Atlanta climate

Atlanta Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Atlanta, 0.3 km from Atlanta

Average highs run from 81°F on August 1 to 76°F on August 31, and lows from 55°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.23 in.

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.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
3.23 in
Record high
95°FAug 6, 2001
Record low
34°FAug 21, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.2
Daylight
14 h 41 min to 13 h 17 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
6.5 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 181°F55°F94°F 200643°F 19980%
Aug 281°F55°F89°F 202445°F 19990%
Aug 380°F55°F90°F 200546°F 20000%
Aug 480°F55°F93°F 201643°F 20000%
Aug 580°F55°F93°F 200143°F 20130%
Aug 680°F55°F95°F 200145°F 20040%
Aug 780°F55°F92°F 200144°F 20040%
Aug 880°F55°F93°F 200146°F 20040%
Aug 980°F55°F93°F 200137°F 19990%
Aug 1080°F54°F90°F 201644°F 20130%
Aug 1180°F54°F90°F 201645°F 20130%
Aug 1280°F54°F88°F 200236°F 20060%
Aug 1380°F54°F86°F 201844°F 20010%
Aug 1479°F54°F88°F 201038°F 20010%
Aug 1579°F53°F88°F 201543°F 20040%
Aug 1679°F53°F89°F 201541°F 19980%
Aug 1779°F53°F88°F 201544°F 20000%
Aug 1879°F53°F86°F 201638°F 20070%
Aug 1979°F53°F86°F 200337°F 19980%
Aug 2078°F52°F87°F 202135°F 20000%
Aug 2178°F52°F90°F 201334°F 20040%
Aug 2278°F52°F86°F 200838°F 20040%
Aug 2378°F52°F87°F 201241°F 20190%
Aug 2478°F51°F89°F 202140°F 20190%
Aug 2578°F51°F92°F 201336°F 20170%
Aug 2677°F51°F91°F 202439°F 20080%
Aug 2777°F51°F87°F 202439°F 20250%
Aug 2877°F50°F86°F 201341°F 20140%
Aug 2977°F50°F89°F 201339°F 20250%
Aug 3076°F50°F89°F 201037°F 20250%
Aug 3176°F49°F87°F 200034°F 20090%

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.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 9:03 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00200342 (Atlanta), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004854, 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.