August is one of the warmer months of the year in Pocatello, with average highs near 29.9°C and lows around 13.9°C (mean 21.9°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 22 mm of rainfall and 37% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Pocatello. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Pocatello was 2001 — when the month averaged 24.5°C — while the coldest was 1993 at 18.1°C. Typical August days reach 29.9°C with nights near 13.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
August is one of the drier months in Pocatello, averaging 22 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2014 with 92 mm, while the driest were 1985 and 2002 at 3 mm.
Relative humidity in Pocatello during August averages 37%. The most humid August was 2014 at 54%, and the least humid was 1988 at 23%.
August receives about 6.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Pocatello. The sunniest August was 2002 at 7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2014 at 5.6.
Average wind speed in Pocatello during August is 2.2 m/s. The windiest August was 2010 at 2.7 m/s, while the calmest was 2014 at 1.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 21.3°C | 21.6°C | 22.2°C | 22.2°C | 22.7°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg High | 29.4°C | 29.7°C | 30.3°C | 30.1°C | 30.3°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Low | 13.2°C | 13.5°C | 14.0°C | 14.3°C | 15.0°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 20 mm | 22 mm | 17 mm | 23 mm | 34 mm | +14 mm |
August temperatures in Pocatello have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 2.9°C (1993) to a record high of 38.2°C (2003).
Rainfall in August is one of the drier months, averaging 22 mm, with a wettest year of 92 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.2°C per decade while lows rose 0.4°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Pocatello
August is one of the best times to visit Pocatello. Expect days averaging 29.9°C and nights around 13.9°C (mean 21.9°C) — warmer than Pocatello's yearly average — with low rainfall (22 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.1°C | 23.4°C | 15.6°C | 36.9°C | 11.1°C | 28 mm | 34% | 2.1 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 30.6°C | 22.5°C | 14.4°C | 37.4°C | 6.1°C | 28 mm | 39% | 2.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 28.5°C | 21.5°C | 14.6°C | 35.2°C | 7.8°C | 57 mm | 52% | 2.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2022 | 31.4°C | 24.0°C | 16.5°C | 36.0°C | 11.5°C | 34 mm | 42% | 1.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 28.5°C | 20.9°C | 13.3°C | 35.8°C | 7.0°C | 50 mm | 42% | 2.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 31.9°C | 23.9°C | 15.8°C | 37.2°C | 7.7°C | 5 mm | 33% | 2.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 31.1°C | 23.1°C | 15.2°C | 36.2°C | 10.2°C | 6 mm | 35% | 2.3 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2018 | 30.2°C | 22.2°C | 14.2°C | 37.9°C | 4.3°C | 12 mm | 35% | 2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2017 | 29.6°C | 22.2°C | 14.7°C | 34.6°C | 10.9°C | 15 mm | 41% | 1.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2016 | 30.3°C | 22.0°C | 13.7°C | 35.5°C | 7.9°C | 3 mm | 29% | 2.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2015 | 29.6°C | 21.6°C | 13.7°C | 35.3°C | 7.6°C | 29 mm | 40% | 2.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2014 🌧️ | 26.4°C | 19.9°C | 13.4°C | 34.5°C | 5.9°C | 92 mm | 54% | 1.7 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2013 | 31.7°C | 23.9°C | 16.0°C | 35.8°C | 13.0°C | 15 mm | 33% | 2.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2012 | 32.0°C | 23.5°C | 15.0°C | 36.9°C | 8.1°C | 12 mm | 31% | 2.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2011 | 31.2°C | 22.7°C | 14.3°C | 35.7°C | 9.0°C | 23 mm | 38% | 2.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2010 | 29.0°C | 20.7°C | 12.4°C | 35.2°C | 6.2°C | 23 mm | 37% | 2.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2009 | 28.4°C | 20.6°C | 12.7°C | 35.3°C | 6.9°C | 18 mm | 42% | 2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2008 | 30.0°C | 21.7°C | 13.4°C | 35.1°C | 7.9°C | 16 mm | 31% | 2.3 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2007 | 30.9°C | 22.9°C | 14.9°C | 35.8°C | 9.6°C | 19 mm | 34% | 2.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2006 | 29.4°C | 21.1°C | 12.8°C | 34.1°C | 4.9°C | 9 mm | 33% | 2.3 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2005 | 29.7°C | 21.7°C | 13.8°C | 35.9°C | 8.2°C | 18 mm | 37% | 2.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2004 | 28.6°C | 20.8°C | 13.0°C | 35.1°C | 6.3°C | 32 mm | 39% | 2.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2003 | 32.1°C | 24.1°C | 16.0°C | 38.2°C | 11.2°C | 24 mm | 35% | 2.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2002 | 28.9°C | 20.6°C | 12.4°C | 32.6°C | 8.0°C | 3 mm | 27% | 2.5 m/s | 7 |
| 2001 🔥 | 33.0°C | 24.5°C | 16.0°C | 37.0°C | 12.1°C | 7 mm | 28% | 2.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2000 | 31.9°C | 23.7°C | 15.4°C | 37.7°C | 10.2°C | 21 mm | 29% | 2.6 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1999 | 30.0°C | 21.9°C | 13.9°C | 34.5°C | 6.1°C | 37 mm | 39% | 2.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1998 | 31.0°C | 22.9°C | 14.8°C | 35.5°C | 11.3°C | 9 mm | 37% | 2.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1997 | 29.0°C | 21.3°C | 13.6°C | 34.4°C | 9.1°C | 36 mm | 46% | 2.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1996 | 29.8°C | 21.4°C | 12.9°C | 34.9°C | 7.6°C | 10 mm | 32% | 2.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1995 | 29.4°C | 21.3°C | 13.1°C | 34.3°C | 6.8°C | 17 mm | 36% | 2.5 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1994 | 31.7°C | 23.5°C | 15.3°C | 37.0°C | 8.7°C | 17 mm | 32% | 2.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1993 ❄️ | 26.0°C | 18.1°C | 10.2°C | 32.0°C | 2.9°C | 42 mm | 47% | 2.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1992 | 29.8°C | 21.8°C | 13.8°C | 36.6°C | 3.4°C | 6 mm | 28% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1991 | 30.3°C | 22.3°C | 14.4°C | 34.4°C | 9.7°C | 26 mm | 37% | 2.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1990 | 29.6°C | 21.4°C | 13.3°C | 37.5°C | 9.1°C | 20 mm | 36% | 2.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1989 | 27.6°C | 20.0°C | 12.4°C | 34.7°C | 4.1°C | 24 mm | 38% | 2.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1988 | 30.8°C | 21.8°C | 12.9°C | 36.2°C | 8.5°C | 6 mm | 23% | 2.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1987 | 27.9°C | 19.7°C | 11.4°C | 32.8°C | 6.3°C | 12 mm | 35% | 2.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1986 | 30.7°C | 22.5°C | 14.4°C | 35.3°C | 10.0°C | 19 mm | 36% | 2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 28.1°C | 19.6°C | 11.1°C | 35.0°C | 5.6°C | 3 mm | 30% | 2.6 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1984 | 28.8°C | 21.1°C | 13.4°C | 34.1°C | 9.1°C | 32 mm | 46% | 2.1 m/s | 6 |
| 1983 | 29.0°C | 21.9°C | 14.8°C | 36.2°C | 10.1°C | 48 mm | 51% | 2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 30.2°C | 22.2°C | 14.1°C | 35.1°C | 9.8°C | 31 mm | 41% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 31.8°C | 23.3°C | 14.7°C | 35.5°C | 7.2°C | 6 mm | 29% | 2.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 29.9°C with lows near 13.9°C (mean 21.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 22 mm of rainfall in Pocatello, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 92 mm in 2014.
The hottest August reached 38.2°C in 2003. The coldest dipped to 2.9°C in 1993.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 0.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 29.6°C to 30°C and overnight lows from 13.6°C to 14.9°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Pocatello and one of the drier months, so plan for around 29.9°C daytime highs and 13.9°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Pocatello, averaging 21.9°C.
For August in Pocatello, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.9°C and lows of 13.9°C.
Relative humidity in August averages 37% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in August is 2.2 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 2.7 m/s (2010).
The wettest August on record was 2014 with 92 mm. On average, August sees 22 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Pocatello behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
