Grand Teton National Park in August
August at Grand Teton National Park averages a daytime high near 76°F and an overnight low around 40°F, with about 1.3" of precipitation. Visitation runs about 2.4× the park's average month, which makes August a very busy month here.
- Average low
- 40°F
- Average high
- 76°F
Range across the year: 1°F to 77°F
- Precipitation
- 1.3 in
- Daylight
- 13.8 hours
Roughly 20% of the park's yearly visitors come in August: about 676,000 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.
That makes August the 2nd-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (2.6×) and the December low (0.2×).
On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 47/100 ("Fair"). Our recommended month is September: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.
The daily average of about 58°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 6.4 miles from the park.
August falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 60% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.
You'll have about 13.8 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 8.7-hour midwinter low and the 15.3-hour summer high.
Park-wide, 2025 drew 3,800,648 recreation visits, up 4.8% from 3,628,222 in 2024.
How August compares with the months around it
| Month | Avg high / low | Crowds | Best-time score |
|---|---|---|---|
| July | 77°F / 42°F | 2.6× Very busy | 47 Fair |
| August | 76°F / 40°F | 2.4× Very busy | 47 Fair |
| September | 66°F / 34°F | 1.9× Very busy | 43 Poor |
All twelve months at Grand Teton, with the best time to visit.
Things to do at Grand Teton in August
The National Park Service tags 51 Grand Teton activities for summer. Here are 8 of them. Each links to the park's own page for it.
- Death Canyon - Static Peak Divide Junction · 4-6 hours
- Forks of Cascade Canyon · 5-9 hours
- Grand View Point · 1-4 hours
- Holly Lake · 7-9 hours
- Lake Solitude · 9-13 hours
- Open Canyon · 7-14 hours
- Signal Mountain Trail · 3-5 hours
- Surprise and Amphitheater Lakes · 5-7 hours
Frequently Asked Questions
August averages a daytime high near 76°F and an overnight low around 40°F at Grand Teton National Park, with about 1.3 inches of precipitation. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 6.4 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.
August is very busy at Grand Teton National Park (about 2.4× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Fair" at 47/100. Our recommended month is September.
The busiest month is July and the quietest is December. August sits at about 2.4× the park's average, or 20% of annual visitation.
A typical August sees about 676,000 recreation visits at Grand Teton National Park, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979–2025.
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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1979–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.