Columbia County Weather in August
Average highs run from 90°F on August 1 to 88°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.28 in over about 17 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 89°F
- Average low
- 70°F
- Precipitation
- 7.28 in
- Record high
- 104°FAug 28, 1983
- Record low
- 59°FAug 25, 1957
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 20.3
- Daylight
- 13 h 35 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 90°F | 71°F | 100°F 1961 | 65°F 1966 | 55% |
| Aug 2 | 90°F | 71°F | 101°F 1999 | 66°F 1966 | 55% |
| Aug 3 | 90°F | 71°F | 100°F 1961 | 66°F 1981 | 55% |
| Aug 4 | 90°F | 71°F | 100°F 1961 | 67°F 1901 | 55% |
| Aug 5 | 89°F | 71°F | 99°F 1935 | 66°F 1998 | 55% |
| Aug 6 | 89°F | 71°F | 100°F 1899 | 65°F 1950 | 55% |
| Aug 7 | 89°F | 71°F | 101°F 1899 | 60°F 1904 | 55% |
| Aug 8 | 89°F | 71°F | 99°F 1918 | 60°F 1904 | 55% |
| Aug 9 | 89°F | 71°F | 98°F 2023 | 60°F 2002 | 55% |
| Aug 10 | 89°F | 71°F | 99°F 1987 | 65°F 1977 | 55% |
| Aug 11 | 89°F | 71°F | 99°F 1951 | 65°F 1977 | 54% |
| Aug 12 | 89°F | 71°F | 100°F 1951 | 64°F 1989 | 54% |
| Aug 13 | 89°F | 71°F | 99°F 1954 | 63°F 1962 | 54% |
| Aug 14 | 89°F | 71°F | 102°F 2023 | 61°F 1931 | 54% |
| Aug 15 | 89°F | 71°F | 101°F 1918 | 66°F 1967 | 54% |
| Aug 16 | 89°F | 71°F | 103°F 1918 | 61°F 1904 | 53% |
| Aug 17 | 89°F | 71°F | 103°F 1918 | 65°F 1950 | 53% |
| Aug 18 | 89°F | 71°F | 100°F 1900 | 66°F 1925 | 53% |
| Aug 19 | 89°F | 70°F | 101°F 1900 | 63°F 1960 | 52% |
| Aug 20 | 89°F | 70°F | 103°F 1900 | 65°F 1916 | 52% |
| Aug 21 | 89°F | 70°F | 103°F 1900 | 62°F 1976 | 52% |
| Aug 22 | 89°F | 70°F | 101°F 1900 | 62°F 1930 | 51% |
| Aug 23 | 88°F | 70°F | 100°F 1983 | 60°F 1930 | 51% |
| Aug 24 | 88°F | 70°F | 99°F 2014 | 61°F 1930 | 50% |
| Aug 25 | 88°F | 70°F | 98°F 1924 | 59°F 1957 | 50% |
| Aug 26 | 88°F | 70°F | 100°F 1968 | 61°F 1902 | 49% |
| Aug 27 | 88°F | 70°F | 102°F 1983 | 61°F 1930 | 49% |
| Aug 28 | 88°F | 70°F | 104°F 1983 | 62°F 1984 | 49% |
| Aug 29 | 88°F | 70°F | 98°F 1900 | 61°F 1927 | 48% |
| Aug 30 | 88°F | 70°F | 100°F 1933 | 64°F 1896 | 48% |
| Aug 31 | 88°F | 70°F | 100°F 1933 | 61°F 1951 | 47% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00084731 (Lake City 2 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00084731, 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.