Oglethorpe County climate

Oglethorpe County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lexington, 3.2 km from Oglethorpe County

Average highs run from 90°F on August 1 to 88°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.78 in over about 9 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 Oglethorpe County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
68°F
Precipitation
4.78 in
Record high
107°FAug 21, 1983
Record low
54°FAug 29, 1968
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
16.9
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 12 h 54 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
3.1 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°F69°F101°F 199956°F 199728%0%
Aug 289°F69°F100°F 201160°F 199728%0%
Aug 389°F69°F102°F 201158°F 199828%0%
Aug 489°F69°F100°F 195459°F 198528%0%
Aug 589°F69°F100°F 201160°F 197628%0%
Aug 689°F69°F101°F 200858°F 194828%0%
Aug 789°F69°F101°F 200758°F 194828%0%
Aug 889°F69°F102°F 200757°F 200428%0%
Aug 989°F69°F105°F 200760°F 198928%0%
Aug 1089°F69°F104°F 200760°F 195328%0%
Aug 1189°F69°F102°F 200760°F 198928%0%
Aug 1289°F69°F99°F 195760°F 201228%0%
Aug 1389°F68°F101°F 199956°F 196428%0%
Aug 1488°F68°F101°F 199957°F 196428%0%
Aug 1588°F68°F103°F 200762°F 196428%0%
Aug 1688°F68°F105°F 200760°F 196127%0%
Aug 1788°F68°F105°F 195460°F 194827%0%
Aug 1888°F68°F103°F 199562°F 194827%0%
Aug 1988°F68°F103°F 198361°F 197627%0%
Aug 2088°F67°F105°F 198362°F 194826%0%
Aug 2188°F67°F107°F 198358°F 194926%0%
Aug 2288°F67°F106°F 198359°F 196926%0%
Aug 2388°F67°F105°F 198358°F 199725%0%
Aug 2488°F67°F101°F 198357°F 199725%0%
Aug 2588°F67°F97°F 195959°F 195225%0%
Aug 2688°F66°F99°F 200757°F 195224%0%
Aug 2788°F66°F100°F 195455°F 202524%0%
Aug 2888°F66°F98°F 195457°F 194424%0%
Aug 2988°F66°F99°F 202454°F 196823%0%
Aug 3088°F66°F98°F 194856°F 196823%0%
Aug 3188°F65°F97°F 195158°F 194623%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oglethorpe County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 7:59 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00095165 (Lexington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013873, 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.