Climate averages 1991–2020
Athens, United States weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Athens, United States: daytime highs average 30.8°C and nights cool to about 21.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 108 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes August a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 25 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Johns Creek (76 km away). In August its highs average 30.2°C, 0.6°C cooler than Athens, United States, with 104 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Athens, United States ranks joint 179th of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 432nd of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Athens, United States is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 2.9°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 108 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
Athens, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.3°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 112 | 10.3 | 10.210 h |
| February | 13.4°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 113 | 9.5 | 10.911 h |
| March | 17.5°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 114 | 9.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.3°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 93 | 8.7 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 84 | 9.5 | 13.914 h |
| June | 30.0°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 102 | 13.8 | 14.414 h |
| July | 31.6°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 102 | 14.5 | 14.214 h |
| August, selected | 30.8°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 108 | 12.8 | 13.413 h |
| September | 27.9°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 92 | 8.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 22.7°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 84 | 6.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 16.9°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 93 | 8.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 12.5°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 113 | 10.4 | 9.910 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
- Johns Creek in AugustUnited States · 76 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 21.4°C · 104 mm rain
- Roswell in AugustUnited States · 91 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.1°C · 104 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in AugustUnited States · 92 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.2°C · 99 mm rain
- Atlanta in AugustUnited States · 96 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.1°C · 96 mm rain
- South Fulton in AugustUnited States · 127 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 94 mm rain
- Macon in AugustUnited States · 127 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 95 mm rain
- Warner Robins in AugustUnited States · 151 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 98 mm rain
- Asheville in AugustUnited States · 197 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.7°C · 105 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 Athens) is explained once on the Athens, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.