Artesia climate

Artesia Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Artesia 6S, 9.9 km from Artesia

Average highs run from 95°F on August 1 to 91°F on August 31, and lows from 66°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.63 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 Artesia, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
94°F
Average low
64°F
Precipitation
1.63 in
Record high
110°FAug 15, 1919
Record low
45°FAug 31, 1915
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
25.3
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 12 h 51 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
45%
Dew point
56°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 195°F66°F108°F 194354°F 192520%0%
Aug 295°F66°F107°F 194353°F 192520%0%
Aug 395°F66°F107°F 193055°F 191320%0%
Aug 495°F66°F105°F 191955°F 197320%0%
Aug 595°F66°F106°F 191953°F 197320%0%
Aug 695°F66°F106°F 202352°F 197520%0%
Aug 795°F66°F106°F 191952°F 197520%0%
Aug 895°F66°F106°F 191752°F 193320%0%
Aug 995°F65°F107°F 201155°F 197520%0%
Aug 1095°F65°F106°F 201151°F 197520%0%
Aug 1195°F65°F107°F 191752°F 197520%0%
Aug 1295°F65°F107°F 191954°F 193920%0%
Aug 1395°F65°F107°F 202050°F 193320%0%
Aug 1495°F65°F107°F 202050°F 193320%0%
Aug 1595°F65°F110°F 191952°F 193120%0%
Aug 1694°F65°F106°F 202048°F 193319%0%
Aug 1794°F64°F103°F 192452°F 193319%0%
Aug 1894°F64°F106°F 202354°F 197919%0%
Aug 1994°F64°F105°F 199452°F 193919%0%
Aug 2094°F64°F107°F 194356°F 197919%0%
Aug 2194°F64°F105°F 200749°F 196719%0%
Aug 2293°F64°F103°F 191754°F 198119%0%
Aug 2393°F63°F102°F 191048°F 196819%0%
Aug 2493°F63°F104°F 191051°F 197319%0%
Aug 2593°F63°F107°F 202652°F 197319%0%
Aug 2692°F63°F108°F 201948°F 201019%0%
Aug 2792°F63°F109°F 201949°F 201019%0%
Aug 2892°F62°F107°F 193250°F 197019%0%
Aug 2992°F62°F104°F 202050°F 197019%0%
Aug 3091°F62°F105°F 191850°F 191519%0%
Aug 3191°F62°F105°F 196245°F 191519%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Artesia, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00290600 (Artesia 6S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00290600, 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.