Archuleta County climate

Archuleta County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dulce, 29 km from Archuleta County

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 51°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.41 in over about 13 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 Archuleta County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
2.41 in
Record high
99°FAug 21, 1954
Record low
27°FAug 31, 1962
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
5.6
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 13 h 00 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
5.8 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°F51°F95°F 199633°F 194844%0%
Aug 287°F51°F96°F 193838°F 197544%0%
Aug 387°F51°F96°F 193536°F 191144%0%
Aug 487°F51°F95°F 193434°F 195044%0%
Aug 587°F51°F94°F 192233°F 197544%0%
Aug 687°F51°F94°F 198133°F 196244%0%
Aug 787°F51°F94°F 195435°F 197643%0%
Aug 887°F51°F95°F 200035°F 195643%0%
Aug 987°F51°F97°F 196031°F 200943%0%
Aug 1086°F50°F95°F 195132°F 200943%0%
Aug 1186°F50°F93°F 200334°F 200943%0%
Aug 1286°F50°F94°F 193732°F 192942%0%
Aug 1386°F50°F95°F 193732°F 192942%0%
Aug 1486°F50°F94°F 193334°F 192942%0%
Aug 1586°F50°F98°F 195832°F 192942%0%
Aug 1686°F49°F95°F 196032°F 192941%0%
Aug 1785°F49°F95°F 196032°F 198741%0%
Aug 1885°F49°F94°F 200232°F 196041%0%
Aug 1985°F49°F92°F 196231°F 192940%0%
Aug 2085°F49°F97°F 195431°F 193840%0%
Aug 2185°F48°F99°F 195430°F 196440%0%
Aug 2285°F48°F95°F 202031°F 196440%0%
Aug 2384°F48°F94°F 202029°F 191539%0%
Aug 2484°F48°F94°F 195431°F 196839%0%
Aug 2584°F47°F95°F 192228°F 196239%0%
Aug 2684°F47°F93°F 195429°F 196238%0%
Aug 2784°F47°F95°F 192229°F 196238%0%
Aug 2884°F47°F94°F 195430°F 196438%0%
Aug 2983°F46°F91°F 193728°F 196237%0%
Aug 3083°F46°F94°F 192430°F 197537%0%
Aug 3183°F46°F94°F 201927°F 196236%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Archuleta County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:38 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00292608 (Dulce), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00292608, 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.