Idaho Springs climate

Idaho Springs Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Georgetown, 16.4 km from Idaho Springs

Average highs run from 77°F on August 1 to 72°F on August 31, and lows from 49°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.18 in over about 14 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 Idaho Springs, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
2.18 in
Record high
80°FAug 2, 2026
Record low
27°FAug 28, 2004
Chance of a freeze
4%
Daylight
14 h 14 min to 13 h 06 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
4.9 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 177°F49°F78°F 200832°F 202344%0%
Aug 277°F49°F80°F 202633°F 201444%0%
Aug 376°F49°F79°F 202636°F 201444%0%
Aug 476°F49°F78°F 202437°F 202544%0%
Aug 576°F49°F75°F 202537°F 202644%0%
Aug 676°F49°F77°F 202537°F 202644%0%
Aug 776°F48°F78°F 202635°F 200544%0%
Aug 876°F48°F79°F 202634°F 201744%0%
Aug 976°F48°F74°F 202631°F 200944%0%
Aug 1075°F48°F74°F 202634°F 200944%0%
Aug 1175°F48°F74°F 202233°F 201444%0%
Aug 1275°F47°F74°F 202630°F 200443%0%
Aug 1375°F47°F77°F 202533°F 200443%0%
Aug 1475°F47°F76°F 202532°F 202343%0%
Aug 1575°F47°F76°F 201531°F 200843%
Aug 1675°F47°F74°F 202031°F 200943%
Aug 1774°F46°F74°F 202029°F 200943%
Aug 1874°F46°F75°F 202031°F 200943%
Aug 1974°F46°F75°F 202030°F 201543%
Aug 2074°F46°F76°F 202630°F 201842%
Aug 2174°F46°F78°F 202633°F 200942%
Aug 2274°F45°F77°F 202035°F 200542%
Aug 2374°F45°F76°F 202032°F 201542%
Aug 2473°F45°F75°F 202035°F 201642%
Aug 2573°F45°F76°F 201534°F 201641%
Aug 2673°F44°F72°F 200734°F 200441%
Aug 2773°F44°F76°F 202030°F 200441%
Aug 2873°F44°F74°F 202627°F 200440%
Aug 2973°F44°F73°F 201229°F 200440%
Aug 3072°F44°F74°F 201531°F 200440%
Aug 3172°F43°F73°F 201931°F 200539%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Idaho Springs, 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 8:15 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00053261 (Georgetown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094075, 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.