Bent County climate

Bent County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for John Martin Dam, 17.3 km from Bent County

Average highs run from 94°F on August 1 to 90°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.05 in over about 6 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 Bent County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
92°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
2.05 in
Record high
109°FAug 1, 2008
Record low
46°FAug 28, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
20.9
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
9.2 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 194°F64°F109°F 200854°F 200922%0%
Aug 294°F64°F107°F 200855°F 200022%0%
Aug 394°F64°F107°F 200858°F 200922%0%
Aug 494°F64°F103°F 200855°F 202422%0%
Aug 594°F64°F105°F 202455°F 201221%0%
Aug 694°F64°F104°F 201255°F 199821%0%
Aug 794°F64°F108°F 202555°F 200521%0%
Aug 893°F64°F107°F 202555°F 202121%0%
Aug 993°F64°F107°F 202657°F 200420%0%
Aug 1093°F63°F105°F 202655°F 202420%0%
Aug 1193°F63°F104°F 201254°F 201820%0%
Aug 1293°F63°F105°F 202651°F 200420%0%
Aug 1393°F63°F104°F 200750°F 200419%0%
Aug 1493°F63°F108°F 202553°F 199819%0%
Aug 1593°F63°F106°F 202550°F 202319%0%
Aug 1692°F63°F105°F 202353°F 200119%0%
Aug 1792°F62°F103°F 202452°F 200418%0%
Aug 1892°F62°F108°F 202351°F 200418%0%
Aug 1992°F62°F105°F 202352°F 201218%0%
Aug 2092°F62°F105°F 201951°F 200917%0%
Aug 2192°F62°F102°F 200749°F 200917%0%
Aug 2291°F61°F104°F 202155°F 200917%0%
Aug 2391°F61°F103°F 200950°F 202217%0%
Aug 2491°F61°F105°F 202148°F 202216%0%
Aug 2591°F61°F104°F 201150°F 201016%0%
Aug 2691°F60°F105°F 202148°F 201016%0%
Aug 2791°F60°F103°F 202047°F 201016%0%
Aug 2890°F60°F103°F 202146°F 200416%0%
Aug 2990°F60°F105°F 201949°F 201715%0%
Aug 3090°F59°F102°F 201347°F 200415%0%
Aug 3190°F59°F103°F 201150°F 200415%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bent County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00054388 (John Martin Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003013, 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.