Leadville climate

Leadville Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Leadville Lake CO AP, 3.2 km from Leadville

Average highs run from 70°F on August 1 to 66°F on August 31, and lows from 40°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.87 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 Leadville, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
1.87 in
Record high
84°FAug 1, 2024
Record low
23°FAug 28, 2004
Chance of a freeze
68%
Daylight
14 h 12 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
36°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 170°F40°F84°F 202430°F 196544%0%
Aug 270°F40°F83°F 202429°F 197844%0%
Aug 370°F40°F81°F 202427°F 197544%0%
Aug 470°F40°F79°F 202630°F 197544%0%
Aug 570°F40°F82°F 196129°F 197644%0%
Aug 670°F40°F79°F 202430°F 196544%0%
Aug 770°F40°F82°F 202631°F 199144%0%
Aug 869°F40°F80°F 195831°F 199644%0%
Aug 969°F40°F82°F 195829°F 200944%0%
Aug 1069°F39°F81°F 200028°F 197444%0%
Aug 1169°F39°F78°F 199528°F 202544%0%
Aug 1269°F39°F80°F 195830°F 199744%0%
Aug 1369°F39°F80°F 199627°F 198544%0%
Aug 1469°F39°F78°F 200330°F 197143%0%
Aug 1568°F39°F82°F 200228°F 197843%
Aug 1668°F38°F80°F 200230°F 196843%
Aug 1768°F38°F80°F 200227°F 196043%
Aug 1868°F38°F79°F 198630°F 198743%
Aug 1968°F38°F83°F 200225°F 197842%
Aug 2068°F38°F81°F 202531°F 200842%
Aug 2167°F37°F82°F 202525°F 198042%
Aug 2267°F37°F78°F 202030°F 197242%
Aug 2367°F37°F77°F 202028°F 197241%
Aug 2467°F37°F76°F 198827°F 196841%
Aug 2567°F36°F79°F 202028°F 198941%
Aug 2667°F36°F79°F 196928°F 198940%
Aug 2766°F36°F77°F 195425°F 199240%
Aug 2866°F36°F78°F 194823°F 200440%
Aug 2966°F36°F79°F 195426°F 197539%
Aug 3066°F35°F78°F 194829°F 197539%
Aug 3166°F35°F81°F 194827°F 198038%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Leadville, 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 6:05 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:33 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 USW00093009 (Leadville Lake CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093009, 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.