.11.2
May58° / 33°3.012.8414.24.0
Jun71° / 42°1.76.90.514.97.4
Jul81° / 51°1.15.7014.67.5
Aug79° / 50°1.26.1013.67.6
Sep69° / 41°2.17.30.712.37.2
Oct54° / 29°2.49.14.310.93.6
Nov40° / 18°2.59.68.99.70.3
Dec30° / 11°2.910.511.49.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47723
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Park City gets around 1.2 in of rain over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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221
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521
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919
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2120
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3121

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2982
3982
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August.

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
14calm
24calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:267:38
214.25:277:37
314.15:287:36
414.15:297:34
514.15:307:33
614.05:317:32
714.05:327:31
813.95:337:30
913.95:347:28
1013.95:357:27
1113.85:367:26
1213.85:377:25
1313.85:387:23
1413.75:397:22
1513.75:407:20
1613.65:417:19
1713.65:427:18
1813.55:437:16
1913.55:447:15
2013.55:457:13
2113.45:467:12
2213.45:477:10
2313.35:487:09
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2713.25:527:02
2813.15:537:01
2913.15:546:59
3013.05:556:57
3113.05:566:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 8.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
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316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Park City?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Park City for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Park City in August

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

In August, Park City sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 50°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Park City in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Park City peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Park City 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 Park City is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodSep 1521 µg/m³Jun 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Park City?

Park City sits at 40.6°N, 111.5°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cottonwood Heights, 17 mi away.

Topography around Park City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Park City has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,415 ft around an average of 7,493 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,551 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,878 ft.

The land around Park City is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (33%) within 2 miles, grassland (50%) and trees (44%) within 10 miles, and grassland (43%) and trees (37%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
2,415 ft
10 miles
5,551 ft
50 miles
8,878 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Cottonwood Heights 17 mi · East Millcreek 17 mi · Holladay 17 mi · Sandy Hills 19 mi · Millcreek 20 mi · Murray 21 mi · Sandy 21 mi · Draper 21 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 Park City (40.6461°, -111.498°, elevation 0 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).