Denver, CO: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 76.3°F in Denver, CO, the warmest August since 2020, 4th warmest of 155.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 76.3°F; Warmest since 2020; 4th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 1.59 in; Wettest since 2025; 56th wettest of 155

A normal August in Denver, CO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 72.1°F, between 70°F and 75.4°F in eight years of ten and 1.16 in of precipitation, between 0.35 in and 3.39 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Denver, CO since 1872: 76.3°F in 2026; the highest is 77°F, in 2020 and 2011.

Normal range, 70 to 75.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Denver, CO from 1872 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2026	76.3	4	91.2	3	61.3	13	1.59	56
2025	73.8	27	87.7	29	59.8	36	4.12	3
2024	75.6	6	90.6	6	60.6	22	0.92	104
2023	74.2	19	88.3	25	60.1	30	0.93	102
2022	76.1	5	90.3	9	61.9	8	1.45	61
2021	75.4	7	90.6	6	60.2	27	0.27	142
2020	77	1	93.5	1	60.6	22	0.35	137
2019	75.4	7	90.5	8	60.2	27	0.58	126
2018	72.4	61	86.8	44	58	76	0.93	102
2017	71.5	89	85.7	74	57.3	97	1.86	43
2016	71.2	94	86.3	59	56.2	126	0.22	148
2015	74	24	89.8	11	58.3	70	1.18	83
2014	70.6	109	83.8	112	57.4	91	2.73	19
2013	74.6	14	89.4	16	59.8	36	2.78	16
2012	75	11	91	4	58.9	61	0.11	151
2011	77	1	92.7	2	61.3	13	0.30	140
2010	73.8	27	88.6	21	59	58	1.05	94
2009	70.3	118	85.5	77	55.1	142	1.14	89
2008	71.4	91	85.1	85	57.8	81	4.03	4
2007	75.4	7	89.8	11	61	17	2.76	17
2006	72.8	52	87.2	36	58.4	69	1.13	90
2005	71.6	85	86.4	56	56.7	109	1.33	68
2004	68.2	148	82.4	138	54	150	2.84	14
2003	73.7	30	88.5	23	58.8	63	1.24	77
2002	71.5	89	87.1	39	55.9	134	0.78	115
2001	73.5	35	87.2	36	59.7	41	0.71	119
2000	74.5	16	89.3	18	59.6	43	3.06	13
1999	71.2	94	83.5	117	58.9	61	3.37	9
1998	71.7	81	86.1	68	57.3	97	1.19	82
1997	69.6	132	81.9	143	57.4	91	3.52	7
1996	71.6	85	87.1	39	56.1	129	0.56	128
1995	75.3	10	91	4	59.6	43	1.04	95
1994	75	11	89.8	11	60.1	30	0.61	124
1993	70	126	83.5	117	56.5	118	0.64	122
1992	68.4	145	82.3	139	54.5	146	2.33	29
1991	71.4	91	85	89	57.9	80	3.69	6
1990	71.3	93	85.9	70	56.6	114	1.96	40
1989	71.6	85	86	69	57.3	97	1.28	73
1988	73.6	32	87.7	29	59.5	48	1.83	45
1987	70.7	106	84.4	101	56.9	105	2.00	37
1986	72.1	70	86.7	46	57.6	88	0.53	131
1985	72.3	65	87.7	29	57	104	0.28	141
1984	71.8	75	84.5	99	59.1	56	3.20	11
1983	74.4	17	87.7	29	61.1	16	1.51	57
1982	73.1	42	86.4	56	59.8	36	1.16	86
1981	72	72	84.8	93	59.2	54	1.16	86
1980	73.1	42	87.1	39	59.2	54	1.65	53
1979	69.5	134	82.5	136	56.4	122	5.85	1
1978	69.6	132	85.5	77	53.7	151	0.26	145
1977	70.2	119	82.9	128	57.5	89	1.00	96
1976	70.2	119	84.6	96	55.8	136	2.50	25
1975	70.7	106	86.2	63	55.3	141	2.00	37
1974	69.5	134	85.5	77	53.4	155	0.16	150
1973	73.4	38	88.8	19	58.1	74	1.28	73
1972	71	102	85.3	80	56.6	114	2.71	21
1971	72.7	54	88.6	21	56.9	105	0.85	107
1970	73.8	27	89.4	16	58.3	70	0.54	130
1969	73.9	25	88.7	20	59.1	56	0.79	114
1968	68.1	150	82.1	141	54.1	149	2.53	23
1967	68.2	148	82.9	128	53.5	154	0.83	111
1966	70.8	105	84.9	91	56.7	109	2.06	33
1965	70.2	119	84.4	101	56	133	1.06	93
1964	70.4	116	86.2	63	54.6	145	0.27	142
1963	68.7	144	81.2	146	56.2	126	2.52	24
1962	72.5	57	89.9	10	55	143	0.46	133
1961	72.1	70	86.6	51	57.7	85	1.21	79
1960	73.4	38	89.7	15	57.1	102	0.06	152
1959	73	46	86.2	63	59.8	36	0.25	146
1958	73.5	35	87.2	36	59.9	33	1.17	85
1957	72.6	56	85.8	71	59.4	51	2.03	34
1956	69.7	129	82.9	128	56.5	118	1.83	45
1955	73	46	86.2	63	59.9	33	2.41	27
1954	72.7	54	86.9	43	58.5	66	0.51	132
1953	71.2	94	84.6	96	57.8	81	1.25	76
1952	72.2	68	86.2	63	58.3	70	1.41	64
1951	70.7	106	84	110	57.4	91	4.47	2
1950	68.9	140	83	124	54.7	144	0.27	142
1949	72.9	49	85.2	82	60.6	22	0.55	129
1948	74.1	22	86.8	44	61.3	13	0.19	149
1947	74.1	22	86.3	59	61.9	8	1.16	86
1946	71.7	81	83.1	123	60.4	26	1.24	77
1945	71.8	75	83	124	60.5	25	1.44	62
1944	73.7	30	86.5	54	60.9	19	0.96	99
1943	74.2	19	85.7	74	62.7	4	0.82	112
1942	71.7	81	83.5	117	59.9	33	0.39	135
1941	71.7	81	82.7	133	60.7	21	1.60	55
1940	71.8	75	84	110	59.6	43	0.38	136
1939	71.8	75	85	89	58.5	66	0.43	134
1938	74.7	13	86.5	54	62.8	3	0.96	99
1937	76.8	3	89.8	11	63.8	1	0.63	123
1936	73.6	32	85.1	85	62.1	6	3.22	10
1935	73.6	32	85.3	80	61.8	12	1.30	70
1934	74.4	17	86.4	56	62.3	5	0.91	105
1933	70.6	109	81.9	143	59.4	51	0.84	110
1932	73.9	25	85.8	71	61.9	8	1.20	80
1931	72.3	65	84.3	105	60.2	27	2.36	28
1930	71.6	85	82.5	136	60.8	20	2.02	36
1929	73.1	42	84.2	106	61.9	8	2.72	20
1928	70.5	114	83.4	121	57.7	85	0.85	107
1927	66.6	154	77.4	155	55.8	136	2.75	18
1926	72.9	49	86.3	59	59.6	43	0.80	113
1925	69.7	129	80.3	150	59	58	1.68	52
1924	73.3	40	86.7	46	59.8	36	0.02	155
1923	68.4	145	78.8	153	58	76	3.87	5
1922	74.2	19	86.3	59	62.1	6	1.50	59
1921	71.2	94	82.8	131	59.5	48	3.49	8
1920	67.7	153	78.8	153	56.6	114	1.27	75
1919	72.5	57	85.1	85	60	32	1.00	96
1918	70.6	109	82.7	133	58.5	66	1.31	69
1917	68.4	145	80.7	148	56.1	129	0.05	153
1916	69	138	80.5	149	57.5	89	1.74	50
1915	66.5	155	79.4	152	53.6	153	1.92	41
1914	70.9	104	84.5	99	57.4	91	2.43	26
1913	73.1	42	86.7	46	59.5	48	0.85	107
1912	70.1	124	83.8	112	56.4	122	1.07	92
1911	70.2	119	84.4	101	56.1	129	1.08	91
1910	70.6	109	84.7	94	56.4	122	1.79	47
1909	72.5	57	85.2	82	59.7	41	2.13	32
1908	68.8	141	80.8	147	56.7	109	3.19	12
1907	71.2	94	84.7	94	57.7	85	0.23	147
1906	70.1	124	83.7	114	56.5	118	0.88	106
1905	72.9	49	87.3	35	58.6	65	0.67	121
1904	69.9	128	84.2	106	55.6	139	0.60	125
1903	72.3	65	86.6	51	58	76	1.35	67
1902	72.4	61	86.7	46	58	76	0.76	116
1901	73	46	86.6	51	59.4	51	1.30	70
1900	72.4	61	88.5	23	56.4	122	0.05	153
1899	71.9	73	86.7	46	57.1	102	1.78	48
1898	72.5	57	87	42	58.1	74	0.96	99
1897	69.7	129	82.7	133	56.6	114	1.44	62
1896	71.8	75	85.8	71	57.8	81	0.97	98
1895	70.2	119	83	124	57.3	97	0.76	116
1894	71.1	100	84.9	91	57.4	91	1.86	43
1893	70	126	83.3	122	56.7	109	0.35	137
1892	71.2	94	85.6	76	56.9	105	0.58	126
1891	69.2	137	82.8	131	55.5	140	2.84	14
1890	69	138	81.8	145	56.2	126	1.89	42
1889	72.8	52	87.7	29	57.8	81	0.33	139
1888	68	151	82.3	139	53.7	151	1.51	57
1887	68.8	141	83	124	54.5	146	2.68	22
1886	71.8	75	85.2	82	58.3	70	1.62	54
1885	68.8	141	82	142	55.7	138	1.18	83
1884	67.8	152	79.7	151	55.9	134	1.71	51
1883	71.1	100	83.5	117	58.7	64	0.75	118
1882	71.9	73	84.2	106	59.6	43	1.20	80
1881	73.3	40	83.6	116	63.1	2	2.33	29
1880	70.5	114	83.7	114	57.2	101	1.46	60
1879	71	102	84.6	96	57.4	91	1.38	66
1878	74.6	14	88.1	27	61	17	2.25	31
1877	72.4	61	88.3	25	56.5	118	1.30	70
1876	70.6	109	85.1	85	56.1	129	2.03	34
1875	70.4	116	84.2	106	56.7	109	1.97	39
1874	73.5	35	88.1	27	59	58	0.68	120
1873	72.2	68	87.5	34	56.8	108	1.41	64
1872	69.3	136	84.4	101	54.3	148	1.75	49

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2020	77
2011	77
1937	76.8
2026	76.3
2022	76.1
2024	75.6
2021	75.4
2019	75.4
2007	75.4
1995	75.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	66.5
1927	66.6
1920	67.7
1884	67.8
1888	68
1968	68.1
2004	68.2
1967	68.2
1992	68.4
1923	68.4
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1979	5.85
1951	4.47
2025	4.12
2008	4.03
1923	3.87
1991	3.69
1997	3.52
1921	3.49
1999	3.37
1936	3.22

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1924	0.02
1917	0.05
1900	0.05
1960	0.06
2012	0.11
1974	0.16
1948	0.19
2016	0.22
1907	0.23
1959	0.25

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 102°F; 3 August 2026, 2 August 2026
Coldest night: 47°F; 5 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.39 in; 21 August 2026

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Every answer in words

August 2026 brought 1.59 in of precipitation in Denver, CO, the wettest August since 2025, 56th wettest of 155.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Denver, CO: 102°F on Monday 3 August 2026 and Sunday 2 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Denver, CO: a low of 47°F on Wednesday 5 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Denver, CO: 0.39 in on Friday 21 August 2026.