Chinle climate

Chinle Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Canyon De Chelly, 1.2 km from Chinle

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 88°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.30 in over about 7 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Chinle, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
1.30 in
Record high
97°FAug 14, 2020
Record low
35°FAug 25, 2002
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
18.6
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
44%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
6.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 192°F61°F93°F 201847°F 200924%0%
Aug 291°F61°F93°F 200045°F 200924%0%
Aug 391°F61°F94°F 202647°F 202324%0%
Aug 491°F61°F94°F 202645°F 202524%0%
Aug 591°F61°F93°F 200947°F 202324%0%
Aug 691°F61°F95°F 201849°F 201524%0%
Aug 791°F61°F96°F 201846°F 201824%0%
Aug 891°F60°F93°F 201839°F 200924%0%
Aug 991°F60°F92°F 202536°F 200923%0%
Aug 1091°F60°F92°F 202041°F 200923%0%
Aug 1190°F60°F91°F 200240°F 200923%0%
Aug 1290°F60°F92°F 200242°F 202523%0%
Aug 1390°F60°F93°F 202039°F 199923%0%
Aug 1490°F60°F97°F 202040°F 200223%0%
Aug 1590°F59°F97°F 202042°F 200222%0%
Aug 1690°F59°F97°F 202040°F 201722%0%
Aug 1790°F59°F95°F 202042°F 200922%0%
Aug 1890°F59°F93°F 202040°F 200822%0%
Aug 1989°F59°F96°F 202038°F 200922%0%
Aug 2089°F58°F96°F 202040°F 200922%0%
Aug 2189°F58°F95°F 202043°F 200222%0%
Aug 2289°F58°F95°F 202044°F 200721%0%
Aug 2389°F58°F94°F 202042°F 200121%0%
Aug 2489°F57°F94°F 202042°F 200121%0%
Aug 2589°F57°F92°F 202035°F 200221%0%
Aug 2688°F57°F94°F 201937°F 200221%0%
Aug 2788°F57°F93°F 201942°F 200921%0%
Aug 2888°F56°F92°F 201938°F 200620%0%
Aug 2988°F56°F90°F 201539°F 200620%0%
Aug 3088°F56°F92°F 201941°F 200220%0%
Aug 3188°F56°F93°F 201941°F 200420%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chinle, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:47 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00021248 (Canyon De Chelly), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003029, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.