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August Weather in Gold Canyon Arizona, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 101°F to 98°F, rarely falling below 92°F or exceeding 107°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 79°F to 75°F, rarely falling below 69°F or exceeding 84°F.

For reference, on July 2, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Gold Canyon typically range from 77°F to 102°F, while on January 4, the coldest day of the year, they range from 40°F to 63°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in August in Gold Canyon

Average High and Low Temperature in August in Gold CanyonAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313155°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°F105°F105°F110°F110°FJulSepAug 1101°FAug 1101°F79°F79°FAug 3198°FAug 3198°F75°F75°FAug 11100°FAug 11100°F78°F78°FAug 21100°FAug 21100°F77°F77°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in August in Gold Canyon

Average Hourly Temperature in August in Gold CanyonAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepcomfortablewarmwarmhotswelteringhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

El Oued, Algeria (6,337 miles away); Tabuk, Saudi Arabia (7,691 miles); and Ha'il, Saudi Arabia (7,884 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Gold Canyon (view comparison).

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The month of August in Gold Canyon experiences rapidly decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 37% to 23%.

The clearest day of the month is August 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 77% of the time.

For reference, on February 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 39%, while on June 17, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 85%.

Cloud Cover Categories in August in Gold Canyon

Cloud Cover Categories in August in Gold CanyonAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSepAug 163%Aug 163%Aug 3177%Aug 3177%Aug 1164%Aug 1164%Aug 2172%Aug 2172%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Gold Canyon, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 28% and ending it at 19%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 28% on August 3, and its lowest chance is 2% on June 12.

Probability of Precipitation in August in Gold Canyon

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in Gold Canyon is essentially constant, remaining about 1.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 2.4 inches or falling below 0.3 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 1.3 inches on August 12.

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in Gold Canyon

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of August in Gold Canyon, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 54 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 48 seconds, and weekly decrease of 12 minutes, 37 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 31, with 12 hours, 52 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 1, with 13 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in August in Gold Canyon

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Gold Canyon is 5:38 AM on August 1 and the latest sunrise is 21 minutes later at 5:59 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 7:24 PM on August 1 and the earliest sunset is 33 minutes earlier at 6:51 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Gold Canyon during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:16 AM and sets 14 hours, 22 minutes later, at 7:38 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:25 AM and sets 9 hours, 57 minutes later, at 5:22 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in August in Gold Canyon

The solar day over the course of August. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in Gold Canyon

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in Gold CanyonAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSep001010202020303040405050506060700001010202030303040405050606070
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of August 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in Gold Canyon

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in Gold CanyonAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepJul 53:58 PMJul 53:58 PMJul 213:18 AMJul 213:18 AMAug 44:14 AMAug 44:14 AMAug 1911:26 AMAug 1911:26 AMSep 26:56 PMSep 26:56 PMSep 177:35 PMSep 177:35 PM4:44 AM4:44 AM8:01 PM8:01 PM7:32 PM7:32 PM5:31 AM5:31 AM5:41 AM5:41 AM7:56 PM7:56 PM6:51 PM6:51 PM5:34 AM5:34 AM5:32 AM5:32 AM6:53 PM6:53 PM6:26 PM6:26 PM6:46 AM6:46 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Aug 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
8%2:35 AMNE5:56 PMNW-10:16 AMS240,922 mi
2
3%3:36 AMENE6:43 PMWNW-11:12 AMS243,136 mi
3
0%4:39 AMENE7:23 PMWNW-12:04 PMS245,268 mi
4
0%5:41 AMENE7:56 PMWNW-12:52 PMS247,258 mi
5
2%6:42 AMENE8:24 PMWNW-1:36 PMS249,021 mi
6
5%7:40 AMENE8:50 PMW-2:17 PMS250,451 mi
7
11%8:36 AME9:13 PMW-2:56 PMS251,428 mi
8
18%9:30 AME9:37 PMW-3:35 PMS251,834 mi
9
26%10:25 AME10:00 PMWSW-4:13 PMS251,563 mi
10
35%11:21 AMESE10:26 PMWSW-4:54 PMS250,539 mi
11
44%12:18 PMESE10:55 PMWSW-5:37 PMS248,731 mi
12
50%1:18 PMESE11:29 PMWSW-6:24 PMS246,169 mi
13
64%2:20 PMESE--7:15 PMS242,955 mi
14
74%-12:10 AMWSW3:23 PMSE8:12 PMS239,271 mi
15
83%-1:00 AMSW4:24 PMSE9:12 PMS235,376 mi
16
91%-2:00 AMSW5:20 PMESE10:14 PMS231,594 mi
17
97%-3:07 AMWSW6:09 PMESE11:14 PMS228,275 mi
18
99%-4:20 AMWSW6:51 PMESE--
19
100%-5:34 AMWSW7:27 PMESE12:12 AMS225,739 mi
20
100%-6:47 AMWSW8:00 PME1:07 AMS224,219 mi
21
96%-7:59 AMW8:30 PME1:58 AMS223,827 mi
22
90%-9:10 AMW9:01 PME2:48 AMS224,539 mi
23
82%-10:20 AMWNW9:33 PMENE3:37 AMS226,210 mi
24
71%-11:31 AMWNW10:08 PMENE4:28 AMS228,609 mi
25
60%-12:42 PMWNW10:49 PMENE5:21 AMS231,474 mi
26
50%-1:51 PMWNW11:36 PMENE6:17 AMS234,548 mi
27
37%-2:55 PMNW-7:14 AMS237,620 mi
28
27%12:30 AMNE3:53 PMNW-8:12 AMS240,533 mi
29
18%1:29 AMNE4:42 PMWNW-9:08 AMS243,191 mi
30
11%2:31 AMENE5:23 PMWNW-10:00 AMS245,546 mi
31
5%3:33 AMENE5:58 PMWNW-10:49 AMS247,580 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Gold Canyon is decreasing during August, falling from 22% to 16% over the course of the month.

The highest chance of a muggy day during August is 22% on August 4.

For reference, on August 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 22% of the time, while on November 3, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in Gold Canyon

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in Gold CanyonAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JulSepAug 422%Aug 422%Aug 3116%Aug 3116%Aug 2120%Aug 2120%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Gold Canyon is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 5.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on April 29, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.7 miles per hour, while on August 15, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.6 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during August is 5.6 miles per hour on August 15.

Average Wind Speed in August in Gold Canyon

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Gold Canyon throughout August is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 46% on August 1.

Wind Direction in August in Gold Canyon

Wind Direction in August in Gold CanyonWEAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JulSepwesteastsouthnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Gold Canyon typically lasts for 11 months (330 days), from around January 18 to around December 13, rarely starting after February 17, or ending before November 21.

The month of August in Gold Canyon is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Gold Canyon

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Gold Canyongrowing seasongrowing seasonAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSep100%Aug 16100%Aug 16Jul 9100%Jul 9100%comfortablewarmhotswelteringcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Gold Canyon are very rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 1,001°F, from 4,079°F to 5,080°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in August in Gold Canyon

Growing Degree Days in August in Gold CanyonAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031313,800°F3,800°F4,000°F4,000°F4,200°F4,200°F4,400°F4,400°F4,600°F4,600°F4,800°F4,800°F5,000°F5,000°F5,200°F5,200°F5,400°F5,400°FJulSepAug 14,079°FAug 14,079°FAug 315,080°FAug 315,080°FAug 114,417°FAug 114,417°FAug 214,752°FAug 214,752°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of August, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Gold Canyon is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 6.7 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Gold Canyon

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Gold CanyonAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJulSepAug 16.8 kWhAug 16.8 kWhAug 316.5 kWhAug 316.5 kWhAug 116.6 kWhAug 116.6 kWhAug 216.6 kWhAug 216.6 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gold Canyon are 33.371 deg latitude, -111.437 deg longitude, and 1,909 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gold Canyon contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 545 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,935 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,543 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,906 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gold Canyon is covered by shrubs (97%), within 10 miles by shrubs (99%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (82%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Gold Canyon, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Gold Canyon.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Gold Canyon according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Gold Canyon is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Gold Canyon and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Gold Canyon and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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