Golden climate

Golden Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Golden, 0.5 km from Golden

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 60°F.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Golden, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
63°F
Record high
104°FAug 16, 2007
Record low
42°FAug 6, 1994
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.6
Daylight
14 h 16 min to 13 h 06 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
7.6 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 186°F64°F100°F 201252°F 19970%
Aug 286°F64°F98°F 200654°F 20090%
Aug 386°F64°F101°F 200655°F 19960%
Aug 486°F64°F99°F 200552°F 20170%
Aug 586°F64°F97°F 201053°F 19930%
Aug 686°F64°F97°F 201042°F 19940%
Aug 786°F64°F97°F 200647°F 19970%
Aug 885°F64°F99°F 200748°F 19970%
Aug 985°F64°F97°F 200751°F 20170%
Aug 1085°F64°F98°F 200157°F 19960%
Aug 1185°F64°F98°F 200548°F 20120%
Aug 1285°F64°F98°F 200548°F 20040%
Aug 1385°F63°F102°F 200746°F 20040%
Aug 1485°F63°F95°F 200749°F 20010%
Aug 1585°F63°F101°F 200744°F 20040%
Aug 1685°F63°F104°F 200749°F 19940%
Aug 1785°F63°F96°F 200349°F 20120%
Aug 1885°F63°F96°F 200043°F 20120%
Aug 1985°F63°F96°F 199553°F 20230%
Aug 2085°F63°F93°F 199548°F 20120%
Aug 2184°F62°F94°F 200350°F 19990%
Aug 2284°F62°F99°F 200347°F 20120%
Aug 2384°F62°F97°F 200749°F 19970%
Aug 2484°F62°F98°F 201251°F 20090%
Aug 2584°F62°F98°F 201151°F 20200%
Aug 2684°F61°F99°F 202350°F 20150%
Aug 2784°F61°F99°F 200351°F 20150%
Aug 2884°F61°F95°F 199454°F 20110%
Aug 2983°F61°F100°F 200755°F 19940%
Aug 3083°F60°F95°F 201350°F 20040%
Aug 3183°F60°F97°F 201249°F 20070%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Golden, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 7:37 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00113530 (Golden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116738, 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.