Ruidoso weather in August: Ruidoso, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Ruidoso in August has a normal high of 79°F and a normal low of 50°F, a daily mean of 64°F, falling from 80°F on the 1st to 77°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 15 days in a normal August, 4.23 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 26°C and low of 10°C, 107 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationRuidoso
- Station IDUSC00297649
- Location33.37°N 105.66°W
- Elevation6,930 ft (2,112 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population7,640
- Jan 49° 21°
- Feb 51° 23°
- Mar 58° 27°
- Apr 65° 33°
- May 73° 40°
- Jun 82° 47°
- Jul 81° 51°
- Aug 79° 50°
- Sep 75° 44°
- Oct 67° 35°
- Nov 56° 26°
- Dec 48° 22°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Ruidoso in August?
The normal high is 79°F and the normal low 50°F, for a daily mean of 64.4°F. August is 1.8°F cooler than July and 4.8°F warmer than September. August is the 3rd warmest month of the year in Ruidoso and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 80°F on August 1 to 77°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 63°F and 66°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 52%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 80°F | 52°F | 52% | 32% |
| August 8 | 79°F | 51°F | 51% | 32% |
| August 15 | 79°F | 51°F | 48% | 31% |
| August 22 | 78°F | 50°F | 45% | 29% |
| August 31 | 77°F | 48°F | 40% | 26% |
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 | 52°F | 52% | 32% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 2 | 79°F | 52°F | 52% | 32% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 3 | 79°F | 52°F | 52% | 32% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 4 | 79°F | 52°F | 52% | 32% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 5 | 79°F | 52°F | 52% | 32% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 6 | 79°F | 52°F | 52% | 32% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 7 | 79°F | 51°F | 51% | 32% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 8 | 79°F | 51°F | 51% | 32% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 9 | 79°F | 51°F | 51% | 32% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 10 | 79°F | 51°F | 50% | 32% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 11 | 79°F | 51°F | 50% | 31% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 12 | 79°F | 51°F | 49% | 31% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 13 | 79°F | 51°F | 49% | 31% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 14 | 79°F | 51°F | 49% | 31% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 15 | 79°F | 51°F | 48% | 31% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 16 | 79°F | 51°F | 48% | 31% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 17 | 79°F | 50°F | 48% | 30% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 18 | 78°F | 50°F | 47% | 30% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 19 | 78°F | 50°F | 47% | 30% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 20 | 78°F | 50°F | 46% | 29% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 78°F | 50°F | 46% | 29% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 22 | 78°F | 50°F | 45% | 29% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 23 | 78°F | 50°F | 45% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 24 | 78°F | 49°F | 44% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 25 | 78°F | 49°F | 44% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 78°F | 49°F | 43% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 78°F | 49°F | 43% | 27% | 13 h |
| August 28 | 78°F | 49°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h |
| August 29 | 78°F | 48°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h |
| August 30 | 78°F | 48°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 77°F | 48°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 79°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 50°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 4.23 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 150.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 18
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00297649; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Ruidoso in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 47% on average, highest around August 1 (52%). In all, 4.23 in falls on 15 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00297649.
What are the records for August in Ruidoso?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1941) is 92°F, on August 4, 1944; the coldest is 31°F, on August 7, 1978. The wettest August brought 11.36 in (1984).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00297649. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Ruidoso 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; Ruidoso's is 79°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.