Colfax County Weather in August
Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 53°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.47 in over about 10 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 84°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 2.47 in
- Record high
- 100°FAug 1, 2012
- Record low
- 41°FAug 18, 1950
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 6.7
- Daylight
- 14 h 00 min to 12 h 59 min
- Cloud cover
- 52%
- Humidity
- 53%
- Dew point
- 49°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 86°F | 53°F | 100°F 2012 | 47°F 2000 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 86°F | 53°F | 97°F 2011 | 47°F 1949 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 85°F | 53°F | 98°F 2012 | 46°F 1962 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 85°F | 53°F | 96°F 2009 | 47°F 1950 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 85°F | 53°F | 97°F 2023 | 46°F 1956 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 85°F | 53°F | 96°F 2011 | 47°F 1962 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 85°F | 53°F | 99°F 2011 | 47°F 1950 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 85°F | 53°F | 97°F 2011 | 47°F 2001 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 85°F | 53°F | 100°F 2012 | 48°F 1948 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 85°F | 52°F | 95°F 1956 | 45°F 1948 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 85°F | 52°F | 100°F 2012 | 45°F 1951 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 85°F | 52°F | 95°F 2011 | 46°F 1960 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 84°F | 52°F | 95°F 2020 | 46°F 1966 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 84°F | 52°F | 98°F 2020 | 45°F 2002 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 84°F | 52°F | 94°F 2011 | 46°F 1968 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 84°F | 52°F | 96°F 2011 | 43°F 1968 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 84°F | 52°F | 95°F 2024 | 45°F 1967 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 84°F | 52°F | 98°F 2011 | 41°F 1950 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 84°F | 51°F | 98°F 2020 | 41°F 1950 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 84°F | 51°F | 97°F 2020 | 47°F 2004 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 84°F | 51°F | 95°F 2007 | 42°F 1964 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 83°F | 51°F | 95°F 2009 | 42°F 1967 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 83°F | 51°F | 97°F 2011 | 44°F 1950 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 83°F | 51°F | 96°F 2011 | 43°F 1968 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 83°F | 50°F | 97°F 2019 | 44°F 1956 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 83°F | 50°F | 95°F 2011 | 42°F 2001 | 26% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 83°F | 50°F | 95°F 2011 | 41°F 1950 | 26% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 83°F | 50°F | 98°F 2011 | 43°F 1964 | 26% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 83°F | 50°F | 95°F 2019 | 42°F 2014 | 25% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 82°F | 49°F | 94°F 2013 | 43°F 1956 | 25% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 82°F | 49°F | 94°F 2013 | 43°F 1959 | 25% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00295490 (Maxwell 3 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023052, 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.