Sedona weather in August

In August, Sedona sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 1.1 in of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Sedona's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sedona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
64°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1.1 in
5.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:52 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
39%
8th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Sedona is city in Yavapai and Coconino counties in Arizona, United States.

Density
209/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 88°F through the month.

A typical August day in Sedona reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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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How August really feels in Sedona

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.

Sedona weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 29°2.05.52.79.92.9
Feb53° / 31°2.46.13.310.73.5
Mar60° / 35°1.85.42.111.75.6
Apr67° / 41°1.13.9112.97.5
May77° / 50°0.52.6013.88.5
Jun87° / 59°0.11014.36.1
Jul90° / 65°1.26.6014.14.4
Aug88° / 64°1.15.8013.35.2
Sep82° / 58°0.94.4012.27.4
Oct72° / 47°1.23.70.111.18.3
Nov60° / 36°1.43.80.910.25.9
Dec51° / 29°1.85.43.19.72.8

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 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47129
57228
67426
77426
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sedona gets around 1.1 in of rain over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
423
523
623
722
822
921
1021
1120
1220
1319
1419
1519
1618
1718
1818
1917
2017
2117
2216
2316
2416
2516
2617
2717
2817
2917
3018
3118

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1682210
269229
369229
470228
571218
672217
773216
873216
974215
1075205
1176204
1276204
1376204
1478193
1578193
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2078193
2179183
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2580173
2680173
2780173
2881163
2981163
3082153
3183152

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
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64calm
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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 5:40 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:407:26
213.75:417:25
313.75:427:24
413.75:427:23
513.75:437:23
613.65:447:22
713.65:457:21
813.65:457:20
913.55:467:19
1013.55:477:17
1113.55:487:16
1213.45:487:15
1313.45:497:14
1413.45:507:13
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1613.35:527:11
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1913.25:547:07
2013.25:557:06
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2213.15:567:03
2313.15:577:02
2413.15:587:01
2513.05:586:59
2613.05:596:58
2712.96:006:57
2812.96:016:55
2912.96:016:54
3012.86:026:53
3112.86:036:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 8.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sedona?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sedona in August

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

In August, Sedona sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sedona 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 Sedona peaks around June 23 at about 12 (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 12Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sedona 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 Sedona is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJun 1721 µg/m³Dec 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sedona?

Sedona sits at 34.9°N, 111.8°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Flagstaff, 24 mi away.

Topography around Sedona

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sedona has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,778 ft around an average of 4,564 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,724 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,381 ft.

The land around Sedona is covered by trees (47%) and shrubs (29%) within 2 miles, trees (54%) and shrubs (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (44%) and grassland (38%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,778 ft
10 miles
3,724 ft
50 miles
10,381 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Flagstaff 24 mi · Prescott Valley 36 mi · Prescott 46 mi · Payson 50 mi · Anthem 73 mi · Grand Canyon 85 mi · Deer Valley 85 mi · Fountain Hills 87 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 Sedona (34.8697°, -111.761°, 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).