Grand Junction climate

Grand Junction Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jefferson, 13 km from Grand Junction

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.21 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 Grand Junction, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
4.21 in
Record high
111°FAug 8, 1934
Record low
34°FAug 25, 1934
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.5
Daylight
14 h 25 min to 13 h 10 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
8.3 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 183°F63°F104°F 198850°F 191131%0%
Aug 283°F63°F101°F 193047°F 192530%0%
Aug 383°F63°F107°F 193044°F 192730%0%
Aug 483°F62°F107°F 191845°F 197830%0%
Aug 582°F62°F110°F 193445°F 195730%0%
Aug 682°F62°F103°F 191848°F 199430%0%
Aug 782°F62°F98°F 202245°F 198930%0%
Aug 882°F62°F111°F 193444°F 190430%0%
Aug 982°F62°F102°F 191341°F 192730%0%
Aug 1082°F62°F101°F 191846°F 192730%0%
Aug 1182°F62°F99°F 194142°F 193030%0%
Aug 1282°F62°F102°F 193642°F 193130%0%
Aug 1382°F61°F98°F 196542°F 193130%0%
Aug 1482°F61°F100°F 193445°F 200430%0%
Aug 1582°F61°F104°F 198839°F 192930%0%
Aug 1681°F61°F106°F 198848°F 199430%0%
Aug 1781°F61°F105°F 198847°F 195330%0%
Aug 1881°F60°F110°F 193643°F 193330%0%
Aug 1981°F60°F99°F 198345°F 196729%0%
Aug 2081°F60°F98°F 194736°F 195029%0%
Aug 2181°F60°F102°F 193644°F 192529%0%
Aug 2281°F60°F99°F 191442°F 192329%0%
Aug 2381°F59°F97°F 191443°F 198429%0%
Aug 2481°F59°F106°F 193642°F 193429%0%
Aug 2580°F59°F106°F 193634°F 193429%0%
Aug 2680°F58°F102°F 200343°F 193429%0%
Aug 2780°F58°F100°F 195541°F 197129%0%
Aug 2880°F58°F97°F 195535°F 193529%0%
Aug 2980°F58°F98°F 194838°F 194629%0%
Aug 3080°F57°F98°F 195337°F 191529%0%
Aug 3180°F57°F101°F 201339°F 191528%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grand Junction, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:35 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00134228 (Jefferson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00136566, 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.