Pueblo weather in August

In August, Pueblo sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 1.8 in of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Pueblo's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pueblo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
62°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1.8 in
7.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:18 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
44%
7th clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Pueblo is city in and county seat of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.

Density
776/km²
people per km²
Founded
1885

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month.

A typical August day in Pueblo reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 62°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°F cooler than July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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28964
38963
48963
58963
68963
78963
88963
98863
108863
118862
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How August really feels in Pueblo

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.

Pueblo 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
Jan45° / 20°0.43.23.39.61.1
Feb49° / 23°0.53.73.310.52.3
Mar58° / 30°1.25.33.511.74.9
Apr65° / 37°1.76.22.6136.5
May75° / 48°1.77.20.3147.3
Jun86° / 57°1.36.7014.65.5
Jul91° / 64°1.87.6014.44.0
Aug88° / 62°1.87.6013.54.9
Sep81° / 53°0.94.10.212.37.5
Oct67° / 40°1.03.91.1117.4
Nov53° / 28°0.63.52.59.93.8
Dec44° / 20°0.53.23.29.40.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56931
66931
77129
87129
97129
107129
117228
127228
137228
147426
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317624

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pueblo gets around 1.8 in of rain over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
230
330
430
529
629
728
828
927
1027
1126
1225
1325
1424
1524
1623
1723
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2321
2421
2520
2619
2719
2818
2918
3017
3117

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1612910
263289
363289
463289
564288
665278
765278
867267
967267
1069256
1169256
1270246
1371245
1472235
1572235
1674224
1775214
1875214
1977203
2077203
2178193
2278193
2378193
2480182
2580182
2681172
2782162
2883152
2984151
3085141
3186131

Wind in August

Winds average 6 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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316calm

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 5:04 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:047:05
214.05:057:04
313.95:067:03
413.95:077:02
513.95:087:01
613.85:097:00
713.85:106:58
813.85:106:57
913.75:116:56
1013.75:126:55
1113.75:136:54
1213.65:146:53
1313.65:156:51
1413.65:166:50
1513.55:176:49
1613.55:186:47
1713.55:196:46
1813.45:196:45
1913.45:206:43
2013.35:216:42
2113.35:226:41
2213.35:236:39
2313.25:246:38
2413.25:256:36
2513.25:266:35
2613.15:276:33
2713.15:286:32
2813.05:286:30
2913.05:296:29
3013.05:306:27
3112.95:316:26

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 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 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
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
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126.8Intense
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186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
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 Pueblo?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pueblo in August

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

In August, Pueblo sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 62°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pueblo 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 Pueblo peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pueblo?

Pueblo sits at 38.3°N, 104.6°W, 4,692 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pueblo West, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Pueblo

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pueblo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 ft around an average of 4,728 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,915 ft.

The land around Pueblo is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 2 miles, grassland (58%) within 10 miles, and grassland (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
217 ft
10 miles
866 ft
50 miles
9,915 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Pueblo West 9.3 mi · Fountain 30 mi · Security-Widefield 35 mi · Cañon City 37 mi · Colorado Springs 42 mi · Cimarron Hills 42 mi · Castle Rock 78 mi · Parker 88 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 Pueblo (38.2544°, -104.6091°, elevation 4,692 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).