Mountainair climate

Mountainair Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mountainair, 1.8 km from Mountainair

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.44 in over about 8 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 Mountainair, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
2.44 in
Record high
98°FAug 4, 2026
Record low
41°FAug 27, 2010
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.1
Daylight
13 h 51 min to 12 h 54 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
6.9 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 186°F59°F95°F 202447°F 201327%0%
Aug 286°F59°F96°F 202448°F 200027%0%
Aug 386°F59°F95°F 200350°F 199827%0%
Aug 486°F59°F98°F 202648°F 201327%0%
Aug 586°F59°F95°F 202646°F 202527%0%
Aug 686°F59°F96°F 202346°F 199827%0%
Aug 786°F59°F96°F 202348°F 202527%0%
Aug 886°F59°F97°F 202646°F 201427%0%
Aug 986°F59°F97°F 202544°F 200927%0%
Aug 1086°F59°F96°F 202545°F 200926%0%
Aug 1186°F58°F95°F 202648°F 201026%0%
Aug 1285°F58°F94°F 200744°F 201826%0%
Aug 1385°F58°F95°F 200745°F 201826%0%
Aug 1485°F58°F94°F 200743°F 202225%0%
Aug 1585°F58°F93°F 202543°F 201625%0%
Aug 1685°F58°F93°F 200246°F 201725%0%
Aug 1785°F58°F93°F 200244°F 202124%0%
Aug 1885°F58°F95°F 202445°F 202124%0%
Aug 1985°F58°F94°F 200742°F 200924%0%
Aug 2085°F57°F95°F 202043°F 200924%0%
Aug 2185°F57°F96°F 202046°F 202123%0%
Aug 2285°F57°F96°F 200743°F 201623%0%
Aug 2385°F57°F96°F 200745°F 201323%0%
Aug 2485°F57°F91°F 200744°F 201623%0%
Aug 2584°F57°F92°F 200242°F 200222%0%
Aug 2684°F56°F94°F 200242°F 200922%0%
Aug 2784°F56°F95°F 201941°F 201022%0%
Aug 2884°F56°F94°F 200241°F 201021%0%
Aug 2984°F56°F94°F 202041°F 200521%0%
Aug 3084°F56°F93°F 201941°F 201421%0%
Aug 3183°F56°F92°F 201143°F 200521%0%

Chance of rain

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

August 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00295965 (Mountainair), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00295908, 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.