Gainesville, FL: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 82.4°F in Gainesville, FL, the warmest August since 2025, tied 24th warmest of 137 (with 2005 and 1955).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 82.4°F; Warmest since 2025; 24th warmest of 137
Precipitation: 11.35 in; Wettest since 2022; 17th wettest of 137

A normal August in Gainesville, FL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 81.5°F, between 79.6°F and 82.8°F in eight years of ten and 6.39 in of precipitation, between 3.24 in and 9.96 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Gainesville, FL since 1890: 82.4°F in 2026; the highest is 84.1°F, in 1900.

Normal range, 79.6 to 82.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Gainesville, FL from 1890 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	82.4	24	91.5	49	73.4	14	11.35	17	0
2025	83.6	5	92.7	20	74.5	2	8.11	46	0
2024	82.3	27	91.3	57	73.2	16	10.82	19	0
2023	84	2	93.7	5	74.3	3	6.14	79	0
2022	82.1	32	91.8	41	72.5	31	11.73	15	0
2021	81.9	40	89.9	101	73.8	7	8.21	42	0
2020	81.7	46	91	64	72.4	36	7.00	68	0
2019	81.3	61	89.8	103	72.7	25	10.06	24	0
2018	83.5	8	93	13	74.1	5	8.69	36	0
2017	81.7	46	90.4	91	73	20	5.79	87	0
2016	82.7	16	92.2	29	73.1	18	3.30	121	0
2015	81.2	67	90.2	98	72.3	41	11.48	16	0
2014	81.7	46	91.6	45	71.8	57	5.21	100	0
2013	82.3	27	91.2	60	73.4	14	2.80	131	0
2012	80.6	103	89.2	121	72.1	47	9.95	26	0
2011	84	2	94	2	73.9	6	3.29	122	0
2010	83.6	5	91.9	37	75.3	1	4.90	106	0
2009	80.6	103	89.4	116	71.9	55	6.78	73	0
2008	80.2	120	88.3	133	72.1	47	9.22	34	0
2007	82.5	19	92.3	25	72.7	25	6.63	74	0
2006	82.2	30	92.1	32	72.3	41	2.77	132	0
2005	82.4	24	91.3	57	73.5	13	7.43	56	0
2004	80.8	95	89.3	118	72.3	41	14.32	6	0
2003	80	125	88.5	132	71.6	66	4.15	114	0
2002	79.6	132	88.7	130	70.4	122	6.87	71	0
2001	81	77	90.7	77	71.3	87	2.81	130	0
2000	80.9	84	91.3	57	70.5	117	3.73	119	0
1999	82.1	32	91.9	37	72.4	36	7.10	65	0
1998	82	35	91.6	45	72.4	36	7.57	54	0
1997	81.3	61	91.1	61	71.5	69	3.78	118	0
1996	79.6	132	88.8	129	70.4	122	4.78	108	0
1995	82.1	32	90.5	85	73.7	8	7.20	61	0
1994	78.7	136	87.3	136	70.1	131	6.14	79	0
1993	81.9	40	92.9	16	70.9	106	5.65	93	0
1992	79.4	135	87.8	134	71	99	8.55	38	0
1991	80.6	103	88.9	127	72.4	36	4.02	116	0
1990	80.9	84	91	64	70.7	112	4.08	115	0
1989	80.3	116	89.5	112	71.1	95	6.08	82	0
1988	80.4	110	89.7	109	71	99	12.07	13	0
1987	82.3	27	92.5	21	72.1	47	2.49	134	0
1986	80.2	120	89	125	71.4	79	6.91	70	0
1985	79.8	131	87.8	134	71.8	57	15.84	1	0
1984	80.8	95	90.9	69	70.7	112	3.16	125	0
1983	83.1	10	93.4	9	72.8	22	1.64	136	0
1982	81.2	67	91	64	71.5	69	6.18	78	0
1981	81.8	43	91.5	49	72.1	47	4.98	105	0
1980	82.8	15	93.3	10	72.3	41	3.18	124	0
1979	81.3	61	91.5	49	71.2	92	7.39	57	0
1978	81.5	53	91.9	37	71.1	95	9.64	30	0
1977	82.5	19	92.1	32	73	20	7.10	65	0
1976	81	77	91.1	61	71	99	2.84	128	0
1975	81.5	53	92.1	32	70.9	106	4.41	112	0
1974	80.7	99	90.5	85	70.9	106	7.20	61	0
1973	81.5	53	91.6	45	71.4	79	2.93	127	0
1972	81.4	58	91.8	41	70.9	106	12.99	8	0
1971	81	77	91	64	70.9	106	12.73	11	0
1970	80.9	84	89.5	112	72.4	36	10.80	20	0
1969	80.7	99	89.2	121	72.2	46	8.39	40	0
1968	80.9	84	90.3	94	71.5	69	14.85	4	0
1967	80	125	89.1	124	70.9	106	10.00	25	0
1966	80.4	110	90.1	99	70.6	115	6.33	76	0
1965	80.9	84	90.4	91	71.3	87	9.93	27	0
1964	80.4	110	89.3	118	71.5	69	9.90	28	0
1963	81.6	51	91.8	41	71.3	87	4.66	110	0
1962	80.7	99	90.9	69	70.4	122	7.61	52	0
1961	79.9	128	89.5	112	70.4	122	10.71	21	0
1960	80.2	120	90	100	70.5	117	7.58	53	0
1959	81.2	67	91.5	49	71	99	7.33	58	0
1958	81.3	61	91.4	55	71.2	92	8.98	35	0
1957	80.6	103	89.8	103	71.4	79	10.33	22	0
1956	82.2	30	92.8	18	71.7	61	7.68	51	0
1955	82.4	24	93	13	71.7	61	5.19	101	0
1954	83.8	4	95	1	72.5	31	5.81	86	0
1953	80.3	116	89.4	116	71.3	87	12.78	10	0
1952	81.9	40	92.4	24	71.4	79	3.99	117	0
1951	83.1	10	93.7	5	72.5	31	10.99	18	0
1950	82	35	93.8	4	70.2	128	1.45	137	0
1949	80.4	110	89.3	118	71.5	69	14.43	5	0
1948	80.6	103	89.8	103	71.4	79	9.82	29	0
1947	80.7	99	90.7	77	70.6	115	5.26	99	0
1946	80.3	116	89	125	71.6	66	5.67	92	0
1945	80.9	84	90.4	91	71.4	79	15.15	2	1
1944	80.9	84	89.9	101	71.8	57	7.16	63	0
1943	81.2	67	90.3	94	72.1	47	8.07	47	1
1942	80.6	103	90.9	69	70.4	122	5.08	103	0
1941	82.7	16	92.8	18	72.5	31	6.12	81	0
1940	81	77	90.5	85	71.5	69	5.47	96	0
1939	79.5	134	89.5	112	69.6	132	7.28	59	0
1938	82	35	93.5	7	70.4	122	5.95	85	1
1937	80.9	84	90.7	77	71.2	92	13.92	7	1
1936	81.8	43	92	36	71.7	61	5.11	102	0
1935	81.4	58	90.7	77	72.1	47	12.15	12	0
1934	80.9	84	90.5	85	71.3	87	5.01	104	0
1933	81	77	90.7	77	71.4	79	7.57	54	0
1932	81.3	61	90.3	94	72.3	41	4.78	108	2
1931	81.1	74	90.7	77	71.5	69	6.82	72	1
1930	79.9	128	90.9	69	69	136	3.40	120	0
1929	80.8	95	90.5	85	71	99	5.71	91	0
1928	81.2	67	90.8	74	71.6	66	11.91	14	1
1927	81	77	91.1	61	71	99	5.48	95	0
1926	81.4	58	90.9	69	71.8	57	7.00	68	0
1925	80.6	103	91.6	45	69.6	132	6.06	83	0
1924	81.6	51	91.8	41	71.4	79	3.20	123	0
1923	80.9	84	90.7	77	71	99	7.04	67	0
1922	77.8	137	86.4	137	69.2	135	6.25	77	0
1921	81.5	53	92.3	25	70.7	112	2.82	129	0
1920	80.4	110	90.3	94	70.5	117	5.73	90	0
1919	81.1	74	90.5	85	71.7	61	8.12	45	0
1918	80.8	95	93	13	68.8	137	10.21	23	2
1917	81	77	90.8	74	71.1	95	5.74	89	1
1916	81.3	61	92.2	29	70.5	117	7.12	64	0
1915	81.7	46	91.5	49	71.9	55	5.32	97	0
1914	82.5	19	92.5	21	72.5	31	3.08	126	0
1913	80	125	89.8	103	70.2	128	7.93	48	0
1912	80.1	123	89.6	110	70.5	117	7.71	49	0
1911	80.3	116	89.2	121	71.5	69	8.16	44	0
1910	80.4	110	88.9	127	72	53	9.32	32	0
1909	81.7	46	89.8	103	73.7	8	4.84	107	0
1908	81.2	67	90.7	77	71.7	61	5.31	98	0
1907	81.5	53	91.4	55	71.5	69	5.55	94	0
1906	82.6	18	91.9	37	73.2	16	4.49	111	1
1905	81.2	67	89.8	103	72.6	28	14.90	3	0
1904	79.9	128	89.6	110	70.2	128	4.29	113	0
1903	82	35	91.5	49	72.6	28	8.63	37	0
1902	82	35	92.1	32	72	53	2.77	132	0
1901	80.1	123	88.7	130	71.5	69	9.40	31	0
1900	84.1	1	93.9	3	74.3	3	1.82	135	0
1899	83.6	5	93.5	7	73.7	8	7.69	50	0
1898	81.8	43	90.8	74	72.7	25	8.21	42	0
1897	82.5	19	92.5	21	72.6	28	5.99	84	0
1896	83.5	8	93.3	10	73.7	8	6.35	75	0
1895	83	12	92.3	25	73.7	8	8.34	41	0
1894	83	12	92.9	16	73.1	18	7.23	60	0
1893	82.5	19	92.2	29	72.8	22	8.48	39	0
1892	83	12	93.2	12	72.8	22	12.96	9	0
1891	80.9	84	92.3	25	69.5	134	9.27	33	0
1890	81.1	74	91	64	71.1	95	5.77	88	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1900	84.1
2023	84
2011	84
1954	83.8
2025	83.6
2010	83.6
1899	83.6
2018	83.5
1896	83.5
1983	83.1
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1922	77.8
1994	78.7
1992	79.4
1939	79.5
2002	79.6
1996	79.6
1985	79.8
1961	79.9
1930	79.9
1904	79.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1985	15.84
1945	15.15
1905	14.90
1968	14.85
1949	14.43
2004	14.32
1937	13.92
1972	12.99
1892	12.96
1953	12.78

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1950	1.45
1983	1.64
1900	1.82
1987	2.49
2006	2.77
1902	2.77
2013	2.80
2001	2.81
1921	2.82
1976	2.84

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 18 August 2026
Coldest night: 70°F; 7 August 2026
Wettest day: 2.12 in; 14 August 2026

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Every answer in words

August 2026 brought 11.35 in of precipitation in Gainesville, FL, the wettest August since 2022, 17th wettest of 137.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Gainesville, FL: 97°F on Tuesday 18 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Gainesville, FL: a low of 70°F on Friday 7 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Gainesville, FL: 2.12 in on Friday 14 August 2026.