Altona climate

Altona Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Boulder, 15.9 km from Altona

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.68 in over about 11 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 Altona, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
1.68 in
Record high
104°FAug 8, 1995
Record low
37°FAug 27, 1992
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.9
Daylight
14 h 16 min to 13 h 06 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
5.1 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 188°F58°F103°F 200242°F 199537%0%
Aug 288°F57°F100°F 192444°F 191137%0%
Aug 388°F57°F103°F 194747°F 192837%0%
Aug 487°F57°F101°F 202645°F 199337%0%
Aug 587°F57°F99°F 196042°F 195037%0%
Aug 687°F57°F100°F 197942°F 191737%0%
Aug 787°F57°F100°F 194344°F 191736%0%
Aug 887°F57°F104°F 199545°F 195036%0%
Aug 987°F57°F101°F 196947°F 193936%0%
Aug 1087°F57°F98°F 193243°F 193935%0%
Aug 1187°F56°F99°F 196243°F 193935%0%
Aug 1287°F56°F99°F 193143°F 192035%0%
Aug 1386°F56°F101°F 199642°F 199035%0%
Aug 1486°F56°F100°F 193545°F 197634%0%
Aug 1586°F56°F100°F 189645°F 197834%0%
Aug 1686°F56°F100°F 189538°F 192434%
Aug 1786°F56°F104°F 200242°F 200134%
Aug 1886°F55°F98°F 202442°F 196033%
Aug 1986°F55°F98°F 192844°F 196033%
Aug 2086°F55°F97°F 198644°F 192033%
Aug 2186°F55°F102°F 198741°F 193932%
Aug 2285°F55°F100°F 202641°F 189632%
Aug 2385°F55°F101°F 199240°F 196431%
Aug 2485°F54°F99°F 193639°F 191131%
Aug 2585°F54°F98°F 191339°F 191131%
Aug 2685°F54°F99°F 192639°F 191130%
Aug 2785°F54°F98°F 198837°F 199230%
Aug 2885°F54°F97°F 199438°F 196430%
Aug 2984°F53°F99°F 192441°F 191730%
Aug 3084°F53°F98°F 198441°F 193229%
Aug 3184°F53°F100°F 199039°F 195629%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Altona, 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 5:59 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:28 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 USC00050848 (Boulder), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055116, 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.