Otero County climate

Otero County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for La Junta 17 Wsw, 10.3 km from Otero County

Average highs run from 94°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.46 in over about 10 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 Otero County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
91°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
1.46 in
Record high
108°FAug 1, 2008
Record low
43°FAug 31, 1993
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
20.1
Daylight
14 h 06 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
49%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
8.1 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 194°F60°F108°F 200851°F 196534%0%
Aug 293°F60°F108°F 200854°F 199534%0%
Aug 393°F60°F106°F 202655°F 199534%0%
Aug 493°F60°F103°F 198154°F 197433%0%
Aug 593°F60°F103°F 196054°F 197833%0%
Aug 693°F59°F105°F 197551°F 197433%0%
Aug 793°F59°F107°F 199551°F 199033%0%
Aug 893°F59°F107°F 199553°F 198933%0%
Aug 992°F59°F107°F 202653°F 196533%0%
Aug 1092°F59°F102°F 194750°F 197432%0%
Aug 1192°F59°F107°F 199551°F 196832%0%
Aug 1292°F58°F106°F 196952°F 196032%0%
Aug 1392°F58°F103°F 200752°F 200432%0%
Aug 1492°F58°F105°F 197051°F 196531%0%
Aug 1592°F58°F103°F 202550°F 196531%0%
Aug 1691°F58°F103°F 200251°F 196531%0%
Aug 1791°F57°F104°F 197354°F 196030%0%
Aug 1891°F57°F105°F 200252°F 196030%0%
Aug 1991°F57°F106°F 201952°F 195430%0%
Aug 2091°F57°F105°F 198751°F 195029%0%
Aug 2191°F57°F103°F 202651°F 195629%0%
Aug 2290°F56°F103°F 201551°F 196429%0%
Aug 2390°F56°F103°F 200952°F 196428%0%
Aug 2490°F56°F103°F 201150°F 196628%0%
Aug 2590°F56°F103°F 201149°F 197227%0%
Aug 2690°F55°F105°F 202151°F 199227%0%
Aug 2790°F55°F103°F 199450°F 199226%0%
Aug 2889°F55°F104°F 199050°F 197626%0%
Aug 2989°F55°F103°F 201949°F 194626%0%
Aug 3089°F54°F104°F 198548°F 196825%0%
Aug 3189°F54°F104°F 198543°F 199325%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Otero 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 5:58 AM, sunset 8:04 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 7:25 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003063 (La Junta 17 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023067, 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.