Basalt climate

Basalt Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aspen Pitkin CO AP, 21.5 km from Basalt

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 49°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.48 in over about 12 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 Basalt, 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
47°F
Precipitation
1.48 in
Record high
91°FAug 1, 2026
Record low
32°FAug 28, 2004
Chance of a freeze
1%
Daylight
14 h 12 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
4.0 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°F49°F91°F 202639°F 200941%0%
Aug 281°F49°F91°F 202640°F 199841%0%
Aug 381°F49°F91°F 202643°F 199841%0%
Aug 481°F49°F88°F 202642°F 199840%0%
Aug 581°F49°F88°F 202642°F 199840%0%
Aug 681°F49°F88°F 202643°F 201040%0%
Aug 781°F49°F91°F 202643°F 200040%0%
Aug 881°F48°F90°F 202640°F 200939%0%
Aug 981°F48°F88°F 200034°F 200939%0%
Aug 1080°F48°F88°F 200338°F 200939%0%
Aug 1180°F48°F88°F 201839°F 200938%0%
Aug 1280°F48°F90°F 201840°F 199938%0%
Aug 1380°F48°F90°F 200340°F 199938%
Aug 1480°F48°F91°F 200340°F 201337%
Aug 1580°F48°F87°F 200241°F 201037%
Aug 1680°F47°F89°F 202036°F 200937%
Aug 1780°F47°F88°F 202035°F 200937%
Aug 1879°F47°F90°F 202037°F 200936%
Aug 1979°F47°F90°F 202036°F 200936%
Aug 2079°F47°F89°F 202536°F 202136%
Aug 2179°F47°F91°F 202538°F 202136%
Aug 2279°F46°F89°F 202040°F 200536%
Aug 2379°F46°F87°F 202039°F 200135%
Aug 2478°F46°F87°F 202040°F 201035%
Aug 2578°F46°F89°F 202040°F 200235%
Aug 2678°F46°F85°F 202039°F 200935%
Aug 2778°F46°F86°F 202039°F 200435%
Aug 2878°F45°F86°F 201732°F 200435%
Aug 2978°F45°F87°F 201737°F 200434%
Aug 3077°F45°F86°F 201736°F 200234%
Aug 3177°F45°F85°F 201938°F 200334%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Basalt, 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 6:08 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:40 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093073 (Aspen Pitkin CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093073, 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.