Tooele weather in August

In August, Tooele sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 0.7 in of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 90°F in the first days to 86°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Tooele's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tooele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
63°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.7 in
4.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:45 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Tooele is city in and county seat of Tooele County, Utah, United States.

Density
596/km²
people per km²
Founded
1851

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 90°F in the first days to 86°F by the end.

A typical August day in Tooele reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 11°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Tooele

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 11 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
11
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tooele weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 20°1.78.67.59.40.0
Feb41° / 24°1.68.1610.40.3
Mar52° / 32°1.99.65.311.72.8
Apr59° / 38°2.611.83.1134.4
May69° / 47°2.410.50.314.26.5
Jun81° / 56°1.25.4014.87.0
Jul90° / 64°0.84.7014.64.5
Aug89° / 63°0.74.7013.65.1
Sep78° / 53°1.55.2012.37.8
Oct63° / 41°1.66.8110.96.1
Nov47° / 29°1.47.84.79.71.8
Dec36° / 21°1.687.19.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
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38119
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68218
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tooele gets around 0.7 in of rain over 4.7 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
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517
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716
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915
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2015
2115
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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19082
29172
39172
49271
59271
69361
79361
89361
99550
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 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 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 5:30 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:307:41
214.15:317:40
314.15:327:38
414.15:337:37
514.05:347:36
614.05:357:35
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1313.75:427:26
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1813.55:477:19
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2713.25:567:05
2813.15:577:04
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3013.05:597:00
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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 7.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.07 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 Tooele?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tooele in August

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

In August, Tooele sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 63°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tooele 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 Tooele peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tooele?

Tooele sits at 40.5°N, 112.3°W, 5,043 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Herriman, 14 mi away.

Topography around Tooele

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tooele has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,535 ft around an average of 5,118 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,306 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,346 ft.

The land around Tooele is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 2 miles, grassland (42%), shrubs (23%) and trees (21%) within 10 miles, and grassland (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,535 ft
10 miles
6,306 ft
50 miles
7,346 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Herriman 14 mi · Magna 16 mi · Kearns 18 mi · South Jordan Heights 19 mi · Riverton 19 mi · West Valley City 19 mi · South Jordan 19 mi · West Jordan 20 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 Tooele (40.5308°, -112.2983°, elevation 5,043 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).