Atlanta, GA: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 82.9°F in Atlanta, GA, the warmest August since 2011, 4th warmest of 148.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 82.9°F; Warmest since 2011; 4th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 2.28 in; Driest since 2024; 40th driest of 148

A normal August in Atlanta, GA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 79.6°F, between 77.4°F and 82.7°F in eight years of ten and 4.10 in of precipitation, between 1.31 in and 7.10 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Atlanta, GA since 1879: 82.9°F in 2026; the highest is 85.6°F, in 2007.

Normal range, 77.4 to 82.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Atlanta, GA from 1879 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
2026	82.9	4	92.3	6	73.6	4	2.28	109
2025	78.2	74	85.8	100	70.5	43	4.58	57
2024	82.2	10	92	8	72.3	13	0.80	145
2023	82.6	7	92.2	7	73	6	5.24	46
2022	79.5	41	87.5	61	71.6	19	6.79	18
2021	80.4	25	88.1	47	72.6	8	6.96	16
2020	80.9	19	89.5	30	72.4	11	7.04	15
2019	82.5	8	92.4	5	72.5	10	1.89	116
2018	79.7	38	88	48	71.5	21	7.59	11
2017	79.2	47	86.7	79	71.6	19	5.47	43
2016	82.7	6	91.5	11	73.9	3	3.06	94
2015	79.9	34	88.8	42	71	26	5.77	33
2014	79	53	88.3	45	69.7	68	5.80	32
2013	77.5	92	85	119	70	60	5.24	46
2012	79	53	87.6	58	70.3	50	3.89	73
2011	83	3	93.5	4	72.6	8	1.51	126
2010	82.8	5	91.4	13	74.2	2	3.32	89
2009	78.9	57	87.6	58	70.2	55	6.14	25
2008	78.2	74	86.3	92	70.1	57	3.77	77
2007	85.6	1	96	1	75.2	1	3.48	86
2006	81	17	89.7	27	72.3	13	8.66	5
2005	79.6	40	87	72	72.1	15	8.28	7
2004	76.8	114	85.3	114	68.2	115	3.63	80
2003	79.1	49	87.1	70	71.1	25	3.48	86
2002	80.2	29	89.5	30	71	26	0.77	146
2001	78.8	62	87	72	70.6	37	1.03	142
2000	79.7	38	89	41	70.4	46	4.03	70
1999	81.9	12	91.9	9	71.8	18	1.26	135
1998	77.7	84	86.9	74	68.6	99	5.54	39
1997	76.6	120	85.8	100	67.4	133	1.32	134
1996	79.5	41	88.2	46	70.8	31	4.66	55
1995	80.7	22	89.4	32	71.9	16	5.82	31
1994	79.1	49	87.6	58	70.6	37	4.16	65
1993	82.1	11	91.3	15	72.8	7	2.96	95
1992	76	131	84.4	128	67.7	128	5.04	49
1991	79.2	47	87.5	61	70.8	31	4.37	59
1990	80.5	23	90.3	21	70.8	31	4.64	56
1989	79.4	45	88.5	44	70.3	50	2.13	110
1988	81	17	90	25	71.9	16	4.92	52
1987	81.9	12	91.5	11	72.4	11	1.22	136
1986	77.4	94	86.6	82	68.1	120	6.08	27
1985	77.6	89	85.5	108	69.7	68	4.57	58
1984	77.5	92	85.5	108	69.5	75	6.46	23
1983	81.3	14	91.2	17	71.5	21	1.06	141
1982	77.4	94	86.7	79	68.2	115	1.45	130
1981	77.7	84	86.4	89	69	85	2.76	97
1980	83.8	2	94	2	73.5	5	1.59	123
1979	80.1	30	89.1	38	71	26	7.28	13
1978	78.3	72	87.3	65	69.3	79	5.66	35
1977	77.7	84	86.6	82	68.8	90	4.23	61
1976	75.9	134	85.5	108	66.4	145	0.50	147
1975	77.9	81	86.6	82	69.2	81	3.30	91
1974	76.7	117	84.7	122	68.6	99	6.26	24
1973	77.3	98	86.3	92	68.4	109	1.35	132
1972	77.6	89	86.8	77	68.5	103	2.78	96
1971	76.7	117	84.7	122	68.7	96	2.76	97
1970	79.1	49	87.9	51	70.3	50	3.26	92
1969	76	131	85.4	112	66.7	142	6.12	26
1968	79	53	89.1	38	68.9	88	4.13	66
1967	74	147	82.3	146	65.6	148	8.69	4
1966	75.3	142	84	138	66.7	142	3.94	72
1965	77.3	98	86.6	82	68	123	1.53	125
1964	75.9	134	84.2	132	67.7	128	4.10	67
1963	77.6	89	86.9	74	68.4	109	0.88	144
1962	76.6	120	87.2	67	66	147	1.21	137
1961	75.6	139	84.1	135	67	139	4.94	51
1960	78.9	57	87.7	55	70.1	57	5.60	37
1959	80.5	23	90.5	19	70.6	37	1.42	131
1958	78.9	57	88	48	69.7	68	3.56	84
1957	79.5	41	90.2	23	68.8	90	3.52	85
1956	80.3	26	90.4	20	70.3	50	1.10	140
1955	80.1	30	89.6	28	70.6	37	1.54	124
1954	82.5	8	93.6	3	71.4	23	1.14	139
1953	78.9	57	89.3	33	68.4	109	1.67	120
1952	78.2	74	87.2	67	69.2	81	7.05	14
1951	80.9	19	91.3	15	70.5	43	1.17	138
1950	76.2	126	85.3	114	67.1	138	5.51	41
1949	77.9	81	86.3	92	69.5	75	6.47	22
1948	77.3	98	86.9	74	67.7	128	4.20	62
1947	79.1	49	89.3	33	69	85	5.67	34
1946	77.1	106	87.4	64	66.9	140	2.60	102
1945	78.2	74	87.8	52	68.6	99	1.33	133
1944	77.2	103	85.9	99	68.5	103	1.46	129
1943	80.9	19	91.4	13	70.4	46	2.68	101
1942	77.7	84	87.3	65	68.1	120	5.53	40
1941	80	32	90.1	24	69.8	66	4.30	60
1940	78.5	66	88	48	69	85	8.16	8
1939	77.7	84	86.8	77	68.7	96	5.91	30
1938	81.2	15	91.7	10	70.7	34	1.83	117
1937	79.5	41	89.3	33	69.7	68	5.50	42
1936	79.8	36	89.6	28	70	60	5.95	29
1935	79.9	34	89.3	33	70.4	46	3.37	88
1934	78.4	70	86.6	82	70.1	57	3.32	89
1933	77.4	94	86	98	68.8	90	1.81	118
1932	78.4	70	86.2	95	70.6	37	2.30	108
1931	76.9	112	85.7	103	68.2	115	2.44	106
1930	78.9	57	87.8	52	69.9	64	0.96	143
1929	78.3	72	87.7	55	68.9	88	1.49	128
1928	78.5	66	86.4	89	70.7	34	5.18	48
1927	75.9	134	84.6	125	67.2	137	1.66	121
1926	79	53	87.5	61	70.5	43	7.75	10
1925	79.8	36	89.3	33	70.2	55	0.02	148
1924	80.3	26	90.3	21	70.4	46	3.87	75
1923	77.4	94	85.5	108	69.3	79	4.17	64
1922	75.8	137	84.2	132	67.4	133	2.72	100
1921	76.7	117	84.9	121	68.5	103	8.03	9
1920	75.1	145	82.7	144	67.5	131	10.02	1
1919	76.4	124	84.5	127	68.3	113	3.80	76
1918	78.8	62	87.7	55	70	60	4.20	62
1917	75.4	141	83.3	141	67.4	133	5.61	36
1916	78	80	86.4	89	69.7	68	3.61	81
1915	77.1	106	85.6	107	68.7	96	4.92	52
1914	76.8	114	85.1	118	68.5	103	5.04	49
1913	78.6	65	87.8	52	69.4	78	2.53	104
1912	76.9	112	85.2	117	68.6	99	3.70	78
1911	77.3	98	85.8	100	68.8	90	1.99	113
1910	77	110	85.7	103	68.2	115	2.49	105
1909	77.8	83	86.1	96	69.6	73	6.75	19
1908	77.2	103	86.1	96	68.4	109	5.44	44
1907	78.2	74	87.2	67	69.2	81	2.12	111
1906	78.5	66	86.5	87	70.6	37	1.51	126
1905	76.2	126	84.3	130	68	123	3.58	83
1904	75.6	139	83.2	142	68.1	120	8.74	3
1903	78.1	79	86.5	87	69.8	66	1.91	115
1902	79.3	46	88.6	43	69.9	64	1.66	121
1901	76	131	84.1	135	68	123	9.83	2
1900	81.2	15	91	18	71.3	24	1.79	119
1899	80	32	89.1	38	70.9	30	3.15	93
1898	77.2	103	84.2	132	70.3	50	5.41	45
1897	76.1	130	84.3	130	68	123	6.01	28
1896	80.3	26	90	25	70.7	34	1.97	114
1895	77.1	106	85.4	112	68.8	90	8.55	6
1894	76.4	124	84.4	128	68.5	103	3.70	78
1893	77	110	85.7	103	68.3	113	4.07	69
1892	76.2	126	83.9	139	68.5	103	6.66	21
1891	76.6	120	85.3	114	67.8	127	2.59	103
1890	75.2	144	83.7	140	66.7	142	3.99	71
1889	74.2	146	82.1	147	66.3	146	6.73	20
1888	78.5	66	87.1	70	70	60	3.89	73
1887	76.5	123	84.7	122	68.2	115	7.51	12
1886	77.3	98	85.7	103	68.8	90	2.36	107
1885	77.1	106	84.6	125	69.6	73	6.92	17
1884	75.3	142	83.1	143	67.5	131	2.06	112
1883	76.2	126	85	119	67.4	133	2.73	99
1882	75.8	137	82.5	145	69.1	84	5.56	38
1881	78.8	62	86.7	79	71	26	4.10	67
1880	76.8	114	84.1	135	69.5	75	3.61	81
1879	73.9	148	80.9	148	66.8	141	4.76	54

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2007	85.6
1980	83.8
2011	83
2026	82.9
2010	82.8
2016	82.7
2023	82.6
2019	82.5
1954	82.5
2024	82.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1879	73.9
1967	74
1889	74.2
1920	75.1
1890	75.2
1966	75.3
1884	75.3
1917	75.4
1961	75.6
1904	75.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1920	10.02
1901	9.83
1904	8.74
1967	8.69
2006	8.66
1895	8.55
2005	8.28
1940	8.16
1921	8.03
1926	7.75

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1925	0.02
1976	0.50
2002	0.77
2024	0.80
1963	0.88
1930	0.96
2001	1.03
1983	1.06
1956	1.10
1954	1.14

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 98°F; 17 August 2026
Coldest night: 70°F; 3 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.58 in; 27 August 2026, 4 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 2.28 in of precipitation in Atlanta, GA, the driest August since 2024, 40th driest of 148.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Atlanta, GA: 98°F on Monday 17 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Atlanta, GA: a low of 70°F on Monday 3 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Atlanta, GA: 0.58 in on Thursday 27 August 2026 and Tuesday 4 August 2026.