Climate averages 1991–2020
Macon weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Macon: daytime highs average 32.0°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 95 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes August a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 22 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Warner Robins (25 km away). In August its highs average 31.9°C, about as warm as Macon, with 98 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Macon ranks joint 134th of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 358th of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Macon is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 2.7°C to 29.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 95 mm to 91 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
Macon climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.3°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 102 | 9.8 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.5°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 105 | 8.6 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.5°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 100 | 8.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 79 | 8.0 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.5°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 64 | 8.3 | 13.814 h |
| June | 31.1°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 97 | 14.0 | 14.314 h |
| July | 32.6°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 101 | 14.8 | 14.114 h |
| August, selected | 32.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 95 | 14.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 29.3°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 91 | 8.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.4°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 72 | 6.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.7°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 77 | 7.1 | 10.511 h |
| December | 14.5°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 98 | 9.1 | 10.010 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
- Warner Robins in AugustUnited States · 25 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 98 mm rain
- Atlanta in AugustUnited States · 123 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.1°C · 96 mm rain
- Athens, United States in AugustUnited States · 127 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 21.5°C · 108 mm rain
- South Fulton in AugustUnited States · 128 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 94 mm rain
- Columbus, United States in AugustUnited States · 134 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 22.6°C · 96 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in AugustUnited States · 139 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.2°C · 99 mm rain
- Johns Creek in AugustUnited States · 142 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 21.4°C · 104 mm rain
- Roswell in AugustUnited States · 148 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.1°C · 104 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 Macon) is explained once on the Macon year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.