Calhoun weather in August

In August, Calhoun sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 31% 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 Calhoun's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calhoun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
70°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
11.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:05 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Calhoun is city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States.

Density
416/km²
people per km²
Founded
1852

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 Calhoun reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°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 Calhoun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 29 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
29
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.

Calhoun weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan52° / 34°4.810.50.6102.6
Feb56° / 37°4.610.30.710.73.6
Mar64° / 44°5.011.20.111.75.5
Apr72° / 51°4.39.9012.86.7
May80° / 60°3.510.2013.86.5
Jun86° / 68°3.412.2014.34.6
Jul89° / 71°3.713014.13.9
Aug88° / 70°3.311.2013.34.3
Sep83° / 64°3.58.1012.26.1
Oct73° / 52°3.16.9011.17.4
Nov62° / 42°4.28.2010.25.6
Dec54° / 37°4.910.40.39.73.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Calhoun gets around 3.3 in of rain over 11.2 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
104123153
204123252
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 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 5:54 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:547:38
213.75:547:37
313.75:557:36
413.75:567:36
513.65:577:35
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713.65:587:33
813.55:597:32
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2013.26:087:18
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2513.06:127:12
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Calhoun?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Calhoun in August

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

In August, Calhoun sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Calhoun 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 Calhoun peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Calhoun 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 Calhoun is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1620 µg/m³Jan 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Calhoun?

Calhoun sits at 34.5°N, 85.0°W, 659 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Dalton, 19 mi away.

Topography around Calhoun

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Calhoun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 ft around an average of 673 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,270 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,661 ft.

The land around Calhoun is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (28%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) and grassland (29%) within 10 miles, and trees (81%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
305 ft
10 miles
1,270 ft
50 miles
3,661 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Dalton 19 mi · Rome 21 mi · Cartersville 25 mi · Canton 32 mi · Acworth 34 mi · East Brainerd 36 mi · Woodstock 37 mi · Kennesaw 39 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 Calhoun (34.5026°, -84.951°, elevation 659 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).