Salida weather in August: Salida, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Salida in August has a normal high of 83°F and a normal low of 47°F, a daily mean of 65°F, falling from 85°F on the 1st to 81°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal August, 1.46 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 28°C and low of 8°C, 37 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationSalida
- Station IDUSC00057370
- Location38.53°N 106.02°W
- Elevation7,160 ft (2,182 m)
- Population6,007
- Jan 43° 12°
- Feb 46° 15°
- Mar 54° 21°
- Apr 60° 28°
- May 70° 35°
- Jun 82° 43°
- Jul 86° 49°
- Aug 83° 47°
- Sep 77° 39°
- Oct 65° 29°
- Nov 53° 20°
- Dec 43° 13°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Salida in August?
The normal high is 83°F and the normal low 47°F, for a daily mean of 65.1°F. August is 2.3°F cooler than July and 7.1°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Salida and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 85°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 63°F and 67°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 85°F | 49°F | 34% | 16% |
| August 8 | 84°F | 49°F | 34% | 17% |
| August 15 | 83°F | 48°F | 33% | 16% |
| August 22 | 83°F | 46°F | 31% | 15% |
| August 31 | 81°F | 44°F | 27% | 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 | 85°F | 49°F | 34% | 16% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 2 | 85°F | 49°F | 34% | 16% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 3 | 85°F | 49°F | 34% | 16% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 4 | 85°F | 49°F | 34% | 16% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 5 | 84°F | 49°F | 34% | 16% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 84°F | 49°F | 34% | 17% | 14 h |
| August 7 | 84°F | 49°F | 34% | 17% | 14 h |
| August 8 | 84°F | 49°F | 34% | 17% | 14 h |
| August 9 | 84°F | 49°F | 34% | 17% | 14 h |
| August 10 | 84°F | 49°F | 34% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 84°F | 48°F | 34% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 12 | 84°F | 48°F | 34% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 13 | 84°F | 48°F | 33% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 14 | 83°F | 48°F | 33% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 83°F | 48°F | 33% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 83°F | 48°F | 33% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 17 | 83°F | 47°F | 32% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 18 | 83°F | 47°F | 32% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 19 | 83°F | 47°F | 32% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 83°F | 47°F | 32% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 83°F | 47°F | 31% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 22 | 83°F | 46°F | 31% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 23 | 82°F | 46°F | 30% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 82°F | 46°F | 30% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 82°F | 46°F | 30% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 82°F | 45°F | 29% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 27 | 82°F | 45°F | 29% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 28 | 82°F | 45°F | 28% | 13% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 82°F | 45°F | 28% | 13% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 81°F | 44°F | 27% | 13% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 81°F | 44°F | 27% | 12% | 13 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 83°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 47°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 1.46 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3
- 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
- 24
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00057370; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Salida in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around August 5 (34%). In all, 1.46 in falls on 10 days of a normal August.
In a normal August in Salida, 3 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00057370.
What are the records for August in Salida?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 100°F, on August 1, 1902; the coldest is 31°F, on August 25, 1900. The wettest August brought 5.95 in (1955).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00057370. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Salida 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; Salida's is 83°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.