Fountain climate

Fountain Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colorado Springs Muni AP, 14.3 km from Fountain

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 Fountain, 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
99°FAug 1, 2008
Record low
39°FAug 27, 1992
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
49%
Dew point
50°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 186°F59°F99°F 200845°F 196543%0%
Aug 286°F59°F98°F 200850°F 195043%0%
Aug 385°F58°F99°F 195450°F 198643%0%
Aug 485°F58°F94°F 200850°F 197443%0%
Aug 585°F58°F93°F 196049°F 197843%0%
Aug 685°F58°F96°F 197951°F 199343%0%
Aug 785°F58°F97°F 198045°F 195442%0%
Aug 885°F58°F97°F 202549°F 195442%0%
Aug 985°F58°F97°F 202650°F 197442%0%
Aug 1084°F58°F96°F 196248°F 197441%0%
Aug 1184°F58°F96°F 202047°F 196841%0%
Aug 1284°F57°F94°F 195950°F 199741%0%
Aug 1384°F57°F97°F 199646°F 200240%0%
Aug 1484°F57°F96°F 196249°F 200240%0%
Aug 1584°F57°F94°F 202547°F 196839%
Aug 1684°F57°F98°F 200247°F 197839%
Aug 1784°F57°F95°F 196247°F 196038%
Aug 1883°F57°F97°F 202343°F 196038%
Aug 1983°F56°F96°F 202347°F 195637%
Aug 2083°F56°F93°F 198745°F 195036%
Aug 2183°F56°F95°F 202643°F 196436%
Aug 2283°F56°F95°F 202046°F 196435%
Aug 2383°F56°F95°F 201147°F 198735%
Aug 2483°F55°F94°F 196444°F 196834%
Aug 2582°F55°F96°F 201943°F 197233%
Aug 2682°F55°F95°F 200744°F 198733%
Aug 2782°F55°F94°F 196039°F 199232%
Aug 2882°F55°F94°F 202142°F 200432%
Aug 2982°F54°F95°F 201946°F 200431%
Aug 3082°F54°F94°F 199043°F 196831%
Aug 3182°F54°F94°F 202143°F 195630%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fountain, 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 6:00 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 7:30 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 USW00093037, 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.