Columbus, GA: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 84.1°F in Columbus, GA, the warmest August since 2024, tied 10th warmest of 124 (with 2006 and 1990).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 84.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 10th warmest of 124
Precipitation: 4.79 in; Wettest since 2022; 56th wettest of 134

A normal August in Columbus, GA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 81.8°F, between 80.1°F and 84.5°F in eight years of ten and 4.23 in of precipitation, between 1.85 in and 8.30 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Columbus, GA since 1902: 84.1°F in 2026; the highest is 85.5°F, in 2011.

Normal range, 80.1 to 84.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Columbus, GA from 1893 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	84.1	10	94.1	16	74.2	7	4.79	56	0
2025	79.7	111	88.2	121	71.3	71	2.99	96	0
2024	84.3	7	94.9	9	73.6	13	2.15	114	0
2023	84.2	9	95.1	7	73.3	18	3.26	91	0
2022	80.9	79	89.6	98	72.3	39	5.12	43	0
2021	81.4	61	90.1	90	72.8	25	7.25	15	0
2020	83	23	92.3	48	73.6	13	6.93	19	0
2019	83.7	14	93.8	18	73.6	13	3.54	81	0
2018	81.2	71	90	92	72.5	31	7.69	12	0
2017	82	44	90.3	85	73.8	11	4.88	51	0
2016	83.1	22	92.8	34	73.5	16	4.37	59	0
2015	81.6	54	90.9	72	72.3	39	7.50	14	0
2014	81.5	57	92.2	50	70.7	88	1.69	124	0
2013	80.4	92	88.7	116	72	51	8.63	6	0
2012	80.6	88	89.4	102	71.9	58	2.30	110	0
2011	85.5	1	96.3	2	74.6	4	5.05	47	0
2010	85.4	2	94.9	9	75.9	1	2.45	108	0
2009	79.6	112	88.5	119	70.8	83	8.26	7	0
2008	80.1	101	88.7	116	71.5	67	8.26	7	0
2007	85.2	3	95.8	3	74.6	4	4.41	58	0
2006	84.1	10	93.5	23	74.7	3	3.77	75	0
2005	82	44	90.1	90	73.8	11	6.50	23	0
2004	80.1	101	89.2	107	71	77	5.24	39	0
2003	81.4	61	89.6	98	73.1	21	4.14	68	0
2002	82.5	35	92.7	38	72.4	35	1.87	119	0
2001	81.4	61	90.4	81	72.5	31	1.94	117	0
2000	82.5	35	93	32	72.1	49	3.43	84	0
1999	84.4	6	94.9	9	73.9	10	1.84	121	0
1998	82.7	30	93.1	30	72.3	39	1.85	120	0
1997	80.1	101	90	92	70.3	96	1.73	123	0
1996	80.2	99	89.2	107	71.3	71	2.94	97	0
1995	83.5	16	92.6	40	74.4	6	2.24	113	0
1994	78.9	119	87.9	123	69.8	110	3.43	84	0
1993	82.5	35	92.6	40	72.4	35	4.32	61	0
1992	78.8	120	87.8	124	69.7	111	9.15	5	0
1991	80.7	83	89.4	102	72	51	10.11	2	0
1990	84.1	10	95.5	5	72.6	30	1.68	125	0
1989	81.7	52	91.5	59	72	51	2.27	112	0
1988	83.2	19	93.4	25	73.1	21	0.80	134	0
1987	84.5	4	94.8	12	74.2	7	1.82	122	0
1986	81	76	90.9	72	71.1	76	3.37	88	0
1985	80.5	90	90.2	88	70.8	83	3.28	90	0
1984	80.4	92	89.9	95	70.9	79	3.50	82	0
1983	84.3	7	94.5	13	74.2	7	3.16	92	0
1982	80.7	83	89.1	111	72.4	35	2.40	109	0
1981	80.1	101	88	122	72.3	39	2.93	98	0
1980	83.5	16	93.7	20	73.3	18	4.49	57	0
1979	81.5	57	91.3	65	71.8	60	2.50	106	0
1978	81.4	61	90.8	74	72	51	3.97	73	0
1977	81.9	46	91.5	59	72.4	35	10.07	3	0
1976	79.5	114	89.5	100	69.6	114	3.71	77	0
1975	80.7	83	89.9	95	71.6	65	4.11	69	0
1974	80	106	89.4	102	70.6	90	5.20	41	0
1973	79.8	109	89.1	111	70.5	92	6.97	18	0
1972	81.7	52	91.5	59	72	51	1.04	131	0
1971	79.8	109	88.5	119	71	77	5.11	44	0
1970	81	76	89.8	97	72.2	45	2.91	100	0
1969	77.9	124	87.3	126	68.6	120	2.93	98	0
1968	80.8	82	91	70	70.6	90	3.64	78	0
1967	78.6	121	87.4	125	69.7	111	5.06	45	0
1966	79.2	118	89	114	69.5	116	7.16	16	0
1965	80.3	97	91.4	64	69.3	118	1.88	118	0
1964	79.5	114	88.9	115	70	105	5.18	42	0
1963	81.3	67	92.1	53	70.4	93	3.04	94	0
1962	80.9	79	91.8	56	70	105	2.82	101	0
1961	79.3	117	89.2	107	69.5	116	4.96	49	0
1960	80.4	92	90.5	78	70.3	96	5.59	33	0
1959	81.3	67	92.5	43	70.2	101	4.17	67	0
1958	80.4	92	91.1	68	69.7	111	3.39	87	0
1957	80.5	90	92.2	50	68.8	119	2.61	104	0
1956	81.8	49	93.5	23	70.2	101	0.96	133	0
1955	81.2	71	91.5	59	70.9	79	2.08	116	0
1954	82.9	26	95.4	6	70.4	93	2.30	110	0
1953	79.6	112	90.6	76	68.6	120	1.00	132	0
1952	80.1	101	90.3	85	70	105	6.39	24	0
1951	82.2	39	93.6	22	70.8	83	5.37	36	0
1950	78.4	123	90.4	81	66.5	124	5.77	29	0
1949	79.4	116	89.1	111	69.6	114	4.31	62	0
1948	78.6	121	88.6	118	68.5	123	5.66	32	0
1947	83.2	19	93.8	18	72.7	28	2.51	105	0
1946	81.1	73	91.8	56	70.3	96	4.34	60	0
1945	82.2	39	92.8	34	71.5	67	5.89	26	0
1944	81.9	46	92.1	53	71.8	60	7.62	13	0
1943	84.5	4	96.5	1	72.5	31	5.32	37	0
1942	81.6	54	92.4	45	70.9	79	5.57	34	0
1941	82.8	29	92.8	34	72.8	25	3.44	83	0
1940	82.2	39	92.7	38	71.7	63	3.61	80	0
1939	80	106	89.2	107	70.7	88	9.54	4	0
1938	83.6	15	95	8	72.2	45	1.48	128	0
1937	81.8	49	92.4	45	71.2	75	4.87	53	0
1936	82.6	32	93.2	28	72.1	49	6.72	20	0
1935	81.3	67	89.5	100	73.1	21	5.05	47	0
1934	81.9	46	91.1	68	72.7	28	4.25	64	0
1933	83	23	93.7	20	72.3	39	4.96	49	0
1932	83.2	19	93	32	73.5	16	3.62	79	0
1931	80.7	83	91.5	59	70	105	7.92	10	0
1930	80.7	83	92.8	34	68.6	120	2.62	103	0
1929	82.6	32	94.3	14	70.9	79	5.28	38	0
1928	83	23	93.3	26	72.8	25	5.68	30	0
1927	81.1	73	91.8	56	70.3	96	6.64	21	0
1926	81.5	57	90.5	78	72.5	31	5.68	30	0
1925	81.4	61	92.6	40	70.1	104	2.47	107	0
1924	83.8	13	95.8	3	71.7	63	1.44	129	0
1923	81.6	54	91.3	65	72	51	3.99	71	0
1922	80.2	99	90.4	81	70	105	2.64	102	0
1921	82.9	26	94.3	14	71.5	67	6.52	22	0
1920	80.3	97	90.4	81	70.2	101	5.06	45	0
1919	81	76	90.8	74	71.3	71	5.22	40	0
1918	81.8	49	93.3	26	70.3	96	4.24	65	0
1917	80.6	88	90.3	85	70.8	83	6.10	25	0
1916	82.2	39	92.2	50	72.2	45	3.08	93	0
1915	82.7	30	93.2	28	72.3	39	3.43	84	0
1914	81.1	73	90.2	88	72	51	5.86	27	0
1913	82.3	38	93.1	30	71.5	67	3.01	95	0
1912	80.9	79	90.6	76	71.3	71	4.21	66	0
1911	81.4	61	91	70	71.8	60	3.73	76	0
1910	80.4	92	90	92	70.8	83	3.35	89	1
1909			94	17			1.34	130	4
1908	81.3	67	91.2	67	71.6	65	3.97	73	1
1907	82.2	39	92.3	48	71.9	58	4.00	70	2
1906	82.6	32	92.4	45	72.9	24	4.84	55	3
1905	81.5	57	90.5	78	72.2	45	4.87	53	2
1904	79.9	108	89.4	102	70.4	93	8.15	9	0
1903	82.9	26	92.5	43	73.2	20	2.12	115	0
1902	83.4	18	92.1	53	74.8	2	4.28	63	3
1901			89.4	102			7.14	17	4
1900							1.64	126	31
1899							1.51	127	31
1898							11.98	1	31
1897							7.90	11	31
1896							5.52	35	31
1895							3.99	71	31
1894							4.88	51	31
1893							5.79	28	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2011	85.5
2010	85.4
2007	85.2
1987	84.5
1943	84.5
1999	84.4
2024	84.3
1983	84.3
2023	84.2
2026	84.1
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1969	77.9
1950	78.4
1967	78.6
1948	78.6
1992	78.8
1994	78.9
1966	79.2
1961	79.3
1949	79.4
1976	79.5
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1898	11.98
1991	10.11
1977	10.07
1939	9.54
1992	9.15
2013	8.63
2009	8.26
2008	8.26
1904	8.15
1931	7.92

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1988	0.80
1956	0.96
1953	1.00
1972	1.04
1909	1.34
1924	1.44
1938	1.48
1899	1.51
1900	1.64
1990	1.68

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 100°F; 17 August 2026
Coldest night: 71°F; 26 August 2026, 11 August 2026
Wettest day: 3.42 in; 11 August 2026

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Every answer in words

August 2026 brought 4.79 in of precipitation in Columbus, GA, the wettest August since 2022, 56th wettest of 134.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Columbus, GA: 100°F on Monday 17 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Columbus, GA: a low of 71°F on Wednesday 26 August 2026 and Tuesday 11 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Columbus, GA: 3.42 in on Tuesday 11 August 2026.