Cañon City weather in August: Cañon City, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Cañon City in August has a normal high of 87°F and a normal low of 57°F, a daily mean of 72°F, falling from 89°F on the 1st to 85°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal August, 2.06 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 14°C, 52 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationCanon City
- Station IDUSC00051294
- Location38.46°N 105.23°W
- Elevation5,378 ft (1,639 m)
- Population17,193
- Jan 49° 18°
- Feb 50° 20°
- Mar 59° 26°
- Apr 64° 33°
- May 73° 43°
- Jun 85° 52°
- Jul 89° 59°
- Aug 87° 57°
- Sep 80° 48°
- Oct 69° 36°
- Nov 57° 26°
- Dec 49° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cañon City in August?
The normal high is 87°F and the normal low 57°F, for a daily mean of 72.0°F. August is 1.9°F cooler than July and 7.8°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Cañon City and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 89°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 70°F and 74°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 43%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 89°F | 60°F | 43% | 19% |
| August 8 | 88°F | 59°F | 41% | 18% |
| August 15 | 87°F | 58°F | 38% | 16% |
| August 22 | 86°F | 56°F | 34% | 15% |
| August 31 | 85°F | 54°F | 29% | 12% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 1, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 89°F | 60°F | 43% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 2 | 89°F | 60°F | 43% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 3 | 88°F | 59°F | 42% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 4 | 88°F | 59°F | 42% | 19% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 88°F | 59°F | 42% | 19% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 88°F | 59°F | 42% | 18% | 14 h |
| August 7 | 88°F | 59°F | 42% | 18% | 14 h |
| August 8 | 88°F | 59°F | 41% | 18% | 14 h |
| August 9 | 88°F | 59°F | 41% | 18% | 14 h |
| August 10 | 88°F | 59°F | 41% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 87°F | 58°F | 40% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 12 | 87°F | 58°F | 40% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 13 | 87°F | 58°F | 39% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 14 | 87°F | 58°F | 39% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 87°F | 58°F | 38% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 87°F | 58°F | 38% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 17 | 87°F | 57°F | 37% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 18 | 87°F | 57°F | 36% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 19 | 86°F | 57°F | 36% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 86°F | 57°F | 35% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 86°F | 56°F | 35% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 22 | 86°F | 56°F | 34% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 23 | 86°F | 56°F | 34% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 86°F | 56°F | 33% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 86°F | 56°F | 33% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 85°F | 55°F | 32% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 27 | 85°F | 55°F | 31% | 13% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 28 | 85°F | 55°F | 31% | 13% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 85°F | 54°F | 30% | 13% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 85°F | 54°F | 30% | 12% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 85°F | 54°F | 29% | 12% | 13 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 87°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 57°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 2.06 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 12
- Daylight
- 14 h 10 min to 13 h 10 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 27
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00051294; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Cañon City in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around August 1 (43%). In all, 2.06 in falls on 12 days of a normal August.
In a normal August in Cañon City, 12 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00051294.
What are the records for August in Cañon City?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 102°F, on August 2, 1902; the coldest is 35°F, on August 26, 1910. The wettest August brought 4.83 in (1992).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 72.0°F: 2021 74.1°F (+2.1), 2022 73.9°F (+1.9), 2023 73.8°F (+1.8), 2024 74.4°F (+2.4), 2025 73.4°F (+1.4), 2026 77.2°F (+5.2). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74.1°F | +2.1°F | 0.81 in |
| 2022 | 73.9°F | +1.9°F | 1.26 in |
| 2023 | 73.8°F | +1.8°F | 0.81 in |
| 2024 | 74.4°F | +2.4°F | 1.33 in |
| 2025 | 73.4°F | +1.4°F | 2.82 in |
| 2026 | 77.2°F | +5.2°F | 0.63 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00051294; recent months: ACIS, station USC00051294. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Cañon City compare across Colorado?
Across the 125 places PlainClimate covers in Colorado, August normal highs run from 68°F in Leadville to 93°F in Lamar; Cañon City's is 87°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.