Estes Park weather in August: Estes Park, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Estes Park in August has a normal high of 78°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 62°F, falling from 80°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal August, 1.71 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 8°C, 43 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationEstes Park (3 mi SSE)
- Station IDUSC00052761
- Location40.35°N 105.52°W
- Elevation7,812 ft (2,381 m)
- Population5,795
- Jan 37° 16°
- Feb 38° 16°
- Mar 45° 21°
- Apr 52° 26°
- May 61° 35°
- Jun 74° 43°
- Jul 80° 48°
- Aug 78° 46°
- Sep 70° 39°
- Oct 57° 30°
- Nov 44° 24°
- Dec 36° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Estes Park in August?
The normal high is 78°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 62.0°F. August is 2.2°F cooler than July and 7.6°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Estes Park and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 80°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 60°F and 64°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 47%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 80°F | 49°F | 47% | 21% |
| August 8 | 79°F | 48°F | 46% | 20% |
| August 15 | 78°F | 47°F | 43% | 18% |
| August 22 | 77°F | 45°F | 40% | 16% |
| August 31 | 75°F | 43°F | 36% | 14% |
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 | 80°F | 49°F | 47% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 2 | 80°F | 49°F | 47% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 3 | 80°F | 49°F | 47% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 4 | 80°F | 49°F | 47% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 5 | 80°F | 48°F | 47% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 6 | 79°F | 48°F | 46% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 7 | 79°F | 48°F | 46% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 8 | 79°F | 48°F | 46% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 9 | 79°F | 48°F | 45% | 19% | 14 h |
| August 10 | 79°F | 48°F | 45% | 19% | 14 h |
| August 11 | 79°F | 48°F | 45% | 19% | 14 h |
| August 12 | 79°F | 47°F | 44% | 19% | 14 h |
| August 13 | 78°F | 47°F | 44% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 14 | 78°F | 47°F | 44% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 15 | 78°F | 47°F | 43% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 16 | 78°F | 47°F | 43% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 17 | 78°F | 46°F | 43% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 18 | 78°F | 46°F | 42% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 19 | 77°F | 46°F | 42% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 20 | 77°F | 46°F | 41% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 21 | 77°F | 46°F | 41% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 22 | 77°F | 45°F | 40% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 23 | 77°F | 45°F | 40% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 24 | 76°F | 45°F | 39% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 25 | 76°F | 45°F | 39% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 26 | 76°F | 45°F | 38% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 27 | 76°F | 44°F | 38% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 28 | 76°F | 44°F | 38% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 29 | 75°F | 44°F | 37% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 30 | 75°F | 44°F | 37% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 75°F | 43°F | 36% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 78°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 46°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 1.71 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 14 h 20 min to 13 h 10 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 27
- Days at 80°F or more
- 12
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00052761; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Estes Park in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 42% on average, highest around August 1 (47%). In all, 1.71 in falls on 13 days of a normal August.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00052761.
How does August in Estes Park 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; Estes Park's is 78°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.