Ridgway climate

Ridgway Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jt Myers Locks & Dam, 23.6 km from Ridgway

Average highs run from 89°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.12 in over about 6 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 Ridgway, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
3.12 in
Record high
111°FAug 8, 1930
Record low
41°FAug 28, 2009
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
10.8
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
6.7 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 189°F68°F100°F 193149°F 199724%0%
Aug 289°F68°F103°F 193050°F 199724%0%
Aug 389°F68°F107°F 196449°F 192024%0%
Aug 489°F68°F108°F 191850°F 192024%0%
Aug 589°F68°F110°F 191850°F 196623%0%
Aug 688°F68°F107°F 193048°F 194823%0%
Aug 788°F68°F108°F 193052°F 195723%0%
Aug 888°F68°F111°F 193054°F 194823%0%
Aug 988°F67°F111°F 193052°F 197623%0%
Aug 1088°F67°F106°F 191850°F 197223%0%
Aug 1188°F67°F106°F 191852°F 196722%0%
Aug 1288°F67°F102°F 193648°F 196722%0%
Aug 1388°F67°F102°F 193645°F 196422%0%
Aug 1488°F67°F104°F 191349°F 200422%0%
Aug 1588°F67°F103°F 191348°F 196322%0%
Aug 1688°F67°F103°F 200748°F 196322%0%
Aug 1788°F66°F110°F 193650°F 200422%0%
Aug 1888°F66°F110°F 193653°F 194321%0%
Aug 1988°F66°F108°F 193649°F 193221%0%
Aug 2087°F66°F105°F 193649°F 195321%0%
Aug 2187°F66°F108°F 190046°F 195021%0%
Aug 2287°F65°F106°F 193646°F 195021%0%
Aug 2387°F65°F101°F 196848°F 192321%0%
Aug 2487°F65°F102°F 194347°F 195220%0%
Aug 2587°F65°F102°F 194349°F 192720%0%
Aug 2686°F65°F103°F 194347°F 195820%0%
Aug 2786°F64°F109°F 193643°F 200920%0%
Aug 2886°F64°F107°F 193641°F 200920%0%
Aug 2986°F64°F103°F 192543°F 198620%0%
Aug 3086°F64°F102°F 195144°F 200920%0%
Aug 3186°F63°F104°F 195344°F 191520%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgway, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00128967 (Jt Myers Locks & Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00113879, 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.