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Typical August weather

Santa Fe

New Mexico · August

Storm-cooled and green, with the plaza at its busiest.

86° days
56° nights

about 5 rainy days · 13½ hours of daylight

What to pack

What August feels like

Indian Market on the third weekend is the biggest event on the Santa Fe calendar — the largest Native arts market anywhere, and the whole city books out for it. Storms keep the hills green and the afternoons unpredictable; locals just carry something waterproof and get on with it.

Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. about 9 afternoons top 90°.

The numbers

Typical high86°
Typical low56°
Days with real rain5
Total rain2.0 in
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:23 am / 7:53 pm

How August compares

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