Atlanta climate

Atlanta Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tipton 5 Sw, 7.1 km from Atlanta

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.17 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 Atlanta, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
3.17 in
Record high
106°FAug 22, 1936
Record low
37°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.7
Daylight
14 h 16 min to 13 h 06 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
7.2 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°F61°F99°F 193148°F 199231%0%
Aug 284°F61°F98°F 196446°F 192031%0%
Aug 384°F61°F100°F 193045°F 190431%0%
Aug 484°F61°F101°F 192445°F 190731%0%
Aug 584°F61°F101°F 191847°F 192931%0%
Aug 684°F61°F100°F 191845°F 199431%0%
Aug 784°F61°F98°F 191846°F 190430%0%
Aug 884°F61°F100°F 194146°F 190430%0%
Aug 984°F61°F101°F 193045°F 190430%0%
Aug 1084°F60°F101°F 191146°F 197230%0%
Aug 1184°F60°F100°F 194145°F 196730%0%
Aug 1284°F60°F101°F 193643°F 196730%0%
Aug 1384°F60°F103°F 193644°F 196730%0%
Aug 1484°F60°F100°F 194043°F 196430%0%
Aug 1584°F60°F98°F 193644°F 196430%0%
Aug 1684°F60°F100°F 194044°F 192929%0%
Aug 1784°F60°F102°F 194045°F 190229%0%
Aug 1884°F60°F100°F 198845°F 194329%0%
Aug 1984°F60°F103°F 193647°F 194329%0%
Aug 2084°F60°F102°F 193646°F 192929%0%
Aug 2183°F59°F104°F 193641°F 195029%0%
Aug 2283°F59°F106°F 193643°F 190729%0%
Aug 2383°F59°F100°F 193643°F 190228%0%
Aug 2483°F59°F101°F 193643°F 190228%0%
Aug 2583°F59°F99°F 193640°F 194228%0%
Aug 2683°F59°F96°F 194842°F 190728%0%
Aug 2783°F58°F96°F 194842°F 190428%0%
Aug 2883°F58°F95°F 194839°F 198628%0%
Aug 2983°F58°F99°F 192537°F 198628%0%
Aug 3083°F58°F97°F 192437°F 198628%0%
Aug 3183°F58°F97°F 193239°F 191527%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 6:42 AM, sunset 8:58 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 8:17 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00128784 (Tipton 5 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00129557, 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.