Albertville weather in August

In August, Albertville sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Albertville's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albertville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
12.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:10 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Albertville is city in Marshall County, Alabama, USA.

Density
311/km²
people per km²
Founded
1891

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month.

A typical August day in Albertville reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Albertville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 27 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
27
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Albertville weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 35°5.010.10.5102.5
Feb55° / 37°4.810.60.710.73.5
Mar63° / 44°5.611.40.211.75.4
Apr71° / 51°4.810.1012.86.6
May79° / 61°4.210.9013.86.6
Jun85° / 69°4.212.9014.24.9
Jul87° / 72°4.414.5014.14.2
Aug87° / 71°3.312.2013.34.5
Sep82° / 64°3.77.9012.26.3
Oct72° / 53°3.37.4011.17.3
Nov62° / 43°4.28.50.110.25.5
Dec53° / 37°5.210.70.39.83.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
45050
55149
65149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Albertville gets around 3.3 in of rain over 12.2 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
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545
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844
944
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1144
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102827612
202827612
302827621
402927611
502927611
603928591
7031028581
8031029571
9031129561
10031129561
11031130551
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24051540401
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26051541371
27051641361
28161742341
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30161942310
31272042290

Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:59 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:596:43
213.75:006:42
313.75:016:41
413.65:016:40
513.65:026:39
613.65:036:38
713.65:036:37
813.55:046:36
913.55:056:35
1013.55:066:34
1113.45:066:33
1213.45:076:32
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1413.45:096:30
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1613.35:106:28
1713.35:116:26
1813.25:126:25
1913.25:126:24
2013.25:136:23
2113.15:146:22
2213.15:156:20
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2413.05:166:18
2513.05:176:17
2613.05:186:15
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2812.95:196:13
2912.95:206:11
3012.85:216:10
3112.85:216:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Albertville?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Albertville for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Albertville in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Albertville sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Albertville in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albertville peaks around July 10 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 10UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Albertville in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Albertville is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1619 µg/m³Jan 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Albertville?

Albertville sits at 34.3°N, 86.2°W, 1,056 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Gadsden, 21 mi away.

Topography around Albertville

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Albertville.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Albertville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 ft around an average of 1,040 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,913 ft.

The land around Albertville is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (41%) within 2 miles, trees (45%) and grassland (41%) within 10 miles, and trees (69%) and grassland (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
203 ft
10 miles
823 ft
50 miles
1,913 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Gadsden 21 mi · Cullman 37 mi · Huntsville 39 mi · Madison 43 mi · Dixiana 44 mi · Anniston 47 mi · Decatur 50 mi · Oxford 50 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Albertville (34.2678°, -86.2088°, elevation 1,056 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).