Athens climate

Athens Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Athens 4SW, 7.2 km from Athens

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.27 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 Athens, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
3.27 in
Record high
108°FAug 8, 1934
Record low
43°FAug 13, 1964
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
5.6
Daylight
14 h 14 min to 13 h 06 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
7.4 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 184°F63°F99°F 193552°F 196228%0%
Aug 284°F63°F101°F 194753°F 192728%0%
Aug 384°F63°F103°F 196450°F 195029%0%
Aug 484°F63°F106°F 191851°F 191229%0%
Aug 584°F63°F105°F 191851°F 202029%0%
Aug 683°F62°F102°F 191849°F 199729%0%
Aug 783°F62°F103°F 193449°F 198929%0%
Aug 883°F62°F108°F 193449°F 197629%0%
Aug 983°F62°F108°F 193449°F 197229%0%
Aug 1083°F62°F100°F 193851°F 197229%0%
Aug 1183°F62°F101°F 194146°F 200429%0%
Aug 1283°F62°F102°F 191845°F 200429%0%
Aug 1383°F62°F103°F 193643°F 196429%0%
Aug 1483°F62°F98°F 193648°F 201329%0%
Aug 1583°F62°F100°F 193647°F 196229%0%
Aug 1683°F62°F102°F 198847°F 200430%0%
Aug 1783°F62°F101°F 198353°F 196230%0%
Aug 1883°F62°F106°F 193649°F 196330%0%
Aug 1983°F62°F100°F 193651°F 195030%0%
Aug 2083°F62°F101°F 198346°F 195030%0%
Aug 2183°F62°F104°F 193644°F 195030%0%
Aug 2283°F61°F104°F 193650°F 202430%0%
Aug 2383°F61°F101°F 193650°F 196630%0%
Aug 2483°F61°F101°F 193649°F 195230%0%
Aug 2583°F61°F100°F 193645°F 195830%0%
Aug 2683°F61°F103°F 193644°F 202530%0%
Aug 2783°F61°F98°F 202446°F 202529%0%
Aug 2883°F61°F97°F 198444°F 198629%0%
Aug 2983°F60°F99°F 198443°F 198629%0%
Aug 3083°F60°F98°F 194748°F 198629%0%
Aug 3183°F60°F99°F 194346°F 191529%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Athens, 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 (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00110306 (Athens 4SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093822, 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.