Climate averages 1991–2020
Albany (Georgia), United States weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Albany (Georgia), United States: daytime highs average 32.4°C and nights cool to about 23.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 101 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes August a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 18 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Columbus, United States (126 km away). In August its highs average 32.2°C, about as warm as Albany (Georgia), United States, with 96 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albany (Georgia), United States ranks joint 119th of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 407th of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Albany (Georgia), United States is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 30.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 101 mm to 92 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Albany (Georgia), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.0°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 91 | 8.9 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.2°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 97 | 7.9 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.0°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 105 | 8.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.0°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 74 | 7.4 | 12.913 h |
| May | 29.4°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 57 | 8.1 | 13.714 h |
| June | 31.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 100 | 14.2 | 14.214 h |
| July | 32.9°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 113 | 16.4 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 32.4°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 101 | 15.8 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 92 | 9.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.7°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 70 | 6.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 20.3°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 70 | 6.5 | 10.611 h |
| December | 16.3°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 88 | 7.8 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Columbus, United States in AugustUnited States · 126 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 22.6°C · 96 mm rain
- Warner Robins in AugustUnited States · 126 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 98 mm rain
- Tallahassee in AugustUnited States · 127 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.1°C · 147 mm rain
- Macon in AugustUnited States · 149 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 95 mm rain
- Montgomery in AugustUnited States · 220 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 23.0°C · 90 mm rain
- South Fulton in AugustUnited States · 229 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 94 mm rain
- Atlanta in AugustUnited States · 242 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.1°C · 96 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in AugustUnited States · 262 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.2°C · 99 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Albany) is explained once on the Albany (Georgia), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.