Minturn climate

Minturn Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Vail, 8.9 km from Minturn

Average highs run from 77°F on August 1 to 71°F on August 31, and lows from 43°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.75 in over about 11 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 Minturn, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
1.75 in
Record high
84°FAug 29, 1981
Record low
18°FAug 15, 1978
Chance of a freeze
20%
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 13 h 05 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 177°F43°F74°F 200830°F 196535%0%
Aug 276°F43°F79°F 198232°F 201435%0%
Aug 376°F43°F74°F 198132°F 195335%0%
Aug 476°F43°F77°F 201930°F 197835%0%
Aug 576°F43°F79°F 198131°F 199035%0%
Aug 676°F43°F80°F 198133°F 196535%0%
Aug 776°F42°F78°F 198132°F 199735%0%
Aug 876°F42°F81°F 198130°F 196435%0%
Aug 975°F42°F73°F 198132°F 197835%0%
Aug 1075°F42°F79°F 200024°F 197435%0%
Aug 1175°F42°F74°F 196530°F 195235%0%
Aug 1275°F42°F76°F 200927°F 198535%0%
Aug 1375°F42°F73°F 199631°F 198535%0%
Aug 1475°F41°F75°F 202032°F 197535%
Aug 1574°F41°F75°F 202018°F 197835%
Aug 1674°F41°F76°F 194927°F 197835%
Aug 1774°F41°F76°F 194921°F 196035%
Aug 1874°F41°F78°F 198130°F 194935%
Aug 1974°F40°F83°F 198128°F 197835%
Aug 2073°F40°F76°F 201925°F 197735%
Aug 2173°F40°F83°F 198124°F 196435%
Aug 2273°F40°F75°F 202528°F 202135%
Aug 2373°F40°F75°F 198122°F 200135%
Aug 2473°F39°F76°F 198127°F 196235%
Aug 2572°F39°F76°F 198127°F 197235%
Aug 2672°F39°F71°F 196726°F 197235%
Aug 2772°F39°F72°F 201930°F 197235%
Aug 2872°F39°F82°F 198128°F 200435%
Aug 2971°F38°F84°F 198129°F 198735%
Aug 3071°F38°F72°F 199026°F 197835%
Aug 3171°F38°F71°F 197523°F 195635%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Minturn, 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 6:05 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:38 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058575 (Vail), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00051660, 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.