Denver climate

Denver Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Denver Water Dept, 2.3 km from Denver

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 87°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.81 in over about 8 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 Denver, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
1.81 in
Record high
102°FAug 1, 2002
Record low
41°FAug 23, 1964
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
19.1
Daylight
14 h 14 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
7.4 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 191°F63°F102°F 200246°F 199527%0%
Aug 291°F63°F102°F 200852°F 202527%0%
Aug 391°F62°F102°F 202651°F 197827%0%
Aug 491°F62°F98°F 197950°F 197827%0%
Aug 591°F62°F97°F 198748°F 197827%0%
Aug 691°F62°F100°F 198051°F 196227%0%
Aug 791°F62°F99°F 198050°F 197127%0%
Aug 891°F62°F100°F 196950°F 197427%0%
Aug 991°F62°F99°F 202649°F 197427%0%
Aug 1091°F62°F100°F 196245°F 197427%0%
Aug 1190°F61°F97°F 196950°F 197727%0%
Aug 1290°F61°F98°F 197250°F 197626%0%
Aug 1390°F61°F96°F 196249°F 200426%0%
Aug 1490°F61°F100°F 196249°F 197626%0%
Aug 1590°F61°F98°F 196044°F 197826%0%
Aug 1690°F60°F97°F 199447°F 197826%0%
Aug 1790°F60°F102°F 200244°F 196026%0%
Aug 1890°F60°F98°F 198647°F 196026%0%
Aug 1989°F60°F99°F 202048°F 196026%0%
Aug 2089°F60°F98°F 198748°F 196725%0%
Aug 2189°F59°F100°F 202645°F 197425%0%
Aug 2289°F59°F98°F 196042°F 196425%0%
Aug 2389°F59°F97°F 200341°F 196425%0%
Aug 2489°F59°F98°F 202042°F 196825%0%
Aug 2588°F58°F96°F 202044°F 197525%0%
Aug 2688°F58°F97°F 198547°F 201624%0%
Aug 2788°F58°F98°F 199448°F 196424%0%
Aug 2888°F57°F97°F 202644°F 196224%0%
Aug 2988°F57°F96°F 201243°F 200424%0%
Aug 3087°F57°F98°F 199042°F 196824%0%
Aug 3187°F57°F98°F 196043°F 196224%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Denver, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00052223 (Denver Water Dept), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023062, 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.