Payson weather in August

In August, Payson sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 58°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 2.5 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 89°F in the first days to 85°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Payson's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Payson's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
58°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.4 in
2.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:43 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
34%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Payson is city in Utah County, Utah, United States.

Density
870/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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 89°F in the first days to 85°F by the end.

A typical August day in Payson reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 58°F overnight — a 29°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 10°F warmer than September.

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

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.

Payson 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
Jan34° / 14°2.09.39.29.50.0
Feb39° / 19°1.78.57.510.40.0
Mar48° / 26°1.99.37.111.71.9
Apr56° / 33°2.210.15.3133.9
May68° / 42°1.98.70.814.26.6
Jun81° / 52°0.73.90.114.87.4
Jul89° / 60°0.42.3014.65.1
Aug87° / 58°0.42.5013.65.7
Sep77° / 49°1.24.60.112.38.0
Oct62° / 37°1.66.51.610.96.0
Nov46° / 25°1.57.55.79.81.5
Dec34° / 14°1.88.18.39.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Payson gets around 0.4 in of rain over 2.5 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 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
38
48
57
67
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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 (%)Humid (%)
19631
29730
39730
49730
59820
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:297:37
214.15:307:36
314.15:317:35
414.05:327:34
514.05:327:33
614.05:337:32
713.95:347:31
813.95:357:29
913.95:367:28
1013.85:377:27
1113.85:387:26
1213.85:397:24
1313.75:407:23
1413.75:417:22
1513.65:427:20
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1813.55:457:16
1913.55:467:15
2013.45:477:13
2113.45:487:12
2213.45:497:10
2313.35:507:09
2413.35:517:07
2513.25:527:06
2613.25:537:04
2713.15:547:02
2813.15:557:01
2913.15:566:59
3013.05:576:58
3113.05:586:56

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 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 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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37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
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296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Payson?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Payson in August

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

In August, Payson sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 58°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Payson 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 Payson peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Payson 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 Payson is worst in September — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1535 µg/m³Dec 158 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun11Good
Jul9Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Payson?

Payson sits at 40.0°N, 111.7°W, 4,652 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Spanish Fork, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Payson

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Payson has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 ft around an average of 4,646 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,168 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,490 ft.

The land around Payson is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 2 miles, grassland (42%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (51%) and trees (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
840 ft
10 miles
6,168 ft
50 miles
7,490 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Spanish Fork 6.2 mi · Springville 11 mi · Provo 14 mi · Orem 17 mi · Pleasant Grove 22 mi · Saratoga Springs 23 mi · American Fork 23 mi · Eagle Mountain 24 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 Payson (40.0444°, -111.7322°, elevation 4,652 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).