Lake Montezuma climate

Lake Montezuma Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Montezuma Castle Nm, 6 km from Lake Montezuma

Average highs run from 100°F on August 1 to 97°F on August 31, and lows from 65°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.13 in over about 8 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 Lake Montezuma, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
99°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
2.13 in
Record high
110°FAug 1, 1993
Record low
45°FAug 15, 1968
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
28.7
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 12 h 55 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
45%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
6.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 1100°F65°F110°F 199357°F 195624%
Aug 2100°F65°F104°F 197756°F 197124%
Aug 3100°F65°F105°F 197556°F 195625%
Aug 4100°F65°F106°F 197554°F 197625%
Aug 599°F65°F105°F 197551°F 197625%
Aug 699°F65°F104°F 198152°F 197625%
Aug 799°F64°F105°F 202553°F 197324%
Aug 899°F64°F104°F 198053°F 197324%
Aug 999°F64°F104°F 198054°F 197424%
Aug 1099°F64°F106°F 200354°F 197424%
Aug 1199°F64°F106°F 198054°F 197424%
Aug 1299°F64°F105°F 198053°F 197424%
Aug 1399°F64°F103°F 200350°F 197424%
Aug 1499°F63°F103°F 198952°F 197624%
Aug 1599°F63°F104°F 200245°F 196824%
Aug 1699°F63°F101°F 196248°F 196824%
Aug 1799°F63°F100°F 195052°F 197924%
Aug 1898°F63°F101°F 195150°F 196824%
Aug 1998°F62°F101°F 197350°F 197924%
Aug 2098°F62°F102°F 202550°F 197924%
Aug 2198°F62°F103°F 199150°F 197924%
Aug 2298°F62°F102°F 202545°F 196824%
Aug 2398°F62°F103°F 198550°F 200024%
Aug 2498°F61°F107°F 198547°F 196823%
Aug 2598°F61°F102°F 198549°F 196023%
Aug 2698°F61°F103°F 198151°F 197823%
Aug 2798°F61°F103°F 200148°F 197823%
Aug 2897°F61°F103°F 199850°F 197823%
Aug 2997°F60°F101°F 195452°F 197522%
Aug 3097°F60°F103°F 195054°F 196222%
Aug 3197°F60°F105°F 195052°F 195722%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lake Montezuma, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

August 1
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 7:29 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 6:55 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00025635 (Montezuma Castle Nm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00027708, 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.