Atlanta climate

Atlanta Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Atlanta Hartsfield Intl AP, 14.1 km from Atlanta

Average highs run from 90°F on August 1 to 87°F on August 31, and lows from 72°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.30 in over about 10 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 Atlanta, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
89°F
Average low
71°F
Precipitation
4.30 in
Record high
102°FAug 15, 2007
Record low
55°FAug 27, 2025
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
13.7
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 12 h 53 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
4.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 190°F72°F98°F 201061°F 201736%0%
Aug 290°F72°F97°F 201265°F 201536%0%
Aug 390°F72°F98°F 200666°F 201336%0%
Aug 490°F72°F98°F 200665°F 202535%0%
Aug 590°F72°F97°F 200765°F 201435%0%
Aug 690°F72°F97°F 200763°F 201435%0%
Aug 790°F72°F99°F 200762°F 200435%0%
Aug 890°F72°F99°F 200758°F 200435%0%
Aug 990°F72°F101°F 200759°F 200835%0%
Aug 1090°F72°F101°F 200763°F 200235%0%
Aug 1190°F72°F100°F 200761°F 200234%0%
Aug 1290°F72°F98°F 199961°F 200234%0%
Aug 1389°F72°F100°F 200758°F 201234%0%
Aug 1489°F72°F100°F 200756°F 200434%0%
Aug 1589°F72°F102°F 200762°F 200034%0%
Aug 1689°F72°F102°F 200763°F 200033%0%
Aug 1789°F71°F101°F 200763°F 201333%0%
Aug 1889°F71°F101°F 200064°F 202033%0%
Aug 1989°F71°F100°F 199964°F 200833%0%
Aug 2089°F71°F97°F 200765°F 200832%0%
Aug 2189°F71°F100°F 200762°F 200132%0%
Aug 2289°F71°F102°F 200759°F 200132%0%
Aug 2388°F71°F99°F 200761°F 200931%0%
Aug 2488°F71°F97°F 200760°F 202431%0%
Aug 2588°F71°F97°F 202359°F 202431%0%
Aug 2688°F71°F98°F 201159°F 201330%0%
Aug 2788°F70°F98°F 202355°F 202530%0%
Aug 2888°F70°F95°F 202459°F 202530%0%
Aug 2988°F70°F97°F 202460°F 202529%0%
Aug 3087°F70°F95°F 202459°F 201929%0%
Aug 3187°F70°F93°F 201661°F 201929%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Atlanta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 8:38 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 8:04 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013874 (Atlanta Hartsfield Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003888, 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.