Oglethorpe climate

Oglethorpe Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Americus, 34.1 km from Oglethorpe

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.62 in over about 11 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, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
4.62 in
Record high
110°FAug 20, 1925
Record low
57°FAug 16, 1983
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
16.6
Daylight
13 h 43 min to 12 h 51 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
69°F
Wind
4.9 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 191°F70°F102°F 199960°F 193637%0%
Aug 291°F70°F102°F 199960°F 192537%0%
Aug 391°F70°F102°F 199964°F 192537%0%
Aug 491°F70°F103°F 193162°F 196537%0%
Aug 591°F70°F104°F 193159°F 195036%0%
Aug 691°F70°F102°F 193160°F 194836%0%
Aug 791°F70°F101°F 192561°F 195036%0%
Aug 891°F70°F103°F 192559°F 200436%0%
Aug 991°F70°F104°F 192558°F 200435%0%
Aug 1091°F70°F99°F 198058°F 200235%0%
Aug 1191°F70°F101°F 192559°F 200235%0%
Aug 1291°F70°F106°F 192562°F 193135%0%
Aug 1391°F70°F106°F 192559°F 196734%0%
Aug 1491°F70°F101°F 191858°F 196434%0%
Aug 1591°F70°F104°F 191858°F 198334%0%
Aug 1691°F69°F102°F 199557°F 198333%0%
Aug 1791°F69°F102°F 191658°F 198333%0%
Aug 1890°F69°F103°F 200060°F 198333%0%
Aug 1990°F69°F107°F 192562°F 197632%0%
Aug 2090°F69°F110°F 192562°F 194332%0%
Aug 2190°F69°F102°F 198359°F 192732%0%
Aug 2290°F69°F102°F 198360°F 191831%0%
Aug 2390°F69°F104°F 196857°F 193131%0%
Aug 2490°F69°F103°F 193857°F 193131%0%
Aug 2590°F68°F104°F 196858°F 193130%0%
Aug 2690°F68°F102°F 193859°F 195230%0%
Aug 2790°F68°F103°F 193659°F 190930%0%
Aug 2890°F68°F103°F 195458°F 192729%0%
Aug 2990°F68°F100°F 193357°F 191929%0%
Aug 3089°F68°F101°F 199057°F 198629%0%
Aug 3189°F68°F102°F 194857°F 198628%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oglethorpe, 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 6:51 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 8:02 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00090253 (Americus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00090253, 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.