Larimer County climate

Larimer County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Buckhorn Mtn 1 E, 14.9 km from Larimer County

Average highs run from 80°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31, and lows from 57°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.09 in over about 12 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 Larimer County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
2.09 in
Record high
106°FAug 3, 2026
Record low
38°FAug 27, 1992
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
14 h 18 min to 13 h 07 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
5.4 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 180°F57°F97°F 201143°F 199540%0%
Aug 279°F57°F101°F 200849°F 199540%0%
Aug 379°F56°F106°F 202649°F 199340%0%
Aug 479°F56°F100°F 202646°F 199340%0%
Aug 579°F56°F103°F 202448°F 199340%0%
Aug 679°F56°F100°F 202247°F 199340%0%
Aug 779°F56°F102°F 199548°F 199339%0%
Aug 879°F56°F102°F 202550°F 200539%0%
Aug 979°F56°F103°F 202650°F 201339%0%
Aug 1078°F56°F101°F 202650°F 201339%0%
Aug 1178°F55°F99°F 202650°F 200939%0%
Aug 1278°F55°F102°F 202644°F 200438%0%
Aug 1378°F55°F96°F 202244°F 200438%0%
Aug 1478°F55°F101°F 200746°F 202338%
Aug 1578°F55°F103°F 202546°F 202338%
Aug 1678°F55°F98°F 201544°F 200937%
Aug 1778°F55°F100°F 202344°F 200937%
Aug 1877°F54°F98°F 202444°F 200937%
Aug 1977°F54°F100°F 202044°F 201537%
Aug 2077°F54°F99°F 201943°F 201536%
Aug 2177°F54°F100°F 201944°F 201636%
Aug 2277°F54°F106°F 202644°F 201636%
Aug 2377°F54°F101°F 202043°F 201535%
Aug 2476°F53°F98°F 201143°F 201535%
Aug 2576°F53°F97°F 202646°F 201535%
Aug 2676°F53°F98°F 201947°F 199234%
Aug 2776°F53°F98°F 202038°F 199234%
Aug 2876°F53°F96°F 202640°F 200434%
Aug 2976°F53°F98°F 202640°F 200433%
Aug 3075°F52°F98°F 201243°F 199333%
Aug 3175°F52°F97°F 201542°F 199332%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Larimer 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 5:59 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:28 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 USC00051060 (Buckhorn Mtn 1 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055236, 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.