Kit Carson County climate

Kit Carson County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stratton, 0.2 km from Kit Carson County

Average highs run from 90°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.87 in over about 9 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 Kit Carson County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
2.87 in
Record high
103°FAug 1, 2008
Record low
43°FAug 19, 2012
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
13.6
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
9.4 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 190°F61°F103°F 200852°F 200931%0%
Aug 289°F61°F102°F 200549°F 200231%0%
Aug 389°F61°F101°F 200856°F 202531%0%
Aug 489°F61°F99°F 200154°F 200930%0%
Aug 589°F61°F101°F 200152°F 201230%0%
Aug 689°F61°F101°F 202153°F 199830%0%
Aug 789°F61°F99°F 202555°F 199730%0%
Aug 889°F61°F101°F 202554°F 199729%0%
Aug 989°F60°F101°F 202052°F 201329%0%
Aug 1089°F60°F99°F 201652°F 200129%0%
Aug 1188°F60°F101°F 202652°F 200428%0%
Aug 1288°F60°F100°F 202650°F 200428%0%
Aug 1388°F60°F99°F 200745°F 200428%0%
Aug 1488°F60°F99°F 202249°F 202328%0%
Aug 1588°F60°F100°F 202549°F 202327%0%
Aug 1688°F59°F100°F 200251°F 200127%0%
Aug 1788°F59°F95°F 201450°F 201227%0%
Aug 1887°F59°F100°F 201148°F 200227%0%
Aug 1987°F59°F99°F 202343°F 201226%0%
Aug 2087°F59°F101°F 200145°F 200426%0%
Aug 2187°F59°F99°F 200747°F 201826%0%
Aug 2287°F58°F100°F 202153°F 200425%0%
Aug 2387°F58°F100°F 201147°F 201525%0%
Aug 2486°F58°F100°F 202047°F 201525%0%
Aug 2586°F58°F99°F 202050°F 201025%0%
Aug 2686°F57°F100°F 202051°F 200124%0%
Aug 2786°F57°F99°F 202050°F 200424%0%
Aug 2886°F57°F98°F 201145°F 200424%0%
Aug 2985°F56°F101°F 201345°F 200624%0%
Aug 3085°F56°F100°F 201345°F 200423%0%
Aug 3185°F56°F100°F 202149°F 202023%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kit Carson 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 5:51 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 7:22 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058008 (Stratton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003026, 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.