Gainesville weather in August: Gainesville, Georgia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Gainesville in August has a normal high of 87°F and a normal low of 69°F, a daily mean of 78°F, falling from 88°F on the 1st to 85°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal August, 4.73 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 21°C, 120 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationGainesville Gilmer Airport
- Station IDUSW00053838
- Location34.27°N 83.83°W
- Elevation1,275 ft (389 m)
- Population47,712
- Jan 51° 34°
- Feb 55° 36°
- Mar 63° 43°
- Apr 72° 50°
- May 79° 58°
- Jun 85° 66°
- Jul 88° 70°
- Aug 87° 69°
- Sep 81° 63°
- Oct 72° 52°
- Nov 62° 42°
- Dec 53° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Gainesville in August?
The normal high is 87°F and the normal low 69°F, for a daily mean of 77.9°F. August is 0.9°F cooler than July and 5.5°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Gainesville and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 88°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 76°F and 80°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 88°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% |
| August 8 | 88°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% |
| August 15 | 87°F | 69°F | 35% | 23% |
| August 22 | 86°F | 69°F | 34% | 21% |
| August 31 | 85°F | 68°F | 30% | 19% |
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 | 88°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 2 | 88°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 3 | 88°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 4 | 88°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 5 | 88°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 88°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 7 | 88°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 8 | 88°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 9 | 88°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 10 | 88°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 87°F | 70°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 87°F | 69°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 13 | 87°F | 69°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 14 | 87°F | 69°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 15 | 87°F | 69°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 16 | 87°F | 69°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 87°F | 69°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 18 | 87°F | 69°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 19 | 87°F | 69°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 20 | 87°F | 69°F | 34% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 86°F | 69°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 86°F | 69°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 86°F | 69°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 24 | 86°F | 69°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 25 | 86°F | 68°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 86°F | 68°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 86°F | 68°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 86°F | 68°F | 31% | 20% | 13 h |
| August 29 | 85°F | 68°F | 31% | 19% | 13 h |
| August 30 | 85°F | 68°F | 31% | 19% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 85°F | 68°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 87°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 69°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 4.73 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10
- 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
- 29
- Sunshine
- 80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053838; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Gainesville in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around August 1 (36%). In all, 4.73 in falls on 11 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Gainesville, 10 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053838.
What are the records for August in Gainesville?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 102°F, on August 22, 2007; the coldest is 56°F, on August 27, 2025. The wettest August brought 9.73 in (2012).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 77.9°F: 2021 79.3°F (+1.4), 2022 78.5°F (+0.6), 2023 79.7°F (+1.8), 2024 80.2°F (+2.3), 2025 75.6°F (−2.3). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79.3°F | +1.4°F | 7.30 in |
| 2022 | 78.5°F | +0.6°F | 4.43 in |
| 2023 | 79.7°F | +1.8°F | 7.15 in |
| 2024 | 80.2°F | +2.3°F | 1.64 in |
| 2025 | 75.6°F | −2.3°F | 2.81 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053838; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053838. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Gainesville compare across Georgia?
Across the 101 places PlainClimate covers in Georgia, August normal highs run from 76°F in Mountain City to 93°F in Folkston; Gainesville's is 87°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.