Pitkin County climate

Pitkin County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aspen 1SW, 7.7 km from Pitkin County

Average highs run from 75°F on August 1 to 71°F on August 31, and lows from 49°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.75 in over about 13 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 Pitkin County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
1.75 in
Record high
91°FAug 1, 2026
Record low
32°FAug 28, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
4.3 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 175°F49°F91°F 202639°F 200941%0%
Aug 275°F49°F91°F 202640°F 199841%0%
Aug 375°F49°F91°F 202643°F 199841%0%
Aug 475°F49°F88°F 202642°F 199841%0%
Aug 575°F49°F88°F 202642°F 199841%0%
Aug 675°F49°F88°F 202643°F 201041%0%
Aug 774°F49°F91°F 202643°F 200041%0%
Aug 874°F48°F90°F 202640°F 200941%0%
Aug 974°F48°F88°F 200034°F 200941%0%
Aug 1074°F48°F88°F 200338°F 200941%0%
Aug 1174°F48°F88°F 201839°F 200941%0%
Aug 1274°F48°F90°F 201840°F 199940%0%
Aug 1374°F48°F90°F 200340°F 199940%
Aug 1473°F48°F91°F 200340°F 201340%
Aug 1573°F48°F87°F 200241°F 201040%
Aug 1673°F47°F89°F 202036°F 200940%
Aug 1773°F47°F88°F 202035°F 200940%
Aug 1873°F47°F90°F 202037°F 200939%
Aug 1973°F47°F90°F 202036°F 200939%
Aug 2073°F47°F89°F 202536°F 202139%
Aug 2172°F47°F91°F 202538°F 202139%
Aug 2272°F46°F89°F 202040°F 200539%
Aug 2372°F46°F87°F 202039°F 200139%
Aug 2472°F46°F87°F 202040°F 201039%
Aug 2572°F46°F89°F 202040°F 200238%
Aug 2672°F46°F85°F 202039°F 200938%
Aug 2772°F45°F86°F 202039°F 200438%
Aug 2871°F45°F86°F 201732°F 200438%
Aug 2971°F45°F87°F 201737°F 200437%
Aug 3071°F45°F86°F 201736°F 200237%
Aug 3171°F44°F85°F 201938°F 200337%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pitkin County, 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 6:08 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:40 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00050372 (Aspen 1SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093073, 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.