August Weather in Farmington New Mexico, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 90°F to 85°F, rarely falling below 78°F or exceeding 97°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 63°F to 58°F, rarely falling below 52°F or exceeding 68°F.

For reference, on July 5, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Farmington typically range from 62°F to 92°F, while on January 7, the coldest day of the year, they range from 20°F to 41°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

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The month of August in Farmington experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 33% to 27%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 34% on August 9.

The clearest day of the month is August 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 73% of the time.

For reference, on February 14, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 41%, while on September 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 81%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Farmington, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is essentially constant, remaining around 20% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 22% on August 10, and its lowest chance is 4% on June 15.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in Farmington is essentially constant, remaining about 1.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 2.1 inches or falling below 0.3 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 1.1 inches on August 24.

Over the course of August in Farmington, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 1 minute, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 3 seconds, and weekly decrease of 14 minutes, 20 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 31, with 12 hours, 58 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 1, with 13 hours, 59 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Farmington is 6:19 AM on August 1 and the latest sunrise is 24 minutes later at 6:43 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 8:18 PM on August 1 and the earliest sunset is 37 minutes earlier at 7:41 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Farmington during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during August, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:54 AM and sets 14 hours, 41 minutes later, at 8:35 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:21 AM and sets 9 hours, 39 minutes later, at 5:00 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Farmington is essentially constant during August, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 10, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Farmington is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 6.1 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on April 10, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.5 miles per hour, while on August 14, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.0 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during August is 6.0 miles per hour on August 14.

The hourly average wind direction in Farmington throughout August is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 41% on August 16.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Farmington typically lasts for 5.8 months (177 days), from around April 24 to around October 17, rarely starting before April 3 or after May 15, and rarely ending before September 28 or after November 6.

The month of August in Farmington is reliably fully within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Farmington are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 697°F, from 2,129°F to 2,826°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Farmington is gradually decreasing during August, falling by 0.7 kWh, from 7.1 kWh to 6.4 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Farmington are 36.728 deg latitude, -108.219 deg longitude, and 5,299 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Farmington contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 594 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,352 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,053 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (8,478 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Farmington is covered by shrubs (85%) and artificial surfaces (15%), within 10 miles by shrubs (81%) and cropland (16%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (86%).