Fruita climate

Fruita Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fruita, 1.6 km from Fruita

Average highs run from 94°F on August 1 to 88°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.84 in over about 6 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 Fruita, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
92°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
0.84 in
Record high
105°FAug 3, 2026
Record low
43°FAug 23, 1968
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
20.6
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
41%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
6.5 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 194°F61°F104°F 202651°F 190316%0%
Aug 294°F61°F104°F 202654°F 190617%0%
Aug 394°F61°F105°F 202653°F 192817%0%
Aug 494°F61°F103°F 202654°F 196217%0%
Aug 594°F61°F102°F 197953°F 197817%0%
Aug 694°F61°F103°F 196955°F 197617%0%
Aug 793°F61°F103°F 202654°F 192417%0%
Aug 893°F60°F102°F 196952°F 200917%0%
Aug 993°F60°F102°F 196952°F 200917%0%
Aug 1093°F60°F101°F 196450°F 197417%0%
Aug 1193°F60°F102°F 197252°F 197417%0%
Aug 1292°F60°F101°F 197248°F 198517%0%
Aug 1392°F59°F102°F 199652°F 198517%0%
Aug 1492°F59°F100°F 193352°F 196817%0%
Aug 1592°F59°F99°F 193345°F 197817%0%
Aug 1692°F59°F100°F 196948°F 200917%0%
Aug 1791°F58°F101°F 202345°F 196017%0%
Aug 1891°F58°F101°F 202047°F 196817%0%
Aug 1991°F58°F101°F 202649°F 197817%0%
Aug 2091°F58°F100°F 202046°F 198017%0%
Aug 2191°F57°F103°F 202547°F 192417%0%
Aug 2290°F57°F100°F 202550°F 196417%0%
Aug 2390°F57°F99°F 191943°F 196817%0%
Aug 2490°F56°F101°F 201145°F 196817%0%
Aug 2590°F56°F99°F 196948°F 197517%0%
Aug 2690°F56°F99°F 196949°F 198717%0%
Aug 2789°F56°F98°F 202045°F 199217%0%
Aug 2889°F55°F97°F 194848°F 192017%0%
Aug 2989°F55°F98°F 199049°F 200417%0%
Aug 3089°F55°F99°F 202350°F 191016%0%
Aug 3188°F54°F98°F 199545°F 194316%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fruita, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:47 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00053146 (Fruita), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023066, 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.