Sewanee climate

Sewanee Weather in August

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

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 66°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.72 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 Sewanee, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
4.72 in
Record high
103°FAug 16, 2007
Record low
48°FAug 14, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.5
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
4.3 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 185°F66°F96°F 198757°F 199337%0%
Aug 285°F66°F96°F 198757°F 199737%0%
Aug 384°F66°F97°F 198760°F 201737%0%
Aug 484°F66°F96°F 201059°F 201437%0%
Aug 584°F66°F96°F 200256°F 201437%0%
Aug 684°F66°F96°F 200755°F 200437%0%
Aug 784°F66°F98°F 200751°F 200437%0%
Aug 884°F66°F99°F 200753°F 198937%0%
Aug 984°F66°F100°F 200751°F 198936%0%
Aug 1084°F66°F98°F 200756°F 199636%0%
Aug 1184°F66°F97°F 201058°F 198936%0%
Aug 1284°F66°F98°F 199953°F 201236%0%
Aug 1384°F66°F99°F 200749°F 200435%0%
Aug 1484°F66°F98°F 200748°F 200435%0%
Aug 1584°F66°F102°F 200749°F 200435%0%
Aug 1684°F66°F103°F 200753°F 200435%0%
Aug 1784°F66°F98°F 198854°F 200835%0%
Aug 1884°F66°F99°F 200756°F 200434%0%
Aug 1984°F66°F99°F 199959°F 199134%0%
Aug 2084°F65°F97°F 199055°F 199134%0%
Aug 2184°F65°F99°F 200755°F 200133%0%
Aug 2283°F65°F100°F 200754°F 199733%0%
Aug 2383°F65°F102°F 200753°F 199733%0%
Aug 2483°F65°F100°F 200752°F 199733%0%
Aug 2583°F65°F95°F 198752°F 199732%0%
Aug 2683°F65°F97°F 199052°F 199732%0%
Aug 2783°F65°F98°F 199055°F 202532%0%
Aug 2883°F65°F100°F 199056°F 202531%0%
Aug 2982°F64°F98°F 202452°F 198631%0%
Aug 3082°F64°F95°F 199553°F 198731%0%
Aug 3182°F64°F94°F 199354°F 198831%0%

Chance of rain

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

August 1
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 7:12 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00408184 (Sewanee), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00409800, 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.