Colby climate

Colby Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Owen 1E, 19 km from Colby

Average highs run from 79°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31, and lows from 56°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.42 in over about 11 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 Colby, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
4.42 in
Record high
100°FAug 4, 1896
Record low
30°FAug 30, 1931
Chance of a freeze
1%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 40 min to 13 h 18 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
8.5 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 179°F56°F99°F 190237°F 189536%0%
Aug 279°F56°F98°F 196440°F 190436%0%
Aug 378°F56°F98°F 198837°F 189436%0%
Aug 478°F55°F100°F 189638°F 191236%0%
Aug 578°F55°F98°F 189639°F 195736%0%
Aug 678°F55°F99°F 190038°F 189336%0%
Aug 778°F55°F95°F 190041°F 199336%0%
Aug 878°F55°F96°F 190035°F 190436%0%
Aug 978°F55°F100°F 189637°F 189836%0%
Aug 1078°F55°F96°F 189941°F 193036%0%
Aug 1178°F55°F95°F 190037°F 196735%0%
Aug 1278°F55°F97°F 194736°F 190335%0%
Aug 1378°F55°F98°F 189538°F 191635%0%
Aug 1478°F55°F95°F 190034°F 196435%0%
Aug 1578°F55°F99°F 193637°F 197935%0%
Aug 1677°F55°F97°F 190039°F 195835%0%
Aug 1777°F55°F99°F 190038°F 189635%0%
Aug 1877°F54°F97°F 190037°F 197735%0%
Aug 1977°F54°F100°F 190032°F 189735%0%
Aug 2077°F54°F94°F 190633°F 189735%0%
Aug 2177°F54°F100°F 190133°F 189535%0%
Aug 2277°F54°F97°F 190034°F 192035%0%
Aug 2376°F54°F96°F 194833°F 189734%0%
Aug 2476°F54°F97°F 194834°F 194234%0%
Aug 2576°F53°F96°F 190933°F 189734%0%
Aug 2676°F53°F92°F 189934°F 191534%0%
Aug 2776°F53°F95°F 189934°F 189634%0%
Aug 2875°F53°F97°F 189933°F 198634%0%
Aug 2975°F53°F96°F 189931°F 189334%0%
Aug 3075°F52°F100°F 190030°F 193134%0%
Aug 3175°F52°F97°F 193737°F 200934%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Colby, 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 (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 7:40 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00476357 (Owen 1E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00475255, 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.