Apache Junction Weather in August
Apache Junction in August
The short of it: Apache Junction in August averages a high of 41 °C (105 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 105° · low 77° · rain 1.2 in. · daylight 13 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & March
Thirty years of records give Apache Junction an average August high of 105°, a low of 77° and some 1.2 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 105° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 1.2 in., the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 23 min in mid-August, 47 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and March.
Against its neighbours, Apache Junction runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Gold Canyon, 7 mi to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Apache Junction, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 0.04 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 28°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold CanyonArizona | 7 mi ESE | 105° | 78° | 1.3 in. |
| Queen CreekArizona | 12 mi SSW | 105° | 76° | 1.0 in. |
| GilbertArizona | 14 mi WSW | 105° | 78° | 0.9 in. |
| San Tan ValleyArizona | 16 mi S | 104° | 76° | 1.1 in. |
| MesaArizona | 16 mi W | 105° | 78° | 0.9 in. |
| Gold CampArizona | 16 mi ESE | 103° | 78° | 1.4 in. |
| Fountain HillsArizona | 17 mi NW | 104° | 77° | 1.2 in. |
| San CarlosArizona | 18 mi WSW | 105° | 79° | 0.9 in. |