Athens, GA: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 81.7°F in Athens, GA, the warmest August since 2016, tied 9th warmest of 123 (with 1980).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 81.7°F; Warmest since 2016; 9th warmest of 123
Precipitation: 3.32 in; Driest since 2024; 62nd driest of 144

A normal August in Athens, GA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 79.4°F, between 76.9°F and 82°F in eight years of ten and 3.99 in of precipitation, between 1.70 in and 7.74 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Athens, GA since 1902: 81.7°F in 2026; the highest is 85.2°F, in 2007.

Normal range, 76.9 to 82°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Athens, GA from 1858 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	81.7	9	92.7	12	70.6	15	3.32	83	0
2025	76	120	84.5	119	67.5	100	10.31	3	0
2024	80.4	28	91.6	23	69.2	42	2.31	112	0
2023	79.9	34	90.2	39	69.7	34	5.13	47	0
2022	78.7	63	88	75	69.5	37	3.18	87	0
2021	81.5	11	91.4	26	71.6	6	6.80	22	0
2020	81.3	14	91.6	23	71.1	10	9.54	5	0
2019	80.3	30	91.4	26	69.2	42	8.78	7	0
2018	78.9	59	88.9	61	68.8	58	4.36	54	0
2017	78.6	69	88	75	69.2	42	5.47	39	0
2016	82	5	92	18	72	3	10.10	4	0
2015	79.8	35	90.1	41	69.5	37	6.78	23	0
2014	79.3	46	91.3	29	67.4	104	1.89	122	0
2013	76.9	108	85.3	117	68.5	66	5.68	38	0
2012	77.8	82	87.6	80	67.9	90	3.23	86	0
2011	82.7	3	95.4	2	70.1	24	2.44	107	0
2010	82.2	4	91.9	20	72.5	1	7.62	12	0
2009	79.7	38	90.8	34	68.5	66	2.70	99	0
2008	79.7	38	90.5	37	68.8	58	2.79	96	0
2007	85.2	1	98.2	1	72.3	2	1.72	126	0
2006	80.7	20	90.6	36	70.8	12	5.76	36	0
2005	79.5	43	88.7	65	70.3	19	5.47	39	0
2004	76.6	114	87	94	66.3	118	3.87	67	0
2003	78.7	63	87.6	80	69.9	29	3.41	82	0
2002	80.2	31	92	18	68.4	71	0.14	143	0
2001	78.7	63	87.9	77	69.5	37	0.85	139	0
2000	78.7	63	89	57	68.5	66	3.67	72	0
1999	81.8	7	93.5	7	70.1	24	4.09	62	0
1998	79	55	90.2	39	67.8	93	2.62	101	0
1997	76.9	108	87.5	84	66.2	120	1.55	129	0
1996	77.3	95	86.3	103	68.3	75	3.88	66	0
1995	81	16	90.1	41	71.8	4	7.22	15	0
1994	77.1	102	86.1	105	68.1	81	7.37	14	0
1993	81	16	91.8	22	70.3	19	2.03	118	0
1992	76.4	116	85.4	115	67.5	100	6.19	30	0
1991	77.3	95	85.8	110	68.8	58	5.19	44	0
1990	79.5	43	89.9	46	69.2	42	6.21	29	0
1989	78.7	63	88.6	66	68.8	58	1.97	119	0
1988	80.5	25	90.9	33	70.1	24	2.52	105	0
1987	81.9	6	92.5	14	71.2	9	0.98	137	0
1986	77.7	85	86.9	96	68.4	71	3.76	70	0
1985	77.3	95	85.8	110	68.7	63	2.39	111	0
1984	79.2	51	88.1	71	70.3	19	3.59	76	0
1983	83.4	2	95.3	3	71.5	7	2.06	117	0
1982	79.8	35	89	57	70.6	15	3.10	88	0
1981	77.6	87	86.2	104	69	49	1.00	135	0
1980	81.7	9	93.3	8	70.1	24	2.55	103	0
1979	79	55	89	57	68.9	54	3.45	80	0
1978	78.4	74	86.9	96	69.9	29	4.35	56	0
1977	78.2	78	87.2	91	69.2	42	6.33	27	0
1976	76.8	111	86.7	99	67	111	5.31	42	0
1975	79.8	35	88.8	63	70.7	13	3.66	74	0
1974	77.4	92	85.6	113	69.3	41	5.99	33	0
1973	77.4	92	87.3	88	67.5	100	3.09	89	0
1972	78	81	88.1	71	68	84	2.64	100	0
1971	77.1	102	86	107	68.2	78	4.56	52	0
1970	78.4	74	86.8	98	69.9	29	3.04	91	0
1969	76.1	119	85.9	109	66.4	117	5.92	34	0
1968	79.3	46	89.5	53	69	49	3.25	84	0
1967	75	123	84.5	119	65.6	123	5.91	35	0
1966	77	106	86.7	99	67.3	106	6.27	28	0
1965	78.9	59	89.7	48	68	84	1.44	130	0
1964	76.4	116	86.1	105	66.7	115	3.78	69	0
1963	79	55	90.3	38	67.7	98	0.87	138	0
1962	78.4	74	90	44	66.9	113	3.67	72	0
1961	76.6	114	86	107	67.2	108	7.43	13	0
1960	78.5	70	88.6	66	68.5	66	5.02	49	0
1959	80.6	22	92.2	16	68.9	54	1.24	134	0
1958	79	55	89.6	50	68.4	71	4.21	59	0
1957	78.2	78	90.7	35	65.8	122	1.60	128	0
1956	79.7	38	91.6	23	67.8	93	0.48	140	0
1955	80.6	22	91	31	70.2	23	2.80	95	0
1954	81.8	7	94.6	5	69	49	2.44	107	0
1953	79.1	53	91.2	30	67.1	110	1.40	131	0
1952	77.7	85	87.6	80	67.8	93	6.43	26	0
1951	80.7	20	92.8	11	68.7	63	0.09	144	0
1950	77.1	102	87.3	88	66.8	114	1.84	123	0
1949	77.3	95	87.3	88	67.3	106	4.47	53	0
1948	76.7	113	87.4	86	66	121	5.16	45	0
1947	79.3	46	89.4	54	69.2	42	3.85	68	0
1946	77.5	90	87.6	80	67.4	104	2.98	92	0
1945	77.4	92	87.1	92	67.8	93	4.36	54	0
1944	76.9	108	85.5	114	68.3	75	2.88	94	3
1943	79.4	45	89.3	56	69.5	37	2.51	106	0
1942	76.2	118	84.9	118	67.5	100	8.19	9	0
1941	80.2	31	90.1	41	70.3	19	3.46	79	0
1940	78.5	70	88.3	69	68.8	58	7.81	11	0
1939	77.2	101	86.6	101	67.9	90	5.22	43	0
1938	81	16	91.4	26	70.7	13	2.55	103	0
1937	79.6	41	89.6	50	69.6	35	6.02	32	0
1936					69.8	32	7.16	18	31
1935	79.3	46	88.2	70	70.4	18	1.69	127	0
1934	79.6	41	87.7	79	71.4	8	4.20	60	0
1933	81	16	92.9	9	69.2	42	4.93	50	0
1932	80.4	28	91	31	69.8	32	1.84	123	0
1931	80.5	25	92.3	15	68.6	65	2.10	116	0
1930	80.5	25	92.9	9	68	84	1.27	132	0
1929	80	33	91.9	20	68	84	0.21	142	0
1928	79.3	46	89.7	48	68.9	54			0
1927	77.5	90	88.6	66	66.3	118	2.76	98	0
1926	81.3	14	92.2	16	70.5	17	6.95	20	0
1925	81.5	11	95.1	4	67.9	90	0.35	141	0
1924	81.5	11	94.6	5	68.3	75	2.20	115	0
1923					69	49	4.86	51	4
1922	77.1	102	88.9	61	65.3	124	1.83	125	0
1921	77.8	82	87.8	78	67.8	93	6.14	31	0
1920	77.6	87	87.1	92	68.1	81	7.18	17	0
1919	78.8	61	89.9	46	68	84	2.29	113	1
1918	80.6	22	92.7	12	68.4	71	1.94	120	0
1917	77	106	87	94	67	111	4.34	57	0
1916	78.5	70	89.4	54	67.6	99	3.24	85	0
1915	77.3	95	88.1	71	66.5	116	5.06	48	0
1914	78.4	74	88.8	63	68	84	4.09	62	0
1913	77.3	95	89.6	50	65	125	2.43	109	0
1912	79.1	53	90	44	68.1	81	2.91	93	0
1911	78.7	63	89	57	68.5	66	8.52	8	0
1910	78.5	70	88.1	71	69	49	2.41	110	0
1909	77.8	82	86.6	101	68.9	54	1.90	121	0
1908	76.8	111	85.4	115	68.2	78	18.43	1	0
1907	77.6	87	85.7	112	69.6	35	6.61	24	0
1906	78.2	78	84.5	119	71.8	4	3.08	90	0
1905	75.5	121	83.8	122	67.2	108	6.82	21	0
1904	75.5	121	82.8	123	68.2	78	5.37	41	2
1903	79.2	51	87.5	84	71	11	6.47	25	0
1902	78.8	61	87.4	86	70.1	24	3.56	77	2
1901							17.87	2	31
1900							1.27	132	31
1899							3.93	65	31
1898							5.73	37	31
1897							4.17	61	31
1896							1.00	135	31
1895							7.20	16	31
1894							3.55	78	31
1893							4.25	58	31
1892							3.42	81	31
1891							3.64	75	31
1890							5.14	46	31
1888							4.07	64	31
1887							7.84	10	31
1886							2.78	97	31
1885							7.05	19	31
1884							2.62	101	31
1873							3.71	71	31
1859							9.41	6	31
1858							2.25	114	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2007	85.2
1983	83.4
2011	82.7
2010	82.2
2016	82
1987	81.9
1999	81.8
1954	81.8
2026	81.7
1980	81.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	75
1905	75.5
1904	75.5
2025	76
1969	76.1
1942	76.2
1992	76.4
1964	76.4
2004	76.6
1961	76.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1908	18.43
1901	17.87
2025	10.31
2016	10.10
2020	9.54
1859	9.41
2019	8.78
1911	8.52
1942	8.19
1887	7.84

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1951	0.09
2002	0.14
1929	0.21
1925	0.35
1956	0.48
2001	0.85
1963	0.87
1987	0.98
1981	1.00
1896	1.00

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 99°F; 17 August 2026
Coldest night: 66°F; 25 August 2026, 24 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.90 in; 28 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 3.32 in of precipitation in Athens, GA, the driest August since 2024, 62nd driest of 144.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Athens, GA: 99°F on Monday 17 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Athens, GA: a low of 66°F on Tuesday 25 August 2026 and Monday 24 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Athens, GA: 0.90 in on Friday 28 August 2026.