Fort Carson climate

Fort Carson Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colorado Springs Muni AP, 11.8 km from Fort Carson

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.96 in over about 12 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 Fort Carson, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
2.96 in
Record high
86°FAug 3, 1979
Record low
23°FAug 11, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
5.0
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 13 h 03 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
46°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 186°F59°F84°F 200832°F 196543%0%
Aug 286°F59°F84°F 200832°F 196543%0%
Aug 385°F58°F86°F 197931°F 197543%0%
Aug 485°F58°F81°F 202632°F 199043%0%
Aug 585°F58°F80°F 197933°F 199043%0%
Aug 685°F58°F80°F 198032°F 196543%0%
Aug 785°F58°F83°F 197931°F 199042%0%
Aug 885°F58°F81°F 197932°F 196542%0%
Aug 985°F58°F81°F 196927°F 200442%0%
Aug 1084°F58°F82°F 196227°F 198541%0%
Aug 1184°F58°F81°F 200023°F 200441%0%
Aug 1284°F57°F79°F 200030°F 201341%0%
Aug 1384°F57°F79°F 199126°F 198540%0%
Aug 1484°F57°F80°F 200027°F 198540%0%
Aug 1584°F57°F80°F 196031°F 198539%
Aug 1684°F57°F80°F 198831°F 198539%
Aug 1784°F57°F84°F 198228°F 198538%
Aug 1883°F57°F82°F 200230°F 196038%
Aug 1983°F56°F81°F 198630°F 198537%
Aug 2083°F56°F81°F 198632°F 197936%
Aug 2183°F56°F80°F 198729°F 196436%
Aug 2283°F56°F81°F 200830°F 196435%
Aug 2383°F56°F81°F 200829°F 198535%
Aug 2483°F55°F79°F 197328°F 198534%
Aug 2582°F55°F79°F 200827°F 198533%
Aug 2682°F55°F82°F 200824°F 199233%
Aug 2782°F55°F81°F 196024°F 199232%
Aug 2882°F55°F78°F 200828°F 199232%
Aug 2982°F54°F77°F 196230°F 197831%
Aug 3082°F54°F78°F 196030°F 196831%
Aug 3182°F54°F81°F 199028°F 201030%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Carson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093037 (Colorado Springs Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057309, 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.