Hattiesburg weather in August: Hattiesburg, Mississippi: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Hattiesburg in August has a normal high of 92°F and a normal low of 72°F, a daily mean of 82°F, holding near 92°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal August, 4.75 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 33°C and low of 22°C, 121 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationHattiesburg Chain Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00013833
- Location31.28°N 89.25°W
- Elevation151 ft (46 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population48,522
- Jan 60° 38°
- Feb 65° 42°
- Mar 72° 48°
- Apr 78° 54°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 90° 70°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 92° 72°
- Sep 88° 67°
- Oct 80° 55°
- Nov 69° 44°
- Dec 62° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hattiesburg in August?
The normal high is 92°F and the normal low 72°F, for a daily mean of 81.8°F. August is 0.1°F cooler than July and 4.4°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Hattiesburg and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 92°F on August 1 to 91°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 80°F and 84°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 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 92°F | 73°F | 42% | 26% |
| August 8 | 92°F | 72°F | 41% | 25% |
| August 15 | 92°F | 72°F | 39% | 24% |
| August 22 | 92°F | 72°F | 37% | 24% |
| August 31 | 91°F | 70°F | 35% | 23% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 2, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 92°F | 73°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 2 | 92°F | 73°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 3 | 92°F | 73°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 4 | 92°F | 73°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 5 | 92°F | 73°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 6 | 92°F | 72°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 7 | 92°F | 72°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 8 | 92°F | 72°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 9 | 92°F | 72°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 10 | 92°F | 72°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 11 | 92°F | 72°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 12 | 92°F | 72°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 13 | 92°F | 72°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 14 | 92°F | 72°F | 40% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 15 | 92°F | 72°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 16 | 92°F | 72°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 17 | 92°F | 72°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 18 | 92°F | 72°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 19 | 92°F | 72°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 20 | 92°F | 72°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 21 | 92°F | 72°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 22 | 92°F | 72°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 23 | 92°F | 71°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 24 | 92°F | 71°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h |
| August 25 | 91°F | 71°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h |
| August 26 | 91°F | 71°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h |
| August 27 | 91°F | 71°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h |
| August 28 | 91°F | 71°F | 36% | 23% | 13 h |
| August 29 | 91°F | 71°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h |
| August 30 | 91°F | 71°F | 35% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 31 | 91°F | 70°F | 35% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 92°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 72°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 4.75 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 25
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 12 h 50 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 31
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013833; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hattiesburg in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around August 1 (42%). In all, 4.75 in falls on 12 days of a normal August, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Hattiesburg, 25 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013833.
What are the records for August in Hattiesburg?
The warmest August temperature on Hattiesburg's official record (since 1893) is 107°F, on August 26, 2023; the coldest is 55°F, on August 27, 1927. The wettest August brought 14.67 in (2012).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 81.8°F: 2021 82.2°F (+0.4), 2022 81.0°F (−0.8), 2023 88.7°F (+6.9), 2024 84.8°F (+3.0), 2025 83.3°F (+1.5), 2026 85.2°F (+3.4). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82.2°F | +0.4°F | 7.94 in |
| 2022 | 81.0°F | −0.8°F | 11.27 in |
| 2023 | 88.7°F | +6.9°F | 0.85 in |
| 2024 | 84.8°F | +3.0°F | 2.48 in |
| 2025 | 83.3°F | +1.5°F | 2.83 in |
| 2026 | 85.2°F | +3.4°F | 2.53 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record HBGthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013833. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Hattiesburg compare across Mississippi?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Mississippi, August normal highs run from 88°F in Iuka to 96°F in Monticello; Hattiesburg's is 92°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Hattiesburg in July92°F by day, 72°F at night
- Hattiesburg in September88°F by day, 67°F at night
- Hattiesburg through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Mississippi in AugustThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Monticello: Mississippi's warmest Augustnormal high 96°F