Cañon City weather in August

In August, Cañon City sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 2.6 in of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 77°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cañon City's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cañon City's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 77°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 51°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 2.6 in; 14.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 5:20 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

Cañon City is city in and county seat of Fremont County, Colorado, United States.

Density: 506/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1860

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 77°F through the month.

A typical August day in Cañon City reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 51°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 69°F and 84°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°F cooler than July and about 6°F warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	75
Avg low (°F)	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	78	53
2	78	53
3	78	52
4	78	52
5	78	52
6	78	52
7	78	52
8	78	52
9	78	52
10	78	52
11	78	52
12	78	52
13	77	51
14	77	51
15	77	51
16	77	51
17	77	51
18	77	51
19	77	51
20	77	51
21	77	51
22	77	51
23	77	50
24	77	50
25	76	50
26	76	50
27	76	50
28	76	50
29	76	49
30	76	49
31	75	49

How August really feels in Cañon City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cañon City weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	37° / 13°	0.7	4.5	4.8	9.6	0.0
Feb	40° / 15°	0.7	5	5.2	10.5	0.0
Mar	48° / 22°	1.5	7.1	6.4	11.7	1.9
Apr	54° / 28°	2.2	9.4	6	13	3.4
May	64° / 38°	2.5	12.7	1.6	14.1	5.4
Jun	75° / 47°	2.0	11.2	0	14.6	6.8
Jul	80° / 52°	2.9	13.8	0	14.4	6.1
Aug	77° / 51°	2.6	14.5	0	13.5	6.4
Sep	71° / 44°	1.3	7.2	0.4	12.3	7.3
Oct	60° / 33°	1.2	5.2	2.5	11	5.6
Nov	46° / 22°	0.8	4.6	4.3	9.9	1.6
Dec	37° / 13°	0.6	4.2	4.7	9.4	0.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	60	60	60	62	62	62	63	64	65	65	66	68	68	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73
Cloudier (%)	40	40	40	38	38	38	37	36	35	35	34	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	66	34
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	73	27
31	73	27

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cañon City gets around 2.6 in of rain over 14.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 45% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	51
4	50
5	50
6	49
7	49
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	44
23	44
24	43
25	42
26	41
27	40
28	39
29	38
30	37
31	36

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:28 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.0	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34
Sunset (PM)	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.0	5:06	7:08
2	14.0	5:07	7:07
3	14.0	5:08	7:06
4	13.9	5:09	7:05
5	13.9	5:10	7:04
6	13.9	5:11	7:02
7	13.8	5:12	7:01
8	13.8	5:13	7:00
9	13.8	5:14	6:59
10	13.7	5:14	6:58
11	13.7	5:15	6:57
12	13.7	5:16	6:55
13	13.6	5:17	6:54
14	13.6	5:18	6:53
15	13.5	5:19	6:52
16	13.5	5:20	6:50
17	13.5	5:21	6:49
18	13.4	5:22	6:48
19	13.4	5:23	6:46
20	13.4	5:24	6:45
21	13.3	5:24	6:43
22	13.3	5:25	6:42
23	13.2	5:26	6:41
24	13.2	5:27	6:39
25	13.2	5:28	6:38
26	13.1	5:29	6:36
27	13.1	5:30	6:35
28	13.0	5:31	6:33
29	13.0	5:32	6:32
30	13.0	5:33	6:30
31	12.9	5:34	6:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.6	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cañon City?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Cañon City for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cañon City in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Cañon City sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 51°F. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Cañon City in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cañon City peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	8	6	9	11	11	11	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cañon City?

Cañon City sits at 38.4°N, 105.2°W, 5,351 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pueblo West, 29 mi away.

Topography around Cañon City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Cañon City.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Cañon City has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 ft around an average of 5,522 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,531 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,583 ft.

The land around Cañon City is covered by grassland (41%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (23%) within 2 miles, trees (48%) and grassland (46%) within 10 miles, and grassland (54%) and trees (39%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

1,804 ft

grassland 41%

10 miles

4,531 ft

trees 48%

50 miles

9,583 ft

grassland 54%

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← July Cañon City year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Pueblo West 29 mi · Fountain 34 mi · Colorado Springs 35 mi · Security-Widefield 35 mi · Pueblo 37 mi · Cimarron Hills 41 mi · Castle Rock 68 mi · Highlands Ranch 78 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cañon City (38.441°, -105.2425°, elevation 5,351 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	78	53
2	78	53
3	78	52
4	78	52
5	78	52
6	78	52
7	78	52
8	78	52
9	78	52
10	78	52
11	78	52
12	78	52
13	77	51
14	77	51
15	77	51
16	77	51
17	77	51
18	77	51
19	77	51
20	77	51
21	77	51
22	77	51
23	77	50
24	77	50
25	76	50
26	76	50
27	76	50
28	76	50
29	76	49
30	76	49
31	75	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	66	34
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	73	27
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	51
4	50
5	50
6	49
7	49
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	44
23	44
24	43
25	42
26	41
27	40
28	39
29	38
30	37
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	78	53
2	78	53
3	78	52
4	78	52
5	78	52
6	78	52
7	78	52
8	78	52
9	78	52
10	78	52
11	78	52
12	78	52
13	77	51
14	77	51
15	77	51
16	77	51
17	77	51
18	77	51
19	77	51
20	77	51
21	77	51
22	77	51
23	77	50
24	77	50
25	76	50
26	76	50
27	76	50
28	76	50
29	76	49
30	76	49
31	75	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	66	34
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	73	27
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	51
4	50
5	50
6	49
7	49
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	44
23	44
24	43
25	42
26	41
27	40
28	39
29	38
30	37
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	78	53
2	78	53
3	78	52
4	78	52
5	78	52
6	78	52
7	78	52
8	78	52
9	78	52
10	78	52
11	78	52
12	78	52
13	77	51
14	77	51
15	77	51
16	77	51
17	77	51
18	77	51
19	77	51
20	77	51
21	77	51
22	77	51
23	77	50
24	77	50
25	76	50
26	76	50
27	76	50
28	76	50
29	76	49
30	76	49
31	75	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	66	34
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	73	27
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	51
4	50
5	50
6	49
7	49
8	48
9	48
10	48
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	44
23	44
24	43
25	42
26	41
27	40
28	39
29	38
30	37
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0