El Paso, TX: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 86.9°F in El Paso, TX, the warmest August since 2024, 6th warmest of 140.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 86.9°F; Warmest since 2024; 6th warmest of 140
Precipitation: 0.93 in; Driest since 2025; 59th driest of 148

A normal August in El Paso, TX (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 82°F, between 79.4°F and 86.3°F in eight years of ten and 1.29 in of precipitation, between 0.51 in and 3.17 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in El Paso, TX since 1887: 86.9°F in 2026; the highest is 88.3°F, in 2020.

Normal range, 79.4 to 86.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in El Paso, TX from 1879 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	Days missing
2026	86.9	6	99.7	3	74.1	7	0.93	90	0
2025	86.7	7	98.4	8	75	6	0.46	122	0
2024	88.2	2	100	2	76.4	1	0.60	111	0
2023	87.3	4	99.4	5	75.1	5	1.44	66	0
2022	81.9	42	92.6	70	71.1	25	2.84	22	0
2021	81.3	53	92	79	70.6	30	2.46	32	0
2020	88.3	1	101.1	1	75.4	3	0.05	145	0
2019	87.6	3	99.7	3	75.6	2	0.89	93	0
2018	85.1	11	96.6	13	73.5	8	1.16	80	0
2017	81.4	51	92.8	64	70	39	2.01	45	0
2016	80.6	70	92	79	69.3	62	4.76	4	0
2015	85.5	10	97.6	10	73.4	9	1.55	64	0
2014	80.1	82	90.4	109	69.7	50	1.79	54	0
2013	82.9	24	93.7	48	72.2	19	1.12	82	0
2012	84.4	13	96.4	17	72.4	16	0.65	107	0
2011	87	5	98.8	7	75.2	4	1.11	83	0
2010	84.4	13	96.5	15	72.4	16	0.31	135	0
2009	84.1	16	96	19	72.1	20	0.59	113	0
2008	79.2	102	89.6	120	68.7	76	2.61	26	0
2007	83.4	23	94.4	39	72.3	18	0.57	114	0
2006	78.8	110	88.5	128	69.1	69	6.85	1	0
2005	80	86	90.8	102	69.2	66	4.35	6	0
2004	79.2	102	90.7	103	67.6	105	3.04	18	0
2003	83.8	19	95.1	27	72.5	13	0.66	106	0
2002	84.5	12	96.4	17	72.5	13	0.76	97	0
2001	81	57	92.5	72	69.5	55	1.72	57	0
2000	81.5	49	93.5	49	69.4	59	0.70	103	0
1999	81.2	55	92.5	72	69.9	45	1.43	67	0
1998	80.6	70	92.7	66	68.5	81	0.53	117	0
1997	81.5	49	93.3	56	69.8	46	1.41	68	0
1996	79.6	94	90.2	111	69	72	1.87	49	0
1995	82.7	25	95.2	25	70.3	33	0.76	97	0
1994	86.2	8	99.4	5	73	11	0.02	147	0
1993	82.5	30	95.2	25	69.7	50	2.73	25	0
1992	81.3	53	94.4	39	68.2	87	2.11	43	0
1991	79.4	100	92.1	77	66.8	127	2.06	44	0
1990	76.8	138	88.9	123	64.7	143	1.98	47	0
1989	79	107	91.5	89	66.6	129	3.06	17	0
1988	77.5	133	88.5	128	66.6	129	3.46	12	0
1987	79	107	92	79	66.1	136	2.22	36	0
1986	80.4	76	92.9	61	67.8	98	0.70	103	0
1985	80.5	73	94.2	44	66.9	122	1.46	65	0
1984	80.3	78	91.3	91	69.4	59	5.57	2	0
1983	81.8	43	95.9	21	67.7	102	0.97	89	0
1982	83.5	21	96.9	12	70	39	0.48	121	0
1981	79.5	96	91.2	92	67.7	102	5.26	3	0
1980	82.4	35	94.9	29	69.8	46	1.76	55	0
1979	78.7	113	92.4	74	65.1	140	2.16	38	0
1978	80	86	91.8	85	68.2	87	2.18	37	0
1977	82.5	30	94.9	29	70.1	37	1.36	71	0
1976	78.7	113	94.3	42	63.1	145	0.23	140	0
1975	80.9	63	96.5	15	65.3	139	0.45	124	0
1974	77	135	89	122	64.9	142	0.63	109	0
1973	79.2	102	95.6	23	62.7	146	0.73	100	0
1972	77.6	131	88.5	128	66.8	127	2.59	27	0
1971	76.9	137	88.5	128	65.4	138	1.59	63	0
1970	81.4	51	94.6	35	68.1	91	0.41	130	0
1969	85.6	9	98	9	73.3	10	0.28	136	0
1968	76.5	140	87.2	139	65.8	137	1.71	59	0
1967	78.5	119	90.1	112	67	118	0.54	115	0
1966	78.7	113	89.9	116	67.5	108	1.85	50	0
1965	81	57	93.4	53	68.7	76	0.49	120	0
1964	82.6	28	94.5	37	70.7	28	0.76	97	0
1963	80.3	78	91.2	92	69.4	59	1.03	87	0
1962	84	17	97.6	10	70.3	33	trace	148	0
1961	80.5	73	93.1	58	67.9	94	1.40	69	0
1960	82.5	30	94.9	29	70	39	0.77	96	0
1959	81	57	93.5	49	68.5	81	2.39	33	0
1958	82.6	28	94.7	32	70.5	31	1.14	81	0
1957	80.5	73	91.5	89	69.5	55	4.11	7	0
1956	79.9	90	91.9	82	67.9	94	0.61	110	0
1955	80.1	82	91.6	87	68.6	80	0.70	103	0
1954	79.2	102	90.7	103	67.8	98	2.37	34	0
1953	82.1	38	94.3	42	69.8	46	0.42	129	0
1952	83.5	21	95.8	22	71.3	23	1.06	85	0
1951	82.5	30	94.4	39	70.5	31	0.72	101	0
1950	80.6	70	93.8	47	67.4	110	0.16	142	0
1949	80.1	82	92.3	75	67.9	94	0.43	127	0
1948	82.2	36	94.5	37	70	39	1.82	53	0
1947	80	86	91.2	92	68.7	76	1.63	62	0
1946	81.8	43	93.4	53	70.3	33	1.19	77	0
1945	81.6	46	93.9	45	69.3	62	0.84	94	0
1944	80	86	92.3	75	67.7	102	1.04	86	0
1943	84	17	96.6	13	71.4	22	0.44	126	0
1942	79.4	100	89.9	116	68.8	74	3.82	10	0
1941	79.7	92	91	98	68.5	81	2.13	42	0
1940	79.5	96	90.9	100	68.2	87	0.78	95	0
1939	80.7	68	92.7	66	68.7	76	0.91	91	0
1938	80.9	63	92.6	70	69.3	62	0.20	141	1
1937	84.3	15	96	19	72.6	12	0.36	131	0
1936	80.7	68	91.9	82	69.6	53	1.94	48	0
1935	81.6	46	91.9	82	71.2	24	1.72	57	0
1934	83.7	20	95	28	72.5	13	0.60	111	0
1933	82	40	92.9	61	71.1	25	0.27	137	0
1932	80.8	66	91.6	87	70	39	2.14	40	0
1931	79.5	96	90.9	100	68.1	91	2.14	40	0
1930	81.6	46	92.9	61	70.3	33	1.29	76	0
1929	79	107	89.7	119	68.3	86	1.18	78	0
1928	77.8	124	88	136	67.5	108	2.93	20	0
1927	79.7	92	90.7	103	68.8	74	1.34	72	0
1926	81	57	93	60	69.1	69	0.27	137	0
1925	77.7	127	88.5	128	67	118	2.16	38	0
1924	82.7	25	94.7	32	70.7	28	2.58	28	0
1923	78.7	113	89.3	121	68.2	87	2.96	19	0
1922	82.5	30	93.5	49	71.6	21	0.27	137	0
1921	80.4	76	91	98	69.7	50	0.35	132	0
1920	77	135	87.3	138	66.6	129	1.33	74	0
1919	81	57	92.7	66	69.3	62	0.72	101	0
1918	77.5	133	88.4	134	66.5	134	1.66	61	0
1917	79.1	106	91.1	96	67.2	113	4.39	5	0
1916	77.7	127	88.4	134	67.1	115	3.07	16	0
1915	77.7	127	88.8	124	66.6	129	1.37	70	0
1914	78.5	119	90.1	112	66.9	122	1.85	50	0
1913	78.5	119	90.1	112	67	118	0.54	115	0
1912	77.8	124	88.8	124	66.9	122	2.83	23	0
1911	81.7	45	93.3	56	70.1	37	0.45	124	0
1910	82.2	36	93.4	53	71	27	1.18	78	0
1909	79.9	90	90.6	106	69.1	69	0.51	119	0
1908	77.6	131	88.6	126	66.6	129	2.55	30	0
1907	80.2	81	91.2	92	69.2	66	2.50	31	0
1906	76.8	138	87.1	140	66.4	135	4.10	8	0
1905	80.3	78	92.7	66	67.8	98	0.53	117	0
1904	78.7	113	90.1	112	67.4	110	2.24	35	0
1903	80.1	82	92.1	77	68.1	91	1.73	56	0
1902	79.5	96	91.1	96	67.9	94	2.85	21	0
1901	82.1	38	94.6	35	69.6	53	0.34	134	0
1900	81.1	56	94.7	32	67.6	105	0.43	127	0
1899	82	40	93.9	45	70	39	0.91	91	0
1898	78.5	119	89.8	118	67.2	113	1.00	88	0
1897	77.8	124	88.6	126	67.1	115	2.57	29	0
1896	79.6	94	91.7	86	67.6	105	1.09	84	0
1895	78.7	113	90.3	110	67.1	115	2.01	45	0
1894	77.7	127	88.5	128	66.9	122	0.64	108	0
1893	77.9	123	88	136	67.8	98	3.15	14	0
1892	78.8	110	90.6	106	67	118	0.07	144	0
1891	81	57	92.8	64	69.2	66	0.13	143	0
1890	78.8	110	90.6	106	66.9	122	3.25	13	0
1889	82.7	25	95.6	23	69.8	46	0.04	146	0
1888	80.9	63	93.5	49	68.4	85	1.32	75	0
1887	80.8	66	93.1	58	68.5	81	1.68	60	0
1886					69.5	55	1.85	50	31
1885					69	72	0.46	122	31
1884					69.5	55	3.98	9	31
1883					67.3	112	1.34	72	31
1882					65	141	2.82	24	31
1881					62.4	147	3.15	14	31
1880					59.8	148	3.60	11	31
1879					63.5	144	0.35	132	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2020	88.3
2024	88.2
2019	87.6
2023	87.3
2011	87
2026	86.9
2025	86.7
1994	86.2
1969	85.6
2015	85.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1968	76.5
1990	76.8
1906	76.8
1971	76.9
1974	77
1920	77
1988	77.5
1918	77.5
1972	77.6
1908	77.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2006	6.85
1984	5.57
1981	5.26
2016	4.76
1917	4.39
2005	4.35
1957	4.11
1906	4.10
1884	3.98
1942	3.82

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1962	trace
1994	0.02
1889	0.04
2020	0.05
1892	0.07
1891	0.13
1950	0.16
1938	0.20
1976	0.23
1933	0.27
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 106°F; 25 August 2026
Coldest night: 67°F; 18 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.52 in; 7 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 0.93 in of precipitation in El Paso, TX, the driest August since 2025, 59th driest of 148.
The hottest day of August 2026 in El Paso, TX: 106°F on Tuesday 25 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in El Paso, TX: a low of 67°F on Tuesday 18 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in El Paso, TX: 0.52 in on Friday 7 August 2026.