Dolores climate

Dolores Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cortez, 16.5 km from Dolores

Average highs run from 90°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.34 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, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
1.34 in
Record high
99°FAug 3, 2026
Record low
37°FAug 25, 2002
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
11.9
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 13 h 00 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
44%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
5.4 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 190°F58°F98°F 200848°F 200927%0%
Aug 290°F58°F98°F 202646°F 200928%0%
Aug 390°F58°F99°F 202645°F 202528%0%
Aug 489°F58°F99°F 202643°F 202528%0%
Aug 589°F58°F97°F 202645°F 199628%0%
Aug 689°F58°F98°F 202647°F 201428%0%
Aug 789°F58°F98°F 202545°F 199627%0%
Aug 889°F57°F98°F 202643°F 200927%0%
Aug 989°F57°F98°F 202638°F 200927%0%
Aug 1089°F57°F96°F 200340°F 200927%0%
Aug 1189°F57°F96°F 200342°F 200227%0%
Aug 1288°F57°F96°F 200243°F 199927%0%
Aug 1388°F57°F96°F 199643°F 199927%0%
Aug 1488°F56°F98°F 199642°F 201027%0%
Aug 1588°F56°F97°F 202044°F 200227%0%
Aug 1688°F56°F98°F 202040°F 200927%0%
Aug 1788°F56°F96°F 200240°F 200927%0%
Aug 1888°F56°F98°F 202041°F 200927%0%
Aug 1987°F55°F96°F 202641°F 200927%0%
Aug 2087°F55°F98°F 202044°F 201827%0%
Aug 2187°F55°F98°F 202043°F 200527%0%
Aug 2287°F55°F97°F 202043°F 200827%0%
Aug 2387°F55°F97°F 202043°F 200127%0%
Aug 2487°F54°F99°F 201142°F 200227%0%
Aug 2586°F54°F95°F 202037°F 200227%0%
Aug 2686°F54°F95°F 201939°F 200227%0%
Aug 2786°F54°F95°F 202643°F 200227%0%
Aug 2886°F53°F94°F 201139°F 200426%0%
Aug 2986°F53°F94°F 201238°F 200426%0%
Aug 3085°F53°F93°F 199839°F 200426%0%
Aug 3185°F53°F94°F 201941°F 200426%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dolores, 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 6:44 AM, sunset 7:44 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051886 (Cortez), 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.