Alachua climate

Alachua Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gainesville Rgnl AP, 15.9 km from Alachua

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 90°F on August 31, and lows from 72°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.40 in over about 16 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Alachua, in °F, with the record for each date.60708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
91°F
Average low
72°F
Precipitation
6.40 in
Record high
100°FAug 27, 2011
Record low
61°FAug 9, 2002
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
20.9
Daylight
13 h 33 min to 12 h 47 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
74°F
Wind
3.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 191°F72°F99°F 198666°F 196652%
Aug 291°F72°F99°F 199968°F 196652%
Aug 391°F72°F96°F 201068°F 196652%
Aug 491°F72°F98°F 201169°F 196552%
Aug 591°F72°F97°F 201168°F 198952%
Aug 691°F72°F97°F 199368°F 199852%
Aug 791°F72°F97°F 199364°F 199652%
Aug 891°F72°F96°F 196362°F 200252%
Aug 991°F72°F97°F 198761°F 200252%
Aug 1091°F72°F97°F 202367°F 200852%
Aug 1191°F72°F98°F 202366°F 200251%
Aug 1291°F72°F98°F 202365°F 198951%
Aug 1391°F72°F99°F 202363°F 196251%
Aug 1491°F72°F97°F 202368°F 196751%
Aug 1591°F72°F98°F 199566°F 202251%
Aug 1691°F72°F96°F 198468°F 196751%
Aug 1791°F72°F96°F 202666°F 202450%
Aug 1891°F72°F97°F 202667°F 196050%
Aug 1990°F72°F96°F 199363°F 196050%
Aug 2090°F72°F95°F 196867°F 196050%
Aug 2190°F72°F96°F 196964°F 196149%
Aug 2290°F72°F97°F 201069°F 199149%
Aug 2390°F72°F97°F 201466°F 199649%
Aug 2490°F72°F96°F 201464°F 201248%
Aug 2590°F72°F96°F 198767°F 199648%
Aug 2690°F72°F96°F 201163°F 199748%
Aug 2790°F72°F100°F 201163°F 199747%
Aug 2890°F72°F98°F 201163°F 201447%
Aug 2990°F72°F97°F 201162°F 198446%
Aug 3090°F72°F94°F 196367°F 198446%
Aug 3190°F72°F94°F 198767°F 199046%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alachua, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 7:53 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00012816 (Gainesville Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012816, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.