Hill City climate

Hill City Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hill City, 1.4 km from Hill City

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 52°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.34 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 Hill City, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
2.34 in
Record high
95°FAug 5, 2022
Record low
31°FAug 31, 2020
Chance of a freeze
14%
Days of 90°F or more
2.5
Daylight
14 h 35 min to 13 h 15 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
5.8 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°F91°F 202240°F 200938%0%
Aug 283°F52°F94°F 202445°F 202037%0%
Aug 383°F52°F94°F 202442°F 201737%0%
Aug 483°F51°F93°F 202241°F 201737%0%
Aug 583°F51°F95°F 202241°F 201237%0%
Aug 683°F51°F89°F 201245°F 201836%0%
Aug 783°F51°F92°F 200147°F 201736%0%
Aug 883°F51°F92°F 202646°F 201736%0%
Aug 983°F50°F90°F 202244°F 200435%0%
Aug 1083°F50°F91°F 202637°F 200435%0%
Aug 1183°F50°F93°F 202236°F 200435%0%
Aug 1283°F50°F91°F 202039°F 200434%0%
Aug 1382°F49°F95°F 200736°F 200434%0%
Aug 1482°F49°F90°F 202539°F 200434%0%
Aug 1582°F49°F93°F 201542°F 200833%0%
Aug 1682°F49°F91°F 202139°F 200933%0%
Aug 1782°F48°F95°F 202132°F 200232%
Aug 1882°F48°F93°F 202337°F 200932%
Aug 1982°F48°F88°F 200138°F 200232%
Aug 2081°F47°F89°F 202535°F 201631%
Aug 2181°F47°F95°F 202338°F 200931%
Aug 2281°F47°F95°F 202339°F 201530%
Aug 2381°F46°F93°F 200635°F 201530%
Aug 2481°F46°F91°F 200039°F 201030%
Aug 2581°F46°F94°F 201142°F 200729%
Aug 2680°F45°F92°F 201042°F 200529%
Aug 2780°F45°F93°F 201038°F 200429%
Aug 2880°F45°F91°F 201236°F 200428%
Aug 2980°F44°F95°F 201237°F 202128%
Aug 3080°F44°F91°F 201542°F 200128%
Aug 3179°F44°F87°F 200831°F 202028%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hill City, 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 (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00393868 (Hill City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094032, 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.