Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Fe, United States weather
in August.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Santa Fe, United States: daytime highs average 26.3°C and nights cool to about 14.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 34 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 30 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Enchanted Hills (71 km away). In August its highs average 30.4°C, 4.1°C warmer than Santa Fe, United States, with 50 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Fe, United States ranks joint 423rd of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 162nd of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Santa Fe, United States is 3.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.1°C to 23.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 34 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Santa Fe, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C-6.9°C | -6.9°C | 22 | 4.4 | 10.010 h |
| February | 6.7°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 19 | 5.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 11.2°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 25 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.8°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 23 | 4.5 | 13.113 h |
| May | 21.2°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 21 | 4.7 | 14.014 h |
| June | 27.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 16 | 3.6 | 14.515 h |
| July | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 35 | 8.0 | 14.314 h |
| August, selected | 26.3°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 34 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| September | 23.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 26 | 4.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 17.1°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 30 | 4.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 10.1°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 21 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 4.7°C-6.1°C | -6.1°C | 25 | 4.6 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Enchanted Hills in AugustUnited States · 71 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.1°C · 50 mm rain
- Rio Rancho in AugustUnited States · 83 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 18.3°C · 28 mm rain
- Albuquerque in AugustUnited States · 93 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 18.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Pueblo in AugustUnited States · 309 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 16.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Colorado Springs in AugustUnited States · 364 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 13.3°C · 63 mm rain
- Amarillo in AugustUnited States · 376 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 20.4°C · 59 mm rain
- Las Cruces in AugustUnited States · 383 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 21.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Highlands Ranch in AugustUnited States · 438 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 13.2°C · 47 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Santa Fe) is explained once on the Santa Fe, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.