Salida Weather in August
Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 49°F to 44°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 low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 83°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 1.46 in
- Record high
- 100°FAug 1, 1902
- Record low
- 31°FAug 24, 1968
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.5
- Daylight
- 14 h 08 min to 13 h 02 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 55%
- Dew point
- 38°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 85°F | 49°F | 100°F 1902 | 36°F 1911 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 85°F | 49°F | 97°F 1902 | 40°F 1906 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 85°F | 49°F | 94°F 1901 | 38°F 1911 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 85°F | 49°F | 94°F 1902 | 37°F 1911 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 84°F | 49°F | 93°F 1938 | 38°F 1911 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 84°F | 49°F | 91°F 1932 | 35°F 1920 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 84°F | 49°F | 91°F 1944 | 36°F 1911 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 84°F | 49°F | 92°F 1937 | 36°F 1956 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 84°F | 49°F | 93°F 1937 | 34°F 1939 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 84°F | 49°F | 92°F 1937 | 36°F 1916 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 84°F | 48°F | 94°F 2003 | 33°F 1916 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 84°F | 48°F | 92°F 1934 | 34°F 1900 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 84°F | 48°F | 93°F 1996 | 32°F 1985 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 83°F | 48°F | 93°F 1996 | 38°F 1954 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 83°F | 48°F | 92°F 1902 | 34°F 1920 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 83°F | 48°F | 92°F 2002 | 37°F 1915 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 83°F | 47°F | 93°F 2002 | 36°F 1985 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 83°F | 47°F | 93°F 1937 | 35°F 1960 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 83°F | 47°F | 91°F 1937 | 36°F 1949 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 83°F | 47°F | 92°F 2003 | 33°F 1899 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 83°F | 47°F | 91°F 1898 | 34°F 1964 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 83°F | 46°F | 90°F 1903 | 33°F 1964 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 82°F | 46°F | 92°F 1938 | 33°F 1900 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 82°F | 46°F | 91°F 2009 | 31°F 1968 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 82°F | 46°F | 90°F 1931 | 31°F 1900 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 82°F | 45°F | 93°F 1898 | 34°F 1910 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 82°F | 45°F | 94°F 1898 | 33°F 1992 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 82°F | 45°F | 91°F 1898 | 31°F 1964 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 82°F | 45°F | 93°F 1898 | 34°F 1917 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 81°F | 44°F | 91°F 1900 | 31°F 1944 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 81°F | 44°F | 91°F 1898 | 35°F 1944 | 27% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:35 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057370 (Salida), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057370, 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.