Placitas climate

Placitas Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Placitas 4W, 4.8 km from Placitas

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 87°F on August 31, and lows from 62°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.95 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 Placitas, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
89°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
1.95 in
Record high
102°FAug 5, 2023
Record low
50°FAug 28, 1992
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
16.1
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
6.0 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 191°F62°F101°F 193455°F 197128%0%
Aug 291°F62°F101°F 197957°F 196528%0%
Aug 391°F62°F101°F 202654°F 197128%0%
Aug 491°F62°F101°F 202658°F 194927%0%
Aug 590°F62°F102°F 202357°F 194927%0%
Aug 690°F62°F101°F 202357°F 197127%0%
Aug 790°F62°F100°F 199456°F 197127%0%
Aug 890°F61°F101°F 202553°F 197127%0%
Aug 990°F61°F100°F 202656°F 197427%0%
Aug 1090°F61°F100°F 193756°F 197426%0%
Aug 1190°F61°F99°F 193757°F 193126%0%
Aug 1290°F61°F97°F 193755°F 193126%0%
Aug 1390°F61°F100°F 199454°F 193126%0%
Aug 1490°F60°F98°F 193656°F 193126%0%
Aug 1590°F60°F99°F 202054°F 196526%0%
Aug 1690°F60°F99°F 193655°F 197825%0%
Aug 1789°F60°F98°F 202456°F 193125%0%
Aug 1889°F60°F98°F 201554°F 196825%0%
Aug 1989°F59°F99°F 193455°F 193125%0%
Aug 2089°F59°F100°F 202054°F 193324%0%
Aug 2189°F59°F99°F 202055°F 198024%0%
Aug 2289°F59°F97°F 200754°F 196424%0%
Aug 2388°F59°F97°F 197354°F 199024%0%
Aug 2488°F59°F96°F 193652°F 196824%0%
Aug 2588°F58°F99°F 193652°F 200423%0%
Aug 2688°F58°F99°F 201953°F 193323%0%
Aug 2788°F58°F96°F 196555°F 199223%0%
Aug 2888°F58°F97°F 196250°F 199222%0%
Aug 2987°F58°F97°F 197953°F 199222%0%
Aug 3087°F57°F97°F 201154°F 197822%0%
Aug 3187°F57°F96°F 201154°F 194421%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Placitas, 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 6:15 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:34 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00296911 (Placitas 4W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023050, 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.