Central City climate

Central City Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Coal Creek Canyon, 15.2 km from Central City

Average highs run from 73°F on August 1 to 69°F on August 31, and lows from 48°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.84 in over about 15 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 Central City, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
2.84 in
Record high
80°FAug 2, 2026
Record low
27°FAug 28, 2004
Chance of a freeze
5%
Daylight
14 h 14 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 173°F48°F78°F 200832°F 202351%0%
Aug 273°F48°F80°F 202633°F 201451%0%
Aug 373°F48°F79°F 202636°F 201451%0%
Aug 473°F48°F78°F 202437°F 202551%0%
Aug 573°F48°F75°F 202537°F 202651%0%
Aug 672°F48°F77°F 202537°F 202650%0%
Aug 772°F48°F78°F 202635°F 200550%0%
Aug 872°F48°F79°F 202634°F 201750%0%
Aug 972°F47°F74°F 202631°F 200950%0%
Aug 1072°F47°F74°F 202634°F 200950%0%
Aug 1172°F47°F74°F 202233°F 201449%0%
Aug 1272°F47°F74°F 202630°F 200449%0%
Aug 1372°F47°F77°F 202533°F 200449%0%
Aug 1472°F47°F76°F 202532°F 202349%0%
Aug 1571°F46°F76°F 201531°F 200848%0%
Aug 1671°F46°F74°F 202031°F 200948%
Aug 1771°F46°F74°F 202029°F 200948%
Aug 1871°F46°F75°F 202031°F 200948%
Aug 1971°F46°F75°F 202030°F 201547%
Aug 2071°F46°F76°F 202630°F 201847%
Aug 2171°F45°F78°F 202633°F 200946%
Aug 2271°F45°F77°F 202035°F 200546%
Aug 2370°F45°F76°F 202032°F 201546%
Aug 2470°F45°F75°F 202035°F 201645%
Aug 2570°F45°F76°F 201534°F 201645%
Aug 2670°F44°F72°F 200734°F 200444%
Aug 2770°F44°F76°F 202030°F 200444%
Aug 2870°F44°F74°F 202627°F 200443%
Aug 2970°F44°F73°F 201229°F 200443%
Aug 3069°F44°F74°F 201531°F 200442%
Aug 3169°F43°F73°F 201931°F 200542%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Central City, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051681 (Coal Creek Canyon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094075, 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.