Taos Weather in August
Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 52°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.77 in over about 10 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 84°F
- Average low
- 51°F
- Precipitation
- 1.77 in
- Record high
- 89°FAug 21, 2020
- Record low
- 25°FAug 25, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 4.2
- Daylight
- 13 h 59 min to 12 h 58 min
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- Humidity
- 55%
- Dew point
- 45°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 86°F | 52°F | 84°F 2012 | 36°F 2009 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 86°F | 52°F | 83°F 2003 | 39°F 2005 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 86°F | 52°F | 83°F 2003 | 37°F 2009 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 86°F | 52°F | 85°F 2009 | 38°F 2009 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 85°F | 52°F | 84°F 2009 | 32°F 2015 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 85°F | 52°F | 84°F 2011 | 35°F 2015 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 85°F | 52°F | 85°F 2011 | 38°F 2002 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 85°F | 52°F | 85°F 2003 | 33°F 2011 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 85°F | 52°F | 85°F 2003 | 28°F 2009 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 85°F | 52°F | 86°F 2024 | 30°F 2009 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 85°F | 52°F | 85°F 2003 | 37°F 2007 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 85°F | 52°F | 83°F 2002 | 33°F 2002 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 85°F | 52°F | 85°F 2020 | 33°F 2002 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 85°F | 52°F | 82°F 2020 | 33°F 2002 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 85°F | 52°F | 83°F 2002 | 32°F 2002 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 84°F | 52°F | 85°F 2002 | 36°F 2019 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 84°F | 51°F | 83°F 2002 | 30°F 2009 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 84°F | 51°F | 85°F 2011 | 35°F 2001 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 84°F | 51°F | 83°F 2019 | 28°F 2009 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 84°F | 51°F | 86°F 2020 | 33°F 2009 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 84°F | 51°F | 89°F 2020 | 35°F 2019 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 84°F | 51°F | 82°F 2009 | 36°F 2002 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 84°F | 51°F | 82°F 2011 | 33°F 2001 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 83°F | 51°F | 84°F 2011 | 32°F 2001 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 83°F | 51°F | 84°F 2019 | 25°F 2002 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 83°F | 50°F | 85°F 2019 | 31°F 2002 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 83°F | 50°F | 83°F 2011 | 30°F 2002 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 83°F | 50°F | 84°F 2011 | 31°F 2009 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 83°F | 50°F | 83°F 2011 | 33°F 2009 | 26% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 82°F | 50°F | 83°F 2013 | 32°F 2001 | 26% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 82°F | 50°F | 83°F 2011 | 33°F 2001 | 25% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00298668 (Taos), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00290407, 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.