Denver climate

Denver Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waterloo Muni AP, 14 km from Denver

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.17 in over about 9 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 Denver, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
4.17 in
Record high
105°FAug 17, 1988
Record low
33°FAug 20, 1950
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.0
Daylight
14 h 29 min to 13 h 12 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
8.1 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 184°F63°F101°F 198849°F 197728%0%
Aug 284°F63°F101°F 198849°F 196528%0%
Aug 384°F63°F100°F 198849°F 197128%0%
Aug 484°F63°F97°F 198945°F 197828%0%
Aug 584°F63°F93°F 196544°F 199428%0%
Aug 684°F63°F95°F 202245°F 201228%0%
Aug 784°F63°F99°F 198846°F 198928%0%
Aug 884°F62°F94°F 198345°F 197628%0%
Aug 984°F62°F95°F 198546°F 197228%0%
Aug 1084°F62°F96°F 198349°F 196728%0%
Aug 1184°F62°F96°F 198843°F 198228%0%
Aug 1283°F62°F94°F 199545°F 196428%0%
Aug 1383°F62°F95°F 196541°F 196428%0%
Aug 1483°F62°F101°F 198839°F 196428%0%
Aug 1583°F61°F104°F 198842°F 200428%0%
Aug 1683°F61°F103°F 198843°F 197628%0%
Aug 1783°F61°F105°F 198846°F 196228%0%
Aug 1883°F61°F98°F 198343°F 197728%0%
Aug 1983°F61°F100°F 198342°F 196328%0%
Aug 2083°F61°F98°F 200333°F 195028%0%
Aug 2183°F60°F97°F 195539°F 200428%0%
Aug 2282°F60°F99°F 202347°F 195128%0%
Aug 2382°F60°F105°F 202345°F 196928%0%
Aug 2482°F60°F103°F 202344°F 197728%0%
Aug 2582°F60°F98°F 200340°F 195829%0%
Aug 2682°F59°F98°F 202442°F 196429%0%
Aug 2782°F59°F96°F 195541°F 197129%0%
Aug 2882°F59°F97°F 195540°F 198629%0%
Aug 2981°F58°F98°F 198441°F 198829%0%
Aug 3081°F58°F96°F 201244°F 197429%0%
Aug 3181°F58°F99°F 200038°F 196729%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Denver, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:30 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:45 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094910 (Waterloo Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094910, 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.