Average Rainfall for Colorado in August
The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall during August at cities, towns and parks in Colorado.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month. Most places also have information on the number of days with wet weather. This includes the days when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The rainfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
You can jump to a separate table for Western Colorado and Eastern Colorado.
Western Colorado
Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
---|---|---|---|
9 | Alamosa | 1.4 | 36 |
13 | Aspen | 1.8 | 44 |
14 | Breckenridge | 2.2 | 57 |
16 | Climax | 2.6 | 65 |
7 | Colorado National Monument | 1.0 | 26 |
8 | CortezĀ | 1.3 | 34 |
12 | Crested Butte | 2.0 | 50 |
6 | Dinosaur National Monument | 1.0 | 26 |
13 | Durango | 2.3 | 58 |
7 | Glenwood Springs | 1.3 | 32 |
7 | Grand Junction | 0.9 | 23 |
11 | Gunnison | 1.5 | 37 |
14 | Leadville | 1.9 | 47 |
11 | Mesa Verde National Park | 2.1 | 52 |
15 | Ouray | 2.4 | 61 |
16 | Silverton | 2.8 | 72 |
12 | Steamboat Springs | 1.8 | 46 |
12 | Taylor Park Reservoir | 2.2 | 55 |
15 | Telluride | 2.6 | 66 |
11 | Vail | 1.8 | 44 |
Front Range & Eastern Colorado
Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
---|---|---|---|
11 | Boulder | 1.7 | 43 |
7 | Burlington | 2.7 | 68 |
12 | Canon City | 2.1 | 52 |
12 | Colorado Springs | 3.0 | 75 |
9 | Denver | 1.8 | 46 |
13 | Estes Park | 1.7 | 43 |
14 | Florissant Fossil Beds Monument | 3.0 | 77 |
9 | Fort Collins | 1.5 | 37 |
11 | Great Sand Dunes National Monument | 1.9 | 49 |
7 | Greeley | 1.6 | 40 |
10 | Lakewood | 1.9 | 48 |
9 | Pueblo | 2.1 | 54 |
7 | Sterling | 1.5 | 39 |
11 | Trinidad | 2.3 | 58 |
Reference
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.