Ouray climate

Ouray Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ouray, 0.3 km from Ouray

Average highs run from 78°F on August 1 to 72°F on August 31, and lows from 53°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.42 in over about 15 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 Ouray, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
2.42 in
Record high
91°FAug 4, 1979
Record low
22°FAug 30, 1955
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 06 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
37°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 178°F53°F89°F 190231°F 193242%0%
Aug 278°F53°F90°F 190231°F 191243%0%
Aug 378°F53°F87°F 190132°F 191143%0%
Aug 477°F53°F91°F 197931°F 195643%0%
Aug 577°F53°F88°F 198129°F 197644%0%
Aug 677°F52°F89°F 198530°F 192844%0%
Aug 777°F52°F87°F 196933°F 191144%0%
Aug 877°F52°F88°F 196929°F 195645%0%
Aug 976°F52°F86°F 196925°F 195745%0%
Aug 1076°F52°F88°F 198030°F 195645%0%
Aug 1176°F52°F89°F 198032°F 191245%0%
Aug 1276°F52°F86°F 195832°F 197646%0%
Aug 1376°F52°F84°F 193332°F 198546%0%
Aug 1475°F52°F87°F 196232°F 195046%0%
Aug 1575°F51°F88°F 199228°F 197846%0%
Aug 1675°F51°F84°F 190226°F 195746%0%
Aug 1775°F51°F87°F 194626°F 196046%0%
Aug 1875°F51°F85°F 200225°F 195746%0%
Aug 1974°F51°F88°F 201829°F 195746%0%
Aug 2074°F51°F89°F 194928°F 193846%0%
Aug 2174°F51°F87°F 202527°F 196446%0%
Aug 2274°F51°F85°F 202530°F 196446%0%
Aug 2374°F50°F86°F 202030°F 192446%0%
Aug 2474°F50°F86°F 202028°F 196246%0%
Aug 2573°F50°F86°F 202028°F 196246%0%
Aug 2673°F50°F86°F 198530°F 191346%0%
Aug 2773°F50°F84°F 192626°F 199246%0%
Aug 2873°F50°F87°F 199025°F 193945%0%
Aug 2973°F50°F85°F 192626°F 193345%0%
Aug 3073°F49°F86°F 196022°F 195545%0%
Aug 3172°F49°F83°F 191928°F 196244%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ouray, 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 6:14 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:41 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00056203 (Ouray), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00058204, 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.