McKinley County climate

McKinley County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mcgaffey 5 Se, 31.8 km from McKinley County

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 50°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.14 in over about 10 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 McKinley County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
3.14 in
Record high
98°FAug 2, 2000
Record low
35°FAug 30, 1975
Chance of a freeze
3%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
48%
Dew point
46°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 182°F50°F96°F 199345°F 199533%0%
Aug 282°F50°F98°F 200041°F 199533%0%
Aug 382°F50°F97°F 199542°F 199533%0%
Aug 482°F50°F98°F 202644°F 202533%0%
Aug 582°F50°F97°F 198144°F 197633%0%
Aug 682°F49°F97°F 201843°F 199333%0%
Aug 782°F49°F98°F 202544°F 199633%0%
Aug 882°F49°F95°F 199539°F 200933%0%
Aug 982°F49°F95°F 199540°F 200933%0%
Aug 1082°F49°F95°F 197942°F 200933%0%
Aug 1182°F49°F94°F 197340°F 199632%0%
Aug 1281°F49°F95°F 200241°F 199932%0%
Aug 1381°F49°F96°F 199638°F 199932%0%
Aug 1481°F49°F97°F 202043°F 197632%0%
Aug 1581°F49°F98°F 202045°F 197832%0%
Aug 1681°F49°F97°F 202042°F 201731%0%
Aug 1781°F48°F95°F 199440°F 198731%0%
Aug 1881°F48°F95°F 202042°F 198731%0%
Aug 1981°F48°F94°F 202040°F 197930%0%
Aug 2081°F48°F96°F 201940°F 197930%0%
Aug 2181°F48°F96°F 202039°F 198030%0%
Aug 2281°F48°F95°F 202040°F 197929%0%
Aug 2381°F48°F96°F 202039°F 197929%0%
Aug 2481°F48°F94°F 202040°F 200229%0%
Aug 2581°F48°F94°F 198539°F 200228%0%
Aug 2680°F47°F97°F 201938°F 197528%0%
Aug 2780°F47°F96°F 201939°F 199228%0%
Aug 2880°F47°F95°F 201937°F 197827%0%
Aug 2980°F47°F92°F 201138°F 201627%0%
Aug 3080°F47°F93°F 201935°F 197526%0%
Aug 3180°F47°F96°F 201940°F 197526%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McKinley County, 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 (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:41 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00295560 (Mcgaffey 5 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023081, 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.