Athens climate

Athens Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waverly, 5 km from Athens

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.33 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 Athens, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
3.33 in
Record high
100°FAug 9, 2001
Record low
33°FAug 25, 1940
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.8
Daylight
14 h 24 min to 13 h 10 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
3.6 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 183°F59°F98°F 195543°F 199837%0%
Aug 283°F59°F96°F 200740°F 194737%0%
Aug 383°F59°F96°F 195742°F 195937%0%
Aug 483°F59°F96°F 200544°F 195137%0%
Aug 583°F59°F98°F 195539°F 195137%0%
Aug 683°F58°F95°F 195539°F 195137%0%
Aug 783°F58°F97°F 200146°F 194836%0%
Aug 883°F58°F99°F 200144°F 200936%0%
Aug 983°F58°F100°F 200143°F 200236%0%
Aug 1082°F58°F98°F 194945°F 194836%0%
Aug 1182°F58°F93°F 194946°F 200636%0%
Aug 1282°F58°F96°F 202543°F 195036%0%
Aug 1382°F58°F96°F 194739°F 195036%0%
Aug 1482°F58°F98°F 200244°F 202235%0%
Aug 1582°F58°F97°F 195943°F 201335%0%
Aug 1682°F58°F94°F 193842°F 199935%0%
Aug 1782°F58°F93°F 193843°F 195735%0%
Aug 1882°F57°F93°F 200242°F 195435%0%
Aug 1982°F57°F94°F 194739°F 199834%0%
Aug 2081°F57°F97°F 195539°F 199834%0%
Aug 2181°F57°F95°F 195537°F 200034%0%
Aug 2281°F57°F93°F 195540°F 194034%0%
Aug 2381°F57°F91°F 202040°F 194034%0%
Aug 2481°F56°F96°F 195435°F 194033%0%
Aug 2581°F56°F97°F 194833°F 194033%0%
Aug 2681°F56°F98°F 194843°F 195433%0%
Aug 2780°F56°F99°F 194839°F 195433%0%
Aug 2880°F56°F99°F 194838°F 195733%0%
Aug 2980°F55°F96°F 195340°F 194633%0%
Aug 3080°F55°F97°F 195337°F 194633%0%
Aug 3180°F55°F95°F 195339°F 199933%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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 7:41 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00309047 (Waverly), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014748, 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.