Athens, GA: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 80.5°F in Athens, GA, the warmest summer since 2024, tied 16th warmest of 123 (with 2021, 1998 and 1980).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 80.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 16th warmest of 123
Precipitation: 10.66 in; Driest since 2014; 38th driest of 142

A normal summer in Athens, GA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 79.3°F, between 77.2°F and 81.7°F in eight years of ten and 13.84 in of precipitation, between 6.89 in and 22.38 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Athens, GA since 1903: 80.5°F in 2026; the highest is 82.3°F, in 2016.

Normal range, 77.2 to 81.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	80.5	16	90.8	32	70.2	7	10.66	105	0
2025	79.6	34	89.5	58	69.7	15	20.39	10	0
2024	80.7	12	91.8	14	69.6	18	11.57	88	0
2023	78.2	71	88.5	77	67.8	78	16.87	29	0
2022	80.3	22	90.7	35	70	10	12.39	76	3
2021	80.5	16	90.8	32	70.1	8	17.18	25	0
2020	80.7	12	91.6	17	69.9	11	14.10	55	0
2019	79.8	31	90.7	35	68.9	33	17.18	25	0
2018	79.3	44	89.7	54	68.9	33	16.62	34	0
2017	78.6	60	88.8	69	68.5	48	16.88	28	0
2016	82.3	1	93.8	4	70.8	3	15.79	40	0
2015	80.8	11	91.7	16	69.8	13	14.62	51	0
2014	79.1	46	90.4	41	67.8	78	9.85	110	0
2013	77.2	106	86.1	114	68.3	56	23.08	7	0
2012	78.6	60	89.5	58	67.7	85	11.71	85	0
2011	82.2	2	94.7	2	69.7	15	6.34	135	0
2010	81.9	3	92.6	10	71.3	1	13.57	61	0
2009	79.6	34	91	29	68.2	59	5.69	137	0
2008	80.1	26	92.1	13	68.1	61	7.96	127	0
2007	80.6	14	92.6	10	68.6	44	7.37	131	0
2006	79.9	30	91.6	17	68.1	61	11.35	91	0
2005	78.1	77	87	99	69.2	23	25.07	6	0
2004	78.1	77	88.4	78	67.8	78	9.39	116	0
2003	77	112	86.1	114	68	65	17.66	21	0
2002	78.8	54	89.8	50	67.9	73	7.17	133	0
2001	77.4	98	86.7	105	68.2	59	16.37	35	0
2000	79.4	40	90.8	32	67.9	73	9.01	122	0
1999	79.3	44	89.9	48	68.6	44	14.53	52	0
1998	80.5	16	91.8	14	69.2	23	6.95	134	0
1997	76.3	117	85.9	118	66.7	110	11.44	89	0
1996	77.6	88	87.7	87	67.6	90	11.40	90	0
1995	79.4	40	89.8	50	69	30	16.04	38	0
1994	77.5	94	86.7	105	68.4	52	29.39	1	0
1993	81.7	6	93.3	5	70.1	8	4.93	139	0
1992	77.2	106	86.9	100	67.5	92	14.75	49	0
1991	77.6	88	86.4	111	68.7	38	22.30	8	0
1990	79.4	40	90.2	44	68.6	44	14.27	54	0
1989	78.2	71	87.5	90	68.9	33	14.38	53	0
1988	79.5	36	91.3	25	67.8	78	5.10	138	0
1987	80.4	20	91.5	22	69.2	23	9.15	120	0
1986	80.3	22	91.2	27	69.4	20	9.52	114	0
1985	77.7	86	87.5	90	67.9	73	10.83	101	0
1984	78.6	60	88.7	73	68.5	48	17.58	23	0
1983	80.3	22	91.6	17	69	30	7.22	132	0
1982	80.2	25	89.8	50	70.6	4	9.88	109	0
1981	80.9	9	90.6	38	71.2	2	4.82	140	0
1980	80.5	16	91.2	27	69.8	13	7.67	129	0
1979	77	112	86.2	113	67.8	78	11.90	82	0
1978	78.8	54	88.3	80	69.2	23	13.15	67	0
1977	79.5	36	90.4	41	68.7	38	13.67	58	0
1976	76.3	117	86.1	114	66.4	119	10.75	104	0
1975	77.9	82	86.7	105	69.1	28	13.39	64	0
1974	75.8	122	85.2	120	66.4	119	16.06	37	0
1973	77.5	94	87.3	97	67.7	85	8.42	125	0
1972	76.1	121	86.6	110	65.5	124	13.05	69	0
1971	77.4	98	86.8	103	68	65	12.23	78	0
1970	78.2	71	88.3	80	68	65	8.47	124	0
1969	79	48	89.7	54	68.3	56	9.69	112	0
1968	77.5	94	87.4	95	67.7	85	16.69	33	0
1967	74.5	123	83.9	122	65.2	125	27.10	3	0
1966	77.2	106	87.8	84	66.6	114	12.13	80	0
1965	77.3	102	87.3	97	67.2	100	11.87	83	0
1964	77.4	98	87.6	88	67.2	100	17.82	20	0
1963	76.9	114	87.4	95	66.5	116	17.83	19	0
1962	77.9	82	88.8	69	67	105	11.64	87	0
1961	76.2	119	86.4	111	66	122	19.32	13	0
1960	78.3	69	89.1	64	67.4	95	12.58	73	0
1959	78.7	59	89.7	54	67.8	78	13.60	60	0
1958	78.6	60	89.2	61	67.9	73	10.33	106	0
1957	78.1	77	89.4	60	66.8	107	4.28	141	0
1956	78.4	67	90.1	46	66.7	110	9.50	115	0
1955	77.9	82	88.8	69	67	105	10.86	98	0
1954	80.6	14	93.1	7	68.1	61	9.20	119	0
1953	78.9	51	89.7	54	68	65	11.13	94	0
1952	80.1	26	91.5	22	68.7	38	13.44	63	0
1951	78.8	54	90.2	44	67.4	95	15.97	39	0
1950	77.3	102	87.5	90	67.2	100	10.80	102	0
1949	77.7	86	87.8	84	67.6	90	11.76	84	0
1948	78	80	89.2	61	66.8	107	15.68	42	0
1947	77.3	102	88	83	66.5	116	10.99	97	0
1946	77.1	110	86.9	100	67.2	100	9.58	113	0
1945	78.2	71	88.6	75	67.8	78	11.00	96	0
1944	78.9	51	89.1	64	68.5	48	7.39	130	3
1943	79.1	46	88.8	69	69.4	20	16.99	27	0
1942	78	80	87.6	88	68.4	52	17.62	22	0
1941	79	48	88.7	73	69.3	22	15.72	41	0
1940	77.6	88	87.5	90	67.7	85	19.01	15	0
1939	78.9	51	89.2	61	68.7	38	12.23	78	0
1938	78.2	71	88.1	82	68.4	52	19.71	12	0
1937	79.8	31	90.7	35	69	30	14.89	48	0
1936					69.2	23	12.28	77	31
1935	78.6	60	88.4	78	68.8	37	9.70	111	0
1934	80.1	26	89.9	48	70.4	5	16.74	31	0
1933	80.9	9	93.2	6	68.7	38	9.02	121	0
1932	81.1	7	92.5	12	69.7	15	12.66	72	0
1931	81.9	3	94.4	3	69.5	19	9.38	117	0
1930	80.4	20	92.9	9	67.9	73	6.32	136	0
1929	78.8	54	90.4	41	67.2	100	9.34	118	1
1928	78.2	71	88.9	68	67.5	92			0
1927	77.6	88	88.6	75	66.6	114	11.68	86	0
1926	79.8	31	91.4	24	68.3	56	18.32	17	0
1925	81.9	3	95.9	1	68	65	2.67	142	3
1924	81.1	7	93.1	7	68.9	33	8.37	126	2
1923	79	48	90.9	31	67.4	95	11.07	95	4
1922	78.4	67	90.1	46	66.8	107	13.23	66	2
1921	79.5	36	90.6	38	68.4	52	12.08	81	0
1920	78.3	69	89.1	64	67.5	92	11.18	93	1
1919	78.8	54	89.8	50	68	65	21.88	9	3
1918	79.5	36	91.6	17	67.3	99	13.86	56	0
1917	78.5	66	90.6	38	66.5	116	8.53	123	0
1916	77.1	110	87.5	90	66.7	110	15.11	46	0
1915	77.6	88	89	67	66.3	121	10.84	100	0
1914	80.1	26	91.6	17	68.6	44	10.77	103	0
1913	78.6	60	91	29	65.9	123	11.34	92	3
1912	77.2	106	87.8	84	66.7	110	16.13	36	0
1911	79.4	40	91.3	25	67.4	95	17.49	24	0
1910	76.7	116	85.8	119	67.7	85	17.93	18	0
1909	77.6	88	86.7	105	68.5	48	15.41	44	2
1908	77.4	98	86.8	103	68	65	26.06	5	0
1907	77.9	82	86.7	105	69.1	28	14.64	50	0
1906	76.8	115	83.7	123	69.9	11	19.74	11	0
1905	77.5	94	86.9	100	68.1	61	15.47	43	0
1904	76.2	119	84.4	121	68	65	10.85	99	2
1903	77.3	102	86	117	68.7	38	12.43	75	0
1902					70.4	5	10.19	108	33
1901							27.91	2	92
1900							16.79	30	92
1898							12.69	71	92
1897							10.21	107	92
1896							15.24	45	92
1894							13.06	68	92
1893							12.83	70	92
1892							13.25	65	92
1891							14.95	47	92
1890							19.25	14	92
1888							7.75	128	92
1887							26.40	4	92
1886							13.83	57	92
1885							16.73	32	92
1884							18.78	16	92
1873							13.62	59	92
1859							13.46	62	92
1858							12.48	74	92

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2016	82.3
2011	82.2
2010	81.9
1931	81.9
1925	81.9
1993	81.7
1932	81.1
1924	81.1
1981	80.9
1933	80.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	74.5
1974	75.8
1972	76.1
1961	76.2
1904	76.2
1997	76.3
1976	76.3
1910	76.7
1906	76.8
1963	76.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1994	29.39
1901	27.91
1967	27.10
1887	26.40
1908	26.06
2005	25.07
2013	23.08
1991	22.30
1919	21.88
2025	20.39

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1925	2.67
1957	4.28
1981	4.82
1993	4.93
1988	5.10
2009	5.69
1930	6.32
2011	6.34
1998	6.95
2002	7.17

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 99°F; 17 August 2026
Coldest night: 53°F; 4 June 2026
Wettest day: 1.49 in; 18 June 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 10.66 in of precipitation in Athens, GA, the driest summer since 2014, 38th driest of 142.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Athens, GA: 99°F on Monday 17 August 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Athens, GA: a low of 53°F on Thursday 4 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Athens, GA: 1.49 in on Thursday 18 June 2026.