Prescott Valley weather in August

In August, Prescott Valley sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Prescott Valley's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prescott Valley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
64°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
14.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:54 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
46%
11th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Prescott Valley is town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.

Density
421/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 87°F through the month.

A typical August day in Prescott Valley reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°F cooler than July and about 5°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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28865
38765
48765
58765
68765
78765
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98764
108764
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318562

How August really feels in Prescott Valley

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.

Prescott Valley 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan52° / 30°1.85.62.39.93.2
Feb55° / 33°2.16.32.810.73.9
Mar61° / 37°1.85.81.911.75.8
Apr68° / 42°0.83.80.712.87.6
May77° / 50°0.73.50.113.88.3
Jun87° / 59°0.32.2014.36.0
Jul89° / 65°3.312.6014.14.0
Aug87° / 64°3.514.8013.34.5
Sep82° / 58°2.07.9012.27.0
Oct72° / 48°1.44.20.111.18.2
Nov60° / 37°1.23.60.710.26.0
Dec51° / 31°1.65.42.69.73.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36337
46436
56535
66634
76832
86931
97030
107030
117228
127228
137327
147327
157327
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Prescott Valley gets around 3.5 in of rain over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
347
447
547
647
747
847
947
1047
1147
1248
1348
1448
1549
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1750
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1950
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2349
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2648
2747
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3144

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15226211
25127211
35227201
45227201
55427190
65328190
75428180
85329180
95429170
105430160
115430160
125431150
135431150
145431150
155431150
165431150
175431150
185331160
195331160
205430160
215430160
225330170
235330170
245429170
255529160
265529160
275529160
285629150
295629150
305729140
315829130

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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:437:28
213.75:447:27
313.75:447:26
413.75:457:25
513.65:467:24
613.65:477:23
713.65:477:22
813.65:487:21
913.55:497:20
1013.55:507:19
1113.55:507:18
1213.45:517:17
1313.45:527:16
1413.45:537:15
1513.35:537:14
1613.35:547:13
1713.35:557:11
1813.25:567:10
1913.25:567:09
2013.25:577:08
2113.15:587:06
2213.15:597:05
2313.15:597:04
2413.06:007:03
2513.06:017:01
2613.06:027:00
2712.96:026:59
2812.96:036:57
2912.96:046:56
3012.86:056:55
3112.86:056:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.04 kWh/m² to a high of 8.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
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246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Prescott Valley?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Prescott Valley in August

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

In August, Prescott Valley sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Prescott Valley 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 Prescott Valley peaks around June 23 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Prescott Valley?

Prescott Valley sits at 34.6°N, 112.3°W, 5,026 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Prescott, 9.9 mi away.

Topography around Prescott Valley

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Prescott Valley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 ft around an average of 4,987 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,241 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,497 ft.

The land around Prescott Valley is covered by grassland (50%) and artificial surfaces (45%) within 2 miles, grassland (58%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (38%), grassland (31%) and trees (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
377 ft
10 miles
3,241 ft
50 miles
7,497 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Prescott 9.9 mi · Sedona 36 mi · Anthem 52 mi · Flagstaff 55 mi · Payson 62 mi · Deer Valley 65 mi · Sun City West 65 mi · Surprise 68 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 Prescott Valley (34.61°, -112.3157°, elevation 5,026 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).