Alamosa climate

Alamosa Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alamosa 1E, 1.2 km from Alamosa

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 48°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.43 in over about 9 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 Alamosa, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
1.43 in
Record high
93°FAug 4, 2026
Record low
29°FAug 21, 1964
Chance of a freeze
5%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
14 h 03 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
5.4 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 182°F48°F90°F 202437°F 200934%0%
Aug 282°F48°F91°F 202639°F 198634%0%
Aug 382°F48°F91°F 202438°F 199034%0%
Aug 482°F47°F93°F 202639°F 195034%0%
Aug 582°F47°F92°F 202436°F 197833%0%
Aug 682°F47°F92°F 202635°F 199633%0%
Aug 781°F47°F91°F 202537°F 195033%0%
Aug 881°F47°F91°F 202534°F 201133%0%
Aug 981°F47°F91°F 202631°F 200932%0%
Aug 1081°F46°F90°F 202632°F 200932%0%
Aug 1181°F46°F89°F 202636°F 195131%0%
Aug 1281°F46°F90°F 202637°F 197431%0%
Aug 1381°F46°F89°F 197036°F 198831%0%
Aug 1481°F46°F90°F 202036°F 197430%0%
Aug 1581°F46°F88°F 201035°F 197830%0%
Aug 1680°F45°F90°F 202034°F 197830%0%
Aug 1780°F45°F91°F 200233°F 200929%0%
Aug 1880°F45°F90°F 200235°F 196029%0%
Aug 1980°F45°F92°F 202033°F 195429%0%
Aug 2080°F44°F90°F 202035°F 198029%0%
Aug 2180°F44°F89°F 202529°F 196429%0%
Aug 2280°F44°F91°F 202632°F 196429%0%
Aug 2380°F44°F90°F 202036°F 197828%0%
Aug 2480°F44°F90°F 202033°F 200228%0%
Aug 2579°F43°F89°F 202030°F 196228%0%
Aug 2679°F43°F88°F 198531°F 200228%0%
Aug 2779°F43°F87°F 200232°F 199228%0%
Aug 2879°F43°F87°F 201130°F 196428%0%
Aug 2979°F42°F87°F 199032°F 195627%0%
Aug 3079°F42°F87°F 201332°F 196427%0%
Aug 3179°F42°F88°F 201132°F 195527%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alamosa, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:34 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00050128 (Alamosa 1E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023061, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.