Raton climate

Raton Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Raton Krtn Radio, 1.9 km from Raton

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 52°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.52 in over about 12 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 Raton, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
2.52 in
Record high
100°FAug 1, 2012
Record low
41°FAug 18, 1950
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.7
Daylight
14 h 01 min to 12 h 59 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
48°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 184°F52°F100°F 201247°F 200040%0%
Aug 283°F52°F97°F 201147°F 194940%0%
Aug 383°F52°F98°F 201246°F 196240%0%
Aug 483°F52°F96°F 200947°F 195040%0%
Aug 583°F52°F97°F 202346°F 195640%0%
Aug 683°F52°F96°F 201147°F 196240%0%
Aug 783°F52°F99°F 201147°F 195040%0%
Aug 883°F52°F97°F 201147°F 200140%0%
Aug 983°F51°F100°F 201248°F 194840%0%
Aug 1083°F51°F95°F 195645°F 194839%0%
Aug 1183°F51°F100°F 201245°F 195139%0%
Aug 1283°F51°F95°F 201146°F 196039%0%
Aug 1382°F51°F95°F 202046°F 196638%0%
Aug 1482°F51°F98°F 202045°F 200238%0%
Aug 1582°F51°F94°F 201146°F 196838%0%
Aug 1682°F51°F96°F 201143°F 196837%0%
Aug 1782°F50°F95°F 202445°F 196737%0%
Aug 1882°F50°F98°F 201141°F 195037%0%
Aug 1982°F50°F98°F 202041°F 195036%0%
Aug 2082°F50°F97°F 202047°F 200436%0%
Aug 2182°F50°F95°F 200742°F 196436%0%
Aug 2282°F50°F95°F 200942°F 196735%0%
Aug 2382°F49°F97°F 201144°F 195035%0%
Aug 2481°F49°F96°F 201143°F 196834%0%
Aug 2581°F49°F97°F 201944°F 195634%0%
Aug 2681°F49°F95°F 201142°F 200133%0%
Aug 2781°F49°F95°F 201141°F 195033%0%
Aug 2881°F48°F98°F 201143°F 196433%0%
Aug 2981°F48°F95°F 201942°F 201432%0%
Aug 3081°F48°F94°F 201343°F 195632%0%
Aug 3181°F48°F94°F 201343°F 195931%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Raton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:04 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00297280 (Raton Krtn Radio), 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.