Athens weather in August

In August, Athens sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 4.3 in of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Athens's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Athens's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
70°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.3 in
12.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:59 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
60%
11th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Athens is consolidated city-county and county seat of Clarke County, Georgia, United States.

Density
416/km²
people per km²
Founded
1806

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 88°F through the month.

A typical August day in Athens reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 94°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 Athens

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 28 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
28
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.

Athens weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan53° / 35°4.410.30.6103.1
Feb57° / 38°4.49.50.410.74.1
Mar65° / 44°4.59.90.111.75.9
Apr73° / 52°3.68.8012.87.0
May80° / 60°3.39.5013.76.6
Jun86° / 68°4.013.8014.24.5
Jul89° / 71°4.014.50143.7
Aug88° / 70°4.312.9013.34.2
Sep83° / 64°3.68.2012.26.2
Oct73° / 53°3.36.8011.17.4
Nov63° / 43°3.68.2010.25.9
Dec55° / 37°4.410.40.39.83.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44555
54555
64555
74555
84555
94654
104654
114555
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134654
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315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Athens gets around 4.3 in of rain over 12.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
547
647
747
846
946
1046
1146
1245
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1742
1841
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2039
2139
2238
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3132

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
104834540
204834540
304835530
414835520
514836510
614836510
714937491
814937481
9141037471
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11131038471
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23131543371
24141543361
25141644351
26141644341
27141744330
28151744320
29251844310
30261943300
31272043280

Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August, the calmest month.

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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315calm

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 5:48 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:487:31
213.75:497:30
313.75:507:29
413.65:507:28
513.65:517:27
613.65:527:26
713.55:537:25
813.55:537:24
913.55:547:23
1013.55:557:22
1113.45:567:21
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1313.45:577:19
1413.35:587:18
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1713.26:007:15
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1913.26:027:12
2013.16:027:11
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2213.16:047:09
2313.06:047:07
2413.06:057:06
2513.06:067:05
2612.96:077:04
2712.96:077:02
2812.96:087:01
2912.86:097:00
3012.86:106:58
3112.86:106:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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55.6Bright
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215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Athens?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Athens in August

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

In August, Athens sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Athens in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Athens peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Athens 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 Athens is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodJul 1719 µg/m³Jan 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Athens?

Athens sits at 34.0°N, 83.4°W, 748 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Winder, 20 mi away.

Topography around Athens

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Athens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 ft around an average of 712 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,349 ft.

The land around Athens is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 2 miles, trees (72%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (78%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
246 ft
10 miles
512 ft
50 miles
2,349 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Winder 20 mi · Gainesville 35 mi · Lawrenceville 35 mi · Snellville 37 mi · Sugar Hill 39 mi · Suwanee 40 mi · Conyers 42 mi · Duluth 44 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 Athens (33.9609°, -83.3779°, elevation 748 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).