Los Álamos Weather in August
Los Álamos in August
The short of it: Los Álamos in August averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 226 mm (8.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 5° · rain 226 mm · daylight 10 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Los Álamos brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 5°, with about 226 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 13°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 226 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 42 min in mid-August, 54 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Los Álamos runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Lebu, 17 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Los Álamos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 30 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h