Telluride weather in August: Telluride, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Telluride in August has a normal high of 74°F and a normal low of 40°F, a daily mean of 57°F, falling from 76°F on the 1st to 72°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 15 days in a normal August, 2.60 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 5°C, 66 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationTelluride (4 mi WNW)
- Station IDUSC00058204
- Location37.95°N 107.87°W
- Elevation8,646 ft (2,635 m)
- Population2,486
- Jan 36° 0°
- Feb 38° 5°
- Mar 44° 13°
- Apr 51° 22°
- May 60° 29°
- Jun 73° 34°
- Jul 77° 41°
- Aug 74° 40°
- Sep 68° 34°
- Oct 57° 23°
- Nov 45° 13°
- Dec 36° 2°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Telluride in August?
The normal high is 74°F and the normal low 40°F, for a daily mean of 57.2°F. August is 1.5°F cooler than July and 6.4°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Telluride and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 76°F on August 1 to 72°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 56°F and 59°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 48%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 76°F | 42°F | 48% | 27% |
| August 8 | 75°F | 41°F | 48% | 27% |
| August 15 | 74°F | 41°F | 47% | 27% |
| August 22 | 73°F | 40°F | 47% | 26% |
| August 31 | 72°F | 38°F | 44% | 25% |
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 | 76°F | 42°F | 48% | 27% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 2 | 76°F | 42°F | 48% | 27% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 3 | 76°F | 42°F | 48% | 27% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 76°F | 42°F | 48% | 27% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 75°F | 42°F | 48% | 27% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 75°F | 42°F | 48% | 27% | 14 h |
| August 7 | 75°F | 42°F | 48% | 27% | 14 h |
| August 8 | 75°F | 41°F | 48% | 27% | 14 h |
| August 9 | 75°F | 41°F | 48% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 75°F | 41°F | 48% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 75°F | 41°F | 48% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 12 | 75°F | 41°F | 48% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 13 | 75°F | 41°F | 48% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 74°F | 41°F | 48% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 74°F | 41°F | 47% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 74°F | 40°F | 47% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 17 | 74°F | 40°F | 47% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 18 | 74°F | 40°F | 47% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 74°F | 40°F | 47% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 74°F | 40°F | 47% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 74°F | 40°F | 47% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 22 | 73°F | 40°F | 47% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 23 | 73°F | 39°F | 46% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 73°F | 39°F | 46% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 73°F | 39°F | 46% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 73°F | 39°F | 46% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 27 | 73°F | 39°F | 46% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 73°F | 38°F | 45% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 72°F | 38°F | 45% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 72°F | 38°F | 45% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 72°F | 38°F | 44% | 25% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 74°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 40°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 2.60 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 150.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 14 h 10 min to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 25
- Days at 80°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00058204; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Telluride in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 47% on average, highest around August 5 (48%). In all, 2.60 in falls on 15 days of a normal August.
In a normal August in Telluride, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00058204.
What are the records for August in Telluride?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1900) is 91°F, on August 4, 1979; the coldest is 22°F, on August 30, 1955. The wettest August brought 10.10 in (1914).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 57.2°F: 2021 57.5°F (+0.3), 2022 59.3°F (+2.1), 2023 60.3°F (+3.1), 2024 59.3°F (+2.1), 2025 60.3°F (+3.1), 2026 62.0°F (+4.8). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.5°F | +0.3°F | 2.25 in |
| 2022 | 59.3°F | +2.1°F | 3.03 in |
| 2023 | 60.3°F | +3.1°F | 2.31 in |
| 2024 | 59.3°F | +2.1°F | 4.44 in |
| 2025 | 60.3°F | +3.1°F | 1.34 in |
| 2026 | 62.0°F | +4.8°F | 1.10 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00058204; recent months: ACIS, station USC00058204. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Telluride 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; Telluride's is 74°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.