We would like to spend a week in AZ and Las Vegas, alot of the time by the pool, a baseball game, and nice dinners. Will it be terribly hot for the children even at the pool areas. Don't want to harm them.

Thanks

It will be over 100 and probably over 110 degrees during August in Phoenix and in Vegas. The Flagstaff area is cooler, but no major league baseball there. My Phoenix friend, who is quite adventurous and active, never goes out in the summer!

obviously people survive who live there but i don't think it is very comfortable. you'd want to spend all your time in the water and then you have to worry about burning. most people from arizona head to the california coast to avoid the heat.

I used to live in PHX and we still return in July or August each year because the tourists are gone and we don't mind the weather all that much.
But we're unusual in that regard.
It does get very very hot.
For example:
You can't touch a vinyl steering wheel if the car's been parked outside midday, the temps may hit a low of 95 some nights and highs above 115 aren't all that unusual. Yes it's a dry heat, but you can't spend much time by the pool at 1PM when it's 113.
On the other hand, my favorite thing about the desert in summer is the evenings. If there's a breeze being outside can be very pleasant and the sunsets are the most spectacular in the US due to all the fine dust particles hih in the sky creating the bright pink and purple hues.
But you won't be spending too much of your days outdoors in August.

rr my friend, you are a complete bufoon. What did you expect to hear? That it's pleasantly cool in Arizona in August?

I quit. You people are just too damn relentless in your pursuit of the ultimate moronic question.

You win rr!!!

I've lived in Phoenix for four years after more years in Chicago than I care to count. July and August are my favorite times in the desert. Yes, it may get to 115 degrees, but remember we have very little humidity. I calculate it roughly like this -- deduct about 15 degrees and you'll have an equivalent midwest temperature. You will probably not want to be outside at the height of the day, but there are other activities to do at that time. And, if you opt for a baseball game, our games are played inside and out of the direct sun. I would opt for a nicer hotel with a large pool. Little pools tend to get too hot and will be like bath water. Swimming is best done late in the day from 5pm on. It's still light and the water will have cooled off. Remember no matter what you do to wear a good sunscreen and you'll be just fine.

You'll see that even those of us in the desert still go out and about during the summer. You'll probably just want to make sure your midday activities are not out in the sun.

Come out west and have a good time.

Stay out of the sun from 11:00 am - 4:00 PM and yoiu should be fine in the Phoenix area. Stop a day or so in Flagstaff on the way between Phoenix and Las Vegas.

When you decide when you are coming, get your Diamondbacks tickets on line at www.AZdiamondbacks.com

I always try to get the seats behind home plate. Even if you are sitting in the top row (as I frequently do), you still get a great view.

I lived in Phoenix for four years. It is hot!!! in august. The pool is horribly hot unless you're in it. the concrete reflects heat something awful. Forget the dry heat stuff!!! 115 degrees in the shade is like a oven. The problem in phoenix is the concrete island effect. There is some truth that the desert outside phoenix is cooler. The nights are more comfortable. The problem with august is that it is fairly humid in phoenix during august. I don't think you're going to "harm" your children by going to phoenix, but there is good reason most people stay inside in summer. Of, course don't leave your children or your dogs in the car. When I lived there, there would be one or two children or dogs that would die when people would leave them in their car for "a few minutes to shop" The inside of your car gets mighty hot.

I have vacationed in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area in August, & found the weather very nice! I live in the FL panhandle area. Here it is in the 90s in August, but VERY humid. The temp in AZ was in the 100s, but actually felt much cooler than home because there was no humidity. Also many businesses have "misters" outside. They are little sprinklers that spray mist. The water evaporates quickly so you don't feel wet, but they make it feel like air conditioning outside! Those things are great! I sat outside in the middle of the day with friends for 2 hours & felt fine! And if you get too hot by the pool, just dive in! It's really not that bad!!

Yes, I am with Teri on the dry heat. People talk about the "dry" heat. DRY my eye! It's still hot. I was in AZ on business once in June (not even in August, mind you) and when I left the meeting to walk back to my room in the early afternoon, I felt as though I was walking into an oven!!! I was up at 5:30A that day and it was already 85 degrees (which was nice then, but I don't think you will be up with your kids at 5:30A) and it got progressively hotter throughout the day. Pool, A/C, pool, A/C, pool, A/C.

Trust us on this one: Only someone from the Fla. panhandle would say summer in Phoenix "isn't that bad."

It's bad. Typically, if you went out for a walk on a Sunday afternoon in Aug., you'd think that the place had been hit by a neutron bomb that killed all the people. And at the pools, it's so hot that they put rubber coverings on the railings so the dumb tourists won't burn their hands.

Trustme you are too funny, but oh so right! My husband describes Phoenix (and Las Vegas) summers as "radioactive heat". We live in hot and humid South Florida, but desert areas in the summer are even more uncomfortable than here.

Take it from one who has lived in the Phx area for twenty years: August is horrible. Everyone from here escapes if they can. Come at another time of year, or if you have to vacation in August, go someplace else. You can't enjoy anything outdoors in August. Unless you stay in the pool 100 % of the time you will be miserable.

20 yrs ago, I was bicycling south of Cambridge, England. It was raining and I stopped at a bakery. Spying my Arizona Bicycle Club jersey, the girl behind the counter asked if I was from Arizona. I replied 'yes' and she then told me that she had vacationed in Phoenix last august and LOVED IT.

Come on Steve.....almost ANYWHERE has better weather than England!

How's the song go ... "Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun ..."

I have to travel to Bullhead City for an elderly relative. While I always enjoy the more Northern areas of Arizona very much, I can honestly say that I love my aunt, but do not like her weather. I can't stand Florida heat either, but at least you see greenery and blue water there. God bless all you hot weather people, your blood must be thinned so you can stand it. I just returned from Bullhead, Laughlin, Las Vegas area. Wind dries you out like a prune, even if the sun doesn't get you. Blowing desert grit kept me out of the pool area at a resort near Laughlin. I was there in June once and my rental car's rear view mirror melted off the front window. It looked like a dropping metal flower. Go to Sedona or up in the mountains and you'll have much better opportunity for wonderful outside activities in August.

Dear rr, I live in Flagstaff and I can tell you this is the ONLY place in Arizona you will want to be in August. Our population just about doubles in the summer and most of them come from The Valley of the SUN!In August our daytime high temps usually are around 85-88 degrees F.At night it dips down to the 50's.Go to a ballgame in Phx. then head on up the mountain for a beautiful cool vacation. Drive through Oak Canyon and take a dip in Oak creek.There is so much more for kids to do outdoors in Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon is only an hour away. You can still swim in the pool and get a tan without the danger of heat stroke.Who knows you may decide not to visit Las Vegas after all. And no I do not work for the tourism board I've just lived here 8 years. We have some nice Resturants too although not a lot. Cottage Place, Jackson's Grill, Monsoons,Beaver Street& Pastos are just a few.Hope this helps,Nita
P.S. Be sure and bring a sweater.

rr,
I have visited Arizona several times in the months of July and August.It will be hot but you don't have to stand in the heat during the peak times. Between the hours of 1pm to 4pm is the hottest. You can go to the pool,go shopping,go to a movie,visit the old missions.there is one good thing about that time of the year,NOT a lot of tourist.Also,you can get excellant deals at the major resorts !!!!