Macon County climate

Macon County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lafayette, 2.5 km from Macon County

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 65°F.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Macon County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
67°F
Record high
106°FAug 17, 2007
Record low
49°FAug 13, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
14.9
Daylight
14 h 00 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
66°F
Wind
5.1 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 188°F68°F93°F 202458°F 20140%
Aug 288°F68°F95°F 201259°F 20230%
Aug 388°F68°F94°F 200658°F 20090%
Aug 488°F68°F100°F 201158°F 20140%
Aug 588°F68°F98°F 201055°F 20170%
Aug 688°F68°F99°F 200257°F 20040%
Aug 788°F68°F97°F 200753°F 20040%
Aug 888°F68°F100°F 199959°F 20020%
Aug 988°F68°F100°F 200756°F 20040%
Aug 1088°F68°F102°F 200757°F 20080%
Aug 1188°F68°F96°F 200557°F 20080%
Aug 1288°F68°F97°F 200554°F 20120%
Aug 1388°F68°F97°F 199949°F 20040%
Aug 1488°F68°F98°F 200549°F 20040%
Aug 1588°F68°F97°F 200750°F 20040%
Aug 1688°F67°F102°F 200751°F 20040%
Aug 1788°F67°F106°F 200753°F 20040%
Aug 1888°F67°F99°F 200054°F 20040%
Aug 1988°F67°F95°F 200758°F 20040%
Aug 2088°F67°F100°F 200754°F 20120%
Aug 2188°F67°F98°F 200753°F 20120%
Aug 2288°F67°F101°F 200755°F 19990%
Aug 2388°F67°F95°F 200255°F 20010%
Aug 2488°F66°F103°F 200755°F 20180%
Aug 2587°F66°F103°F 200751°F 20150%
Aug 2687°F66°F98°F 200750°F 20000%
Aug 2787°F66°F96°F 202449°F 20250%
Aug 2887°F66°F99°F 200750°F 20250%
Aug 2987°F66°F98°F 202450°F 20250%
Aug 3087°F65°F101°F 202453°F 20250%
Aug 3186°F65°F97°F 202452°F 19990%

Chance of rain

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

August 1
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 7:13 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00404987 (Lafayette), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00400669, 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.