Grand County climate

Grand County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Williams Fork Dam, 10.3 km from Grand County

Average highs run from 79°F on August 1 to 74°F on August 31, and lows from 46°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.44 in over about 10 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 Grand County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
1.44 in
Record high
88°FAug 10, 2003
Record low
25°FAug 27, 1992
Chance of a freeze
10%
Daylight
14 h 15 min to 13 h 06 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
3.8 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 179°F46°F86°F 200833°F 199534%0%
Aug 279°F46°F85°F 200833°F 197534%0%
Aug 379°F45°F86°F 202632°F 197534%0%
Aug 479°F45°F84°F 197932°F 195034%0%
Aug 579°F45°F85°F 198733°F 195634%0%
Aug 679°F45°F85°F 197933°F 195034%0%
Aug 779°F45°F83°F 197932°F 195034%0%
Aug 879°F45°F83°F 196932°F 195034%0%
Aug 978°F45°F82°F 196931°F 200934%0%
Aug 1078°F45°F88°F 200332°F 200233%0%
Aug 1178°F44°F85°F 200332°F 197433%0%
Aug 1278°F44°F83°F 200730°F 199733%0%
Aug 1378°F44°F85°F 200731°F 198533%0%
Aug 1478°F44°F85°F 200726°F 200233%0%
Aug 1577°F44°F85°F 200230°F 195133%0%
Aug 1677°F43°F85°F 200230°F 198033%0%
Aug 1777°F43°F85°F 200228°F 198033%0%
Aug 1877°F43°F83°F 198729°F 195033%0%
Aug 1977°F43°F86°F 200226°F 197833%0%
Aug 2077°F42°F84°F 202332°F 197833%0%
Aug 2176°F42°F83°F 202329°F 196433%0%
Aug 2276°F42°F85°F 200726°F 194933%0%
Aug 2376°F42°F82°F 194930°F 196432%0%
Aug 2476°F41°F81°F 201127°F 196832%0%
Aug 2576°F41°F81°F 199329°F 196232%0%
Aug 2675°F41°F86°F 200231°F 196032%0%
Aug 2775°F41°F82°F 199425°F 199232%0%
Aug 2875°F40°F82°F 200226°F 199232%0%
Aug 2975°F40°F82°F 194828°F 200432%0%
Aug 3075°F40°F82°F 199027°F 196431%0%
Aug 3174°F39°F82°F 199030°F 195631%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grand County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 7:37 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00059096 (Williams Fork Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00053500, 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.