Clifton weather in August

In August, Clifton sees average daytime highs of 83°F and overnight lows near 58°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 85°F in the first days to 81°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Clifton's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clifton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
83°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
58°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
11.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:32 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
45%
6th clearest
Wind
3 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Clifton is census-designated place in Mesa County, Colorado, United States.

Density
1,250/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 85°F in the first days to 81°F by the end.

A typical August day in Clifton reaches about 83°F in the afternoon and slips back to 58°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 75°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°F cooler than July and about 8°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
18560
28560
38559
48559
58559
68459
78459
88459
98458
108458
118458
128458
138458
148458
158358
168358
178358
188357
198357
208357
218357
228257
238257
248256
258256
268256
278256
288156
298155
308155
318055

How August really feels in Clifton

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
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.

Clifton weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 13°1.57.57.29.60.0
Feb39° / 19°1.798.110.50.0
Mar49° / 27°2.09.56.511.72.2
Apr58° / 34°2.09.73.8134.5
May70° / 44°1.98.80.614.16.8
Jun82° / 53°1.04.8014.77.0
Jul87° / 60°2.28.6014.55.1
Aug83° / 58°3.211.7013.55.9
Sep75° / 49°2.78.90.112.37.3
Oct62° / 37°2.08.11.6115.8
Nov47° / 25°1.774.99.91.6
Dec35° / 15°1.57.37.39.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
36832
46832
56832
66931
76931
87030
97030
107228
117327
127327
137426
147426
157525
167525
177525
187426
197327
207426
217426
227426
237327
247327
257426
267426
277426
287525
297624
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Clifton gets around 3.2 in of rain over 11.7 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
240
340
440
539
639
739
838
938
1037
1137
1236
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2136
2236
2336
2436
2537
2637
2736
2836
2936
3036
3135

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58614
68614
78713
88812
98812
108911
119010
12919
13919
14928
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27937
28946
29946
30946
31955

Wind in August

Winds average 3 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 3 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:187:22
214.05:197:21
314.05:207:20
414.05:207:19
513.95:217:18
613.95:227:17
713.95:237:15
813.85:247:14
913.85:257:13
1013.85:267:12
1113.75:277:11
1213.75:287:09
1313.75:297:08
1413.65:307:07
1513.65:317:05
1613.55:327:04
1713.55:337:03
1813.55:347:01
1913.45:347:00
2013.45:356:59
2113.35:366:57
2213.35:376:56
2313.35:386:54
2413.25:396:53
2513.25:406:51
2613.15:416:50
2713.15:426:48
2813.15:436:47
2913.05:446:45
3013.05:456:44
3112.95:466:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Clifton?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Clifton for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Clifton in August

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

In August, Clifton sees daytime highs around 83°F and nights near 58°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Clifton in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Clifton peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 11Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Clifton?

Clifton sits at 39.1°N, 108.4°W, 4,724 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Grand Junction, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Clifton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clifton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 ft around an average of 4,728 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,150 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,149 ft.

The land around Clifton is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, grassland (34%) and bare terrain (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (40%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
322 ft
10 miles
4,150 ft
50 miles
7,149 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Grand Junction 5.6 mi · Montrose 52 mi · Moab 69 mi · Telluride 87 mi · Aspen 88 mi · Durango 129 mi · Farmington 164 mi · Rock Springs 177 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Clifton (39.0919°, -108.449°, elevation 4,724 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).