Durango Weather in August
Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 53°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.28 in over about 13 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 82°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 2.28 in
- Record high
- 98°FAug 3, 2026
- Record low
- 36°FAug 9, 2009
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.9
- Daylight
- 14 h 03 min to 13 h 01 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 52%
- Dew point
- 41°F
- Wind
- 5.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 84°F | 53°F | 96°F 2026 | 47°F 2009 | 42% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 84°F | 53°F | 97°F 2026 | 47°F 1998 | 42% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 84°F | 53°F | 98°F 2026 | 45°F 2025 | 42% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 84°F | 53°F | 97°F 2026 | 43°F 2025 | 42% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 84°F | 53°F | 96°F 2024 | 41°F 1996 | 42% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 84°F | 53°F | 96°F 2026 | 42°F 1996 | 41% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 84°F | 53°F | 98°F 2026 | 42°F 2023 | 41% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 84°F | 53°F | 95°F 2026 | 41°F 2009 | 41% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 83°F | 53°F | 97°F 2026 | 36°F 2009 | 41% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 83°F | 52°F | 97°F 2026 | 40°F 2009 | 41% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 83°F | 52°F | 94°F 2026 | 41°F 2009 | 40% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 83°F | 52°F | 94°F 2002 | 42°F 1999 | 40% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 83°F | 52°F | 93°F 1996 | 42°F 1999 | 40% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 83°F | 52°F | 93°F 2020 | 40°F 2010 | 40% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 83°F | 52°F | 94°F 2020 | 42°F 1997 | 39% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 82°F | 52°F | 93°F 2002 | 38°F 2009 | 39% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 82°F | 52°F | 94°F 2002 | 40°F 2009 | 39% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 82°F | 51°F | 94°F 2025 | 41°F 2008 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 82°F | 51°F | 94°F 2025 | 40°F 2009 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 82°F | 51°F | 94°F 2020 | 42°F 2018 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 82°F | 51°F | 95°F 2020 | 42°F 2008 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 82°F | 51°F | 92°F 2020 | 43°F 2008 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 81°F | 51°F | 93°F 2020 | 43°F 2001 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 81°F | 51°F | 92°F 2020 | 39°F 2002 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 81°F | 50°F | 92°F 2019 | 38°F 2002 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 81°F | 50°F | 92°F 2019 | 38°F 2002 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 81°F | 50°F | 91°F 2019 | 41°F 2002 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 80°F | 50°F | 92°F 2011 | 41°F 2006 | 36% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 80°F | 50°F | 91°F 2012 | 41°F 2014 | 36% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 80°F | 49°F | 90°F 2023 | 41°F 2002 | 35% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 80°F | 49°F | 91°F 2023 | 43°F 2002 | 35% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00052441 (Durango), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093005, 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.