Golden climate

Golden Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ralston Rsvr, 8.3 km from Golden

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.84 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 Golden, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
1.84 in
Record high
110°FAug 2, 2008
Record low
41°FAug 6, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.2
Daylight
14 h 14 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
44%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
7.2 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 187°F61°F101°F 200852°F 199227%0%
Aug 286°F61°F110°F 200842°F 198627%0%
Aug 386°F61°F106°F 202648°F 198627%0%
Aug 486°F61°F104°F 202644°F 198627%0%
Aug 586°F61°F101°F 202549°F 199627%0%
Aug 686°F60°F102°F 202241°F 198627%0%
Aug 786°F60°F103°F 200347°F 199627%0%
Aug 886°F60°F103°F 202547°F 199627%0%
Aug 986°F60°F104°F 202651°F 202327%0%
Aug 1085°F60°F104°F 202648°F 198527%0%
Aug 1185°F60°F102°F 202651°F 199627%0%
Aug 1285°F60°F103°F 202648°F 198527%0%
Aug 1385°F60°F98°F 200746°F 200227%0%
Aug 1485°F59°F104°F 200750°F 200427%0%
Aug 1585°F59°F101°F 202546°F 198627%0%
Aug 1685°F59°F103°F 200249°F 199527%0%
Aug 1784°F59°F102°F 202347°F 198527%0%
Aug 1884°F59°F101°F 202449°F 201527%0%
Aug 1984°F59°F102°F 202048°F 201527%0%
Aug 2084°F58°F99°F 201946°F 201626%0%
Aug 2184°F58°F100°F 200348°F 200426%0%
Aug 2284°F58°F104°F 202651°F 198726%0%
Aug 2383°F58°F100°F 200348°F 201526%0%
Aug 2483°F58°F102°F 202046°F 198525%0%
Aug 2583°F58°F100°F 202646°F 201625%0%
Aug 2683°F57°F101°F 201948°F 199225%0%
Aug 2783°F57°F99°F 200146°F 198725%0%
Aug 2882°F57°F99°F 201241°F 200424%0%
Aug 2982°F57°F101°F 202644°F 200424%0%
Aug 3082°F57°F101°F 199047°F 199224%0%
Aug 3182°F56°F100°F 200545°F 202024%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Golden, 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 6:00 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 7:33 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00056816 (Ralston Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055984, 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.