Denver climate

Denver Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Holland 2 Se, 18.4 km from Denver

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 66°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.27 in over about 10 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 Denver, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
4.27 in
Record high
100°FAug 23, 2012
Record low
46°FAug 21, 2000
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.8
Daylight
14 h 17 min to 13 h 07 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
4.7 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°F66°F96°F 200259°F 200135%0%
Aug 286°F66°F99°F 200257°F 202535%0%
Aug 385°F66°F96°F 200656°F 202535%0%
Aug 485°F66°F94°F 202257°F 199935%0%
Aug 585°F66°F93°F 201255°F 201335%0%
Aug 685°F66°F93°F 200153°F 200434%0%
Aug 785°F66°F96°F 200153°F 200234%0%
Aug 885°F66°F97°F 200152°F 200434%0%
Aug 985°F66°F99°F 200155°F 200234%0%
Aug 1085°F66°F94°F 200154°F 199934%0%
Aug 1185°F66°F93°F 200254°F 200834%0%
Aug 1285°F66°F96°F 200252°F 200634%0%
Aug 1385°F65°F97°F 200252°F 200634%0%
Aug 1485°F65°F98°F 200253°F 201333%0%
Aug 1585°F65°F93°F 200250°F 201333%0%
Aug 1685°F65°F91°F 200250°F 201433%0%
Aug 1784°F65°F94°F 200255°F 201333%0%
Aug 1884°F65°F95°F 200254°F 201432%0%
Aug 1984°F65°F92°F 200255°F 200032%0%
Aug 2084°F65°F92°F 201950°F 200832%0%
Aug 2184°F64°F91°F 202346°F 200032%0%
Aug 2284°F64°F93°F 201748°F 200031%0%
Aug 2384°F64°F100°F 201249°F 201631%0%
Aug 2484°F64°F90°F 202053°F 200331%0%
Aug 2583°F64°F93°F 202153°F 201330%0%
Aug 2683°F63°F93°F 202153°F 202530%0%
Aug 2783°F63°F95°F 202050°F 202530%0%
Aug 2883°F63°F94°F 201850°F 202530%0%
Aug 2983°F63°F95°F 201851°F 201430%0%
Aug 3083°F63°F94°F 202251°F 199930%0%
Aug 3182°F62°F96°F 201054°F 200929%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Denver, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 7:38 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00366238 (New Holland 2 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054737, 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.