Climate averages 1991–2020
Memphis weather
in August.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Memphis: daytime highs average 31.9°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 75 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 29 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jonesboro (97 km away). In August its highs average 31.4°C, about as warm as Memphis, with 70 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Memphis ranks joint 137th of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 242nd of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Memphis is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.1°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 75 mm to 74 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
Memphis climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 98 | 9.6 | 10.110 h |
| February | 11.8°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 104 | 9.2 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.5°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 127 | 11.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.6°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 122 | 10.0 | 13.113 h |
| May | 26.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 117 | 11.0 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.5°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 87 | 9.7 | 14.514 h |
| July | 32.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 93 | 10.4 | 14.314 h |
| August, selected | 31.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 75 | 8.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 28.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 74 | 7.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 22.7°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 102 | 7.4 | 11.311 h |
| November | 15.7°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 101 | 8.5 | 10.410 h |
| December | 10.9°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 126 | 9.7 | 9.810 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
- Jonesboro in AugustUnited States · 97 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 22.6°C · 70 mm rain
- Little Rock in AugustUnited States · 209 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 70 mm rain
- Clarksville in AugustUnited States · 287 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 21.5°C · 82 mm rain
- Franklin in AugustUnited States · 300 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 85 mm rain
- Tuscaloosa in AugustUnited States · 314 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 22.9°C · 91 mm rain
- Nashville in AugustUnited States · 316 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 84 mm rain
- Jackson in AugustUnited States · 317 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 22.7°C · 95 mm rain
- Huntsville in AugustUnited States · 319 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.7°C · 78 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 Memphis) is explained once on the Memphis year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.