Carlsbad climate

Carlsbad Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Water Valley, 11 km from Carlsbad

Average highs run from 98°F on August 1 to 94°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.35 in over about 5 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 Carlsbad, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
97°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
2.35 in
Record high
111°FAug 23, 2024
Record low
55°FAug 29, 2009
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
25.9
Daylight
13 h 40 min to 12 h 49 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
9.6 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 198°F71°F103°F 201264°F 201415%0%
Aug 298°F71°F105°F 201063°F 202615%0%
Aug 398°F71°F107°F 201261°F 202115%0%
Aug 498°F70°F107°F 201262°F 202115%0%
Aug 598°F70°F105°F 201164°F 202116%0%
Aug 698°F70°F107°F 202366°F 202116%0%
Aug 798°F70°F108°F 202367°F 200516%0%
Aug 898°F70°F108°F 202367°F 200516%0%
Aug 998°F70°F108°F 202366°F 201816%0%
Aug 1098°F70°F109°F 202366°F 200717%0%
Aug 1198°F70°F110°F 202367°F 200417%0%
Aug 1298°F70°F108°F 202363°F 200417%0%
Aug 1398°F70°F108°F 202364°F 200417%0%
Aug 1497°F70°F106°F 202360°F 200317%0%
Aug 1597°F70°F109°F 202060°F 200318%0%
Aug 1697°F69°F106°F 202064°F 201618%0%
Aug 1797°F69°F104°F 201964°F 200418%0%
Aug 1897°F69°F108°F 202366°F 200418%0%
Aug 1997°F69°F106°F 201966°F 200418%0%
Aug 2096°F69°F105°F 202366°F 200818%0%
Aug 2196°F69°F106°F 202464°F 202018%0%
Aug 2296°F68°F109°F 202463°F 200418%0%
Aug 2396°F68°F111°F 202464°F 200418%0%
Aug 2495°F68°F108°F 202464°F 201518%0%
Aug 2595°F68°F105°F 202666°F 200818%0%
Aug 2695°F67°F104°F 201965°F 200818%0%
Aug 2795°F67°F107°F 201965°F 200819%0%
Aug 2894°F67°F103°F 202665°F 200719%0%
Aug 2994°F67°F106°F 202055°F 200919%0%
Aug 3094°F67°F104°F 202055°F 200919%0%
Aug 3194°F66°F104°F 201158°F 201719%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carlsbad, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 8:39 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 8:07 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419499 (Water Valley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00417944, 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.