Phoenix, AZ: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 98.5°F in Phoenix, AZ, the warmest August since 2024, 4th warmest of 131.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 98.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 4th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 0.95 in; Wettest since 2021; 56th wettest of 131

A normal August in Phoenix, AZ (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 94.3°F, between 92.2°F and 96.6°F in eight years of ten and 0.74 in of precipitation, between 0.17 in and 1.46 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Phoenix, AZ since 1896: 98.5°F in 2026; the highest is 99.1°F, in 2020.

Normal range, 92.2 to 96.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Phoenix, AZ from 1895 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	98.5	4	109.4	3	87.6	3	0.95	56	0
2025	98.2	6	109.3	5	87.1	6	0.34	97	0
2024	98.7	3	109.4	3	88.1	1	0.35	96	0
2023	98.8	2	109.5	2	88	2	0.12	116	0
2022	93.3	32	103.5	54	83.2	23	0.91	59	0
2021	92.6	39	103.2	59	81.9	38	1.54	26	0
2020	99.1	1	110.7	1	87.4	5	0.90	60	0
2019	96.8	7	108.2	7	85.4	9	0.24	108	0
2018	94	26	105	31	83.1	26	1.50	27	0
2017	94	26	105.4	24	82.6	32	1.43	30	0
2016	91.9	51	102.9	69	80.9	45	1.27	37	0
2015	96.6	8	107.7	8	85.6	8	1.29	35	0
2014	91.6	54	102.3	80	80.8	47	1.17	46	0
2013	94.7	15	105.3	25	84.1	14	0.36	94	0
2012	95.3	11	105.8	19	84.9	10	1.45	29	0
2011	98.3	5	109	6	87.5	4	0.17	112	0
2010	94	26	104.6	39	83.4	19	0.38	92	0
2009	95.2	12	107.2	10	83.2	23	0.29	104	0
2008	92.9	35	103.9	46	82	36	3.55	3	0
2007	96.2	9	106.3	12	86.1	7	0.31	101	0
2006	92.5	40	103	66	82.1	34	1.26	40	0
2005	92.2	46	102.8	72	81.6	39	1.21	41	0
2004	92.7	37	103.8	50	81.6	39	0.36	94	0
2003	94.6	18	104.5	40	84.7	11	0.51	84	0
2002	95.1	14	106.2	13	83.9	15	trace	129	0
2001	94.7	15	105.5	22	83.9	15	0.46	86	0
2000	92.4	43	102.6	73	82.3	33	0.58	78	0
1999	93	34	103.9	46	82.1	34	0.92	57	0
1998	94.7	15	105.6	21	83.7	17	1.05	51	0
1997	92.9	35	103.1	63	82.7	30	1.39	32	0
1996	94.1	24	104.7	37	83.4	19	0.34	97	0
1995	94.6	18	106.1	14	83.2	23	3.50	4	0
1994	95.2	12	105.9	18	84.6	13	0.02	126	0
1993	91.5	55	102.9	69	80.2	51	0.55	81	0
1992	92.3	45	103.5	54	81	44	1.30	34	0
1991	94.5	20	105.3	25	83.6	18	0.12	116	0
1990	90.8	66	102	84	79.5	53	2.70	6	0
1989	93.6	31	105.3	25	82	36	1.11	48	0
1988	93.9	29	104.7	37	83	29	0.63	74	0
1987	92.2	46	103.9	46	80.5	49	0.45	88	0
1986	94.4	22	105.5	22	83.4	19	1.27	37	0
1985	94.5	20	105.8	19	83.1	26	0.21	109	0
1984	91.2	58	101.9	88	80.5	49	0.87	62	0
1983	92.5	40	103.8	50	81.3	42	2.48	8	0
1982	93.7	30	104.1	42	83.3	22	1.97	15	0
1981	95.8	10	106.8	11	84.7	11	0.11	119	0
1980	92.2	46	102.9	69	81.5	41	0.06	124	0
1979	89.4	87	102.5	76	76.3	94	1.18	44	0
1978	91.4	56	105.1	29	77.7	70	1.79	18	0
1977	94.1	24	105.1	29	83.1	26	0.18	110	0
1976	90.7	67	103.1	63	78.3	63	0.12	116	0
1975	91.9	51	106	17	77.7	70	trace	129	0
1974	91.2	58	104.9	33	77.5	75	1.15	47	0
1973	93.3	32	106.1	14	80.6	48	trace	129	0
1972	89.9	73	102.2	82	77.5	75	1.20	43	0
1971	89.6	82	100.5	105	78.7	60	0.99	54	0
1970	92.5	40	104.1	42	80.9	45	1.02	53	0
1969	94.4	22	106.1	14	82.7	30	0.14	113	0
1968	86.5	124	99.2	119	73.7	121	0.59	76	0
1967	91	62	103.2	59	78.8	59	0.02	126	0
1966	90.9	65	103.5	54	78.3	63	2.17	10	0
1965	89	93	104.1	42	73.8	120	0.18	110	0
1964	86.1	128	98.6	126	73.7	121	1.29	35	0
1963	87.1	116	98.7	125	75.4	108	2.68	7	0
1962	91.7	53	107.3	9	76.1	99	0.25	105	0
1961	88.5	98	101.8	91	75.3	111	2.11	11	0
1960	89.7	80	101.5	93	77.9	67	0.82	65	0
1959	88.1	105	98.5	127	77.7	70	1.36	33	0
1958	92.7	37	104.1	42	81.3	42	0.72	69	0
1957	88	106	99.2	119	76.8	84	0.85	63	0
1956	85.7	129	99.3	117	72.2	129	0.46	86	0
1955	86.6	123	97	131	76.1	99	1.80	17	0
1954	88.4	102	99.9	111	76.9	83	0.55	81	0
1953	90.4	69	103.8	50	77.1	80	0.53	83	0
1952	91.1	60	103.1	63	79	57	1.41	31	0
1951	87.8	110	99.4	116	76.3	94	5.33	1	0
1950	89.9	73	104.9	33	74.8	114	0.45	88	0
1949	88.6	96	103.7	53	73.6	123	0.41	90	0
1948	91.4	56	104.4	41	78.4	61	0.25	105	0
1947	88.5	98	100.8	103	76.1	99	1.21	41	0
1946	89.8	78	101.9	88	77.7	70	2.01	14	0
1945	89.9	73	102	84	77.8	69	0.41	90	0
1944	91	62	104.8	35	77.2	79	0.09	123	0
1943	88.3	104	99.3	117	77.4	77	4.92	2	0
1942	88.8	95	101.4	94	76.3	94	1.10	49	0
1941	87.1	116	100.3	107	74	117	0.85	63	0
1940	91	62	103.9	46	78.1	66	0.48	85	0
1939	90.1	71	102.4	78	77.9	67	1.18	44	0
1938	89.9	73	103	66	76.8	84	0.97	55	0
1937	92.2	46	104.8	35	79.6	52	0.05	125	0
1936	91.1	60	103.2	59	79	57	0.32	99	0
1935	88.5	98	100.1	109	76.8	84	1.27	37	0
1934	90.2	70	101.1	99	79.1	56	1.07	50	1
1933	92.4	43	105.3	25	79.5	53	0.38	92	0
1932	92.1	50	105	31	79.2	55	0.10	122	0
1931	89.3	89	101	101	77.6	74	1.70	22	0
1930	89.7	80	102.6	73	76.7	88	0.59	76	0
1929	89.6	82	102.2	82	77.1	80	2.09	12	0
1928	88.4	102	101.4	94	75.4	108	1.47	28	0
1927	87.9	108	100.3	107	75.4	108	0.69	72	0
1926	88.9	94	102.6	73	75.2	112	0.11	119	0
1925	87.2	114	100	110	74.4	116	0.61	75	0
1924	89.5	85	103.4	57	75.5	105	0.14	113	0
1923	87.2	114	99	122	75.5	105	0.65	73	0
1922	89.4	87	102.4	78	76.4	93	0.58	78	0
1921	87.1	116	99.1	121	75.1	113	1.62	24	0
1920	86.5	124	99.9	111	73	127	0.75	68	0
1919	88.5	98	101.2	97	75.9	102	2.40	9	0
1918	84.6	131	97.7	129	71.4	130	3.47	5	0
1917	87.1	116	101.9	88	72.4	128	0.11	119	0
1916	87	120	100.5	105	73.4	126	0.30	102	0
1915	89.1	92	102.5	76	75.7	104	0.25	105	0
1914	89.2	90	101.7	92	76.7	88	0.30	102	0
1913	86.7	122	98.9	123	74.5	115	0.32	99	0
1912	86.2	126	98.9	123	73.5	125	0.72	69	0
1911	87.7	111	101.4	94	74	117	1.68	23	0
1910	89.6	82	102	84	77.3	78	0.14	113	0
1909	86.8	121	97.7	129	75.8	103	1.94	16	0
1908	87.9	108	99.6	115	76.2	97	0.81	66	0
1907	87.7	111	99.9	111	75.5	105	0.80	67	0
1906	85.7	129	97.8	128	73.6	123	2.07	13	0
1905	90	72	103	66	77	82	0.92	57	0
1904	88	106	99.8	114	76.2	97	1.61	25	0
1903	90.7	67	103.3	58	78.2	65	0.70	71	0
1902	89.5	85	102.3	80	76.8	84	0.56	80	0
1901	89.9	73	103.2	59	76.5	90	1.73	21	0
1900	86.2	126	101.1	99	71.3	131	0.01	128	0
1899	87.5	113	101	101	74	117	0.89	61	0
1898	89.8	78	101.2	97	78.4	61	1.03	52	0
1897	89.2	90	102	84	76.5	90	1.77	19	0
1896	88.6	96	100.7	104	76.5	90	1.77	19	0
1895									5

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2020	99.1
2023	98.8
2024	98.7
2026	98.5
2011	98.3
2025	98.2
2019	96.8
2015	96.6
2007	96.2
1981	95.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	84.6
1956	85.7
1906	85.7
1964	86.1
1912	86.2
1900	86.2
1968	86.5
1920	86.5
1955	86.6
1913	86.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1951	5.33
1943	4.92
2008	3.55
1995	3.50
1918	3.47
1990	2.70
1963	2.68
1983	2.48
1919	2.40
1966	2.17

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2002	trace
1975	trace
1973	trace
1900	0.01
1994	0.02
1967	0.02
1937	0.05
1980	0.06
1944	0.09
1932	0.10

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 117°F; 26 August 2026
Coldest night: 75°F; 31 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.32 in; 19 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 0.95 in of precipitation in Phoenix, AZ, the wettest August since 2021, 56th wettest of 131.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Phoenix, AZ: 117°F on Wednesday 26 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Phoenix, AZ: a low of 75°F on Monday 31 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Phoenix, AZ: 0.32 in on Wednesday 19 August 2026.