Alamogordo weather in August: Alamogordo, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Alamogordo in August has a normal high of 91°F and a normal low of 68°F, a daily mean of 79°F, holding near 91°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal August, 1.96 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 33°C and low of 20°C, 50 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationAlamogordo
- Station IDUSC00290199
- Location32.92°N 105.95°W
- Elevation4,380 ft (1,335 m)
- Population31,667
- Jan 55° 33°
- Feb 60° 37°
- Mar 68° 43°
- Apr 76° 51°
- May 85° 59°
- Jun 94° 68°
- Jul 93° 70°
- Aug 91° 68°
- Sep 86° 63°
- Oct 75° 51°
- Nov 64° 41°
- Dec 54° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Alamogordo in August?
The normal high is 91°F and the normal low 68°F, for a daily mean of 79.4°F. August is 1.8°F cooler than July and 5.3°F warmer than September. August is the 3rd warmest month of the year in Alamogordo and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 91°F on August 1 to 90°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 78°F and 81°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 91°F | 68°F | 33% | 18% |
| August 8 | 91°F | 68°F | 32% | 18% |
| August 15 | 91°F | 68°F | 30% | 18% |
| August 22 | 91°F | 68°F | 28% | 16% |
| August 31 | 90°F | 67°F | 25% | 14% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 12, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 91°F | 68°F | 33% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 2 | 91°F | 68°F | 33% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 3 | 91°F | 68°F | 33% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 4 | 91°F | 68°F | 33% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 5 | 91°F | 68°F | 32% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 6 | 91°F | 68°F | 32% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 7 | 91°F | 68°F | 32% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 8 | 91°F | 68°F | 32% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 9 | 91°F | 68°F | 31% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 10 | 91°F | 68°F | 31% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 11 | 91°F | 68°F | 31% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 12 | 91°F | 68°F | 31% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 13 | 91°F | 68°F | 31% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 14 | 91°F | 68°F | 31% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 15 | 91°F | 68°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 16 | 91°F | 68°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 17 | 91°F | 68°F | 30% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 18 | 91°F | 68°F | 30% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 19 | 91°F | 68°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 20 | 91°F | 68°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 91°F | 68°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 22 | 91°F | 68°F | 28% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 23 | 91°F | 68°F | 28% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 24 | 91°F | 68°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 25 | 91°F | 68°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 91°F | 68°F | 27% | 15% | 13 h |
| August 27 | 91°F | 67°F | 26% | 15% | 13 h |
| August 28 | 91°F | 67°F | 26% | 15% | 13 h |
| August 29 | 90°F | 67°F | 25% | 15% | 13 h |
| August 30 | 90°F | 67°F | 25% | 15% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 90°F | 67°F | 25% | 14% | 12 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 91°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 68°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 1.96 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 20
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 12 h 50 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 30
- Sunshine
- 84%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00290199; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Alamogordo in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around August 1 (33%). In all, 1.96 in falls on 9 days of a normal August.
In a normal August in Alamogordo, 20 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00290199.
What are the records for August in Alamogordo?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1913) is 106°F, on August 7, 1951; the coldest is 50°F, on August 24, 1945. The wettest August brought 6.67 in (1959).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00290199. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Alamogordo compare across New Mexico?
Across the 98 places PlainClimate covers in New Mexico, August normal highs run from 71°F in Cloudcroft to 96°F in Lordsburg; Alamogordo's is 91°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.