Sierra County climate

Sierra County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elephant Butte Dam, 1.8 km from Sierra County

Average highs run from 94°F on August 1 to 92°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.81 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 Sierra County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
93°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
1.81 in
Record high
106°FAug 5, 2023
Record low
50°FAug 2, 1979
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
22.8
Daylight
13 h 46 min to 12 h 52 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
6.3 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 194°F70°F100°F 197757°F 197129%0%
Aug 294°F70°F100°F 197750°F 197929%0%
Aug 394°F70°F103°F 197757°F 197129%0%
Aug 494°F70°F102°F 202360°F 195629%0%
Aug 594°F70°F106°F 202360°F 199828%0%
Aug 694°F69°F104°F 202360°F 195428%0%
Aug 794°F69°F102°F 202560°F 195028%0%
Aug 894°F69°F102°F 202559°F 197128%0%
Aug 994°F69°F102°F 200357°F 197128%0%
Aug 1094°F69°F99°F 201160°F 196728%0%
Aug 1194°F69°F102°F 202060°F 197328%0%
Aug 1294°F69°F102°F 202058°F 196028%0%
Aug 1394°F69°F101°F 202060°F 196628%0%
Aug 1494°F69°F104°F 202059°F 196528%0%
Aug 1594°F69°F103°F 202058°F 196427%0%
Aug 1694°F69°F102°F 202458°F 195027%0%
Aug 1793°F69°F100°F 201957°F 196727%0%
Aug 1893°F69°F101°F 201557°F 197927%0%
Aug 1993°F69°F101°F 202653°F 197927%0%
Aug 2093°F69°F102°F 202055°F 197927%0%
Aug 2193°F68°F102°F 202057°F 196826%0%
Aug 2293°F68°F101°F 202056°F 195626%0%
Aug 2393°F68°F100°F 202055°F 196826%0%
Aug 2493°F68°F100°F 202657°F 196826%0%
Aug 2593°F68°F102°F 202656°F 200426%0%
Aug 2693°F68°F104°F 201956°F 197425%0%
Aug 2792°F68°F100°F 201958°F 195625%0%
Aug 2892°F67°F100°F 202059°F 195025%0%
Aug 2992°F67°F98°F 202657°F 196725%0%
Aug 3092°F67°F100°F 201155°F 197624%0%
Aug 3192°F67°F99°F 201155°F 200024%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sierra County, 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 6:22 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00292848 (Elephant Butte Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093045, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.