Dolores County climate

Dolores County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Yellow Jacket 2W, 33.1 km from Dolores County

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 55°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.82 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 Dolores County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
1.82 in
Record high
99°FAug 3, 2026
Record low
37°FAug 25, 2002
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.4
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
6.7 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°F55°F98°F 200848°F 200925%0%
Aug 288°F55°F98°F 202646°F 200925%0%
Aug 388°F55°F99°F 202645°F 202525%0%
Aug 488°F55°F99°F 202643°F 202525%0%
Aug 588°F55°F97°F 202645°F 199625%0%
Aug 687°F55°F98°F 202647°F 201425%0%
Aug 787°F54°F98°F 202545°F 199625%0%
Aug 887°F54°F98°F 202643°F 200925%0%
Aug 987°F54°F98°F 202638°F 200926%0%
Aug 1087°F54°F96°F 200340°F 200926%0%
Aug 1186°F54°F96°F 200342°F 200226%0%
Aug 1286°F54°F96°F 200243°F 199926%0%
Aug 1386°F54°F96°F 199643°F 199926%0%
Aug 1486°F54°F98°F 199642°F 201026%0%
Aug 1586°F54°F97°F 202044°F 200226%0%
Aug 1686°F54°F98°F 202040°F 200926%0%
Aug 1785°F53°F96°F 200240°F 200926%0%
Aug 1885°F53°F98°F 202041°F 200926%0%
Aug 1985°F53°F96°F 202641°F 200926%0%
Aug 2085°F53°F98°F 202044°F 201827%0%
Aug 2185°F53°F98°F 202043°F 200527%0%
Aug 2285°F53°F97°F 202043°F 200826%0%
Aug 2384°F53°F97°F 202043°F 200126%0%
Aug 2484°F52°F99°F 201142°F 200226%0%
Aug 2584°F52°F95°F 202037°F 200226%0%
Aug 2684°F52°F95°F 201939°F 200226%0%
Aug 2784°F52°F95°F 202643°F 200226%0%
Aug 2884°F52°F94°F 201139°F 200426%0%
Aug 2983°F51°F94°F 201238°F 200426%0%
Aug 3083°F51°F93°F 199839°F 200426%0%
Aug 3183°F51°F94°F 201941°F 200425%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dolores County, 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 6:18 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:45 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00059275 (Yellow Jacket 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093069, 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.