Clovis weather in August

In August, Clovis sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 65°F, with 2.0 in of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 89°F in the first days to 85°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Clovis's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clovis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
65°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2.0 in
8.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:18 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
41%
10th clearest
Wind
8 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Clovis is city in and county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States.

Density
641/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 89°F in the first days to 85°F by the end.

A typical August day in Clovis reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 65°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Clovis

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.

Clovis weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 28°0.62.91.5103.3
Feb56° / 31°0.63.41.510.74.7
Mar64° / 37°1.34.41.211.76.8
Apr72° / 44°0.93.90.412.88.0
May80° / 54°1.76.1013.87.3
Jun89° / 62°1.56.6014.34.9
Jul90° / 66°1.56.8014.14.3
Aug88° / 65°2.08.5013.35.0
Sep81° / 58°1.56.1012.27.3
Oct71° / 47°1.64.60.311.18.0
Nov60° / 36°0.73.2110.25.9
Dec51° / 29°0.83.329.73.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37723
47723
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Clovis gets around 2.0 in of rain over 8.5 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
227
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428
529
629
730
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1030
1130
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1528
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2124
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3023
3123

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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14337200
24237210
34237210
44137210
54137211
64137211
74038211
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224040191
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244339180
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264537170
274736170
284836160
294935160
305134150
315134150

Wind in August

Winds average 8 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
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58light breeze
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318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:076:51
213.75:076:50
313.75:086:49
413.75:096:48
513.65:106:47
613.65:106:46
713.65:116:46
813.55:126:45
913.55:136:44
1013.55:136:42
1113.55:146:41
1213.45:156:40
1313.45:166:39
1413.45:166:38
1513.35:176:37
1613.35:186:36
1713.35:196:35
1813.25:206:33
1913.25:206:32
2013.25:216:31
2113.15:226:30
2213.15:236:29
2313.15:236:27
2413.05:246:26
2513.05:256:25
2613.05:256:23
2712.95:266:22
2812.95:276:21
2912.95:286:19
3012.85:286:18
3112.85:296:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
26.9Intense
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276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Clovis?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Clovis in August

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

In August, Clovis sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 65°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Clovis 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 Clovis peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 12Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Clovis?

Clovis sits at 34.4°N, 103.2°W, 4,268 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hereford, 54 mi away.

Topography around Clovis

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clovis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 ft around an average of 4,268 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,562 ft.

The land around Clovis is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and grassland (32%) within 2 miles, cropland (50%) and grassland (45%) within 10 miles, and grassland (72%) and cropland (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
128 ft
10 miles
433 ft
50 miles
1,562 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Hereford 54 mi · Plainview 87 mi · Lubbock 96 mi · Amarillo 96 mi · Roswell 103 mi · Hobbs 117 mi · Dumas 122 mi · Pampa 149 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 Clovis (34.4048°, -103.2052°, elevation 4,268 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).