Athens weather in August: Athens, Alabama: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Athens in August has a normal high of 90°F and a normal low of 71°F, a daily mean of 80°F, falling from 90°F on the 1st to 89°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal August, 3.93 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 32°C and low of 22°C, 100 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationAthens
- Station IDUSC00010390
- Location34.78°N 86.95°W
- Elevation689 ft (210 m)
- Population32,587
- Jan 51° 34°
- Feb 56° 37°
- Mar 65° 44°
- Apr 73° 51°
- May 80° 60°
- Jun 87° 68°
- Jul 90° 72°
- Aug 90° 71°
- Sep 85° 65°
- Oct 75° 53°
- Nov 63° 42°
- Dec 54° 37°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Athens in August?
The normal high is 90°F and the normal low 71°F, for a daily mean of 80.3°F. August is 0.7°F cooler than July and 5.6°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Athens and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 90°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 78°F and 83°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 90°F | 72°F | 35% | 21% |
| August 8 | 90°F | 72°F | 34% | 20% |
| August 15 | 90°F | 71°F | 32% | 19% |
| August 22 | 90°F | 70°F | 30% | 18% |
| August 31 | 89°F | 69°F | 28% | 17% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 1, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 90°F | 72°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 2 | 90°F | 72°F | 35% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 3 | 90°F | 72°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 4 | 90°F | 72°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 5 | 90°F | 72°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 90°F | 72°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 90°F | 72°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 8 | 90°F | 72°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 9 | 90°F | 72°F | 34% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 10 | 90°F | 72°F | 33% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 90°F | 72°F | 33% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 90°F | 72°F | 33% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 90°F | 71°F | 33% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 14 | 90°F | 71°F | 32% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 15 | 90°F | 71°F | 32% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 16 | 90°F | 71°F | 32% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 90°F | 71°F | 32% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 90°F | 71°F | 31% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 19 | 90°F | 71°F | 31% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 20 | 90°F | 71°F | 31% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 90°F | 71°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 90°F | 70°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 90°F | 70°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 24 | 90°F | 70°F | 30% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 25 | 89°F | 70°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 89°F | 70°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 89°F | 70°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 89°F | 70°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h |
| August 29 | 89°F | 69°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h |
| August 30 | 89°F | 69°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 89°F | 69°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 90°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 71°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 3.93 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 15
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 30
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00010390; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Athens in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around August 1 (35%). In all, 3.93 in falls on 10 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Athens, 15 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00010390.
What are the records for August in Athens?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1991) is 104°F, on August 16, 2007; the coldest is 50°F, on August 29, 1992. The wettest August brought 8.75 in (1950).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 80.3°F: 2021 79.4°F (−0.9), 2022 78.4°F (−1.9), 2023 79.7°F (−0.6), 2024 80.8°F (+0.5), 2025 77.7°F (−2.6), 2026 80.7°F (+0.4). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79.4°F | −0.9°F | 6.22 in |
| 2022 | 78.4°F | −1.9°F | 5.26 in |
| 2023 | 79.7°F | −0.6°F | 7.27 in |
| 2024 | 80.8°F | +0.5°F | 1.21 in |
| 2025 | 77.7°F | −2.6°F | 1.45 in |
| 2026 | 80.7°F | +0.4°F | 3.44 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00010390; recent months: ACIS, station USC00010390. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Athens compare across Alabama?
Across the 80 places PlainClimate covers in Alabama, August normal highs run from 87°F in Valley Head to 94°F in Eufaula; Athens's is 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.