Columbia weather in August

In August, Columbia sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 10.7 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 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Columbia's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Columbia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
69°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
10.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:12 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Columbia is city in and county seat of Maury County, Tennessee, United States.

Density
450/km²
people per km²
Founded
1808

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 Columbia reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 19°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 Columbia

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.

Columbia 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
Jan48° / 32°4.49.71.19.91.9
Feb53° / 35°4.710.51.310.72.8
Mar61° / 42°5.211.30.711.75.0
Apr70° / 50°4.910.3012.96.4
May78° / 60°4.511.9013.96.4
Jun85° / 68°4.012.7014.44.8
Jul88° / 71°4.313014.24.1
Aug88° / 69°3.210.7013.34.5
Sep82° / 62°3.27.8012.26.3
Oct72° / 51°3.57.9011.17.2
Nov60° / 41°3.98.70.110.15.0
Dec51° / 35°5.010.40.59.62.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Columbia gets around 3.2 in of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1437
1537
1636
1735
1835
1934
2033
2133
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1151435450
2151436440
3151437430
4161437420
5161437411
6161438411
7171437401
8171437391
9181437391
10181536381
11191536381
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142101635371
152101735361
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262102140280
272102140270
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293102340240
303112340230
314112439210

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 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:006:49
213.85:006:48
313.85:016:47
413.75:026:46
513.75:036:45
613.75:046:44
713.65:046:43
813.65:056:42
913.65:066:41
1013.65:076:40
1113.55:086:39
1213.55:086:38
1313.55:096:37
1413.45:106:35
1513.45:116:34
1613.45:126:33
1713.35:126:32
1813.35:136:30
1913.35:146:29
2013.25:156:28
2113.25:166:27
2213.25:166:25
2313.15:176:24
2413.15:186:23
2513.05:196:21
2613.05:196:20
2713.05:206:19
2812.95:216:17
2912.95:226:16
3012.95:236:14
3112.85:236:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Columbia?

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
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Columbia in August

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

In August, Columbia sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 69°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Columbia 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 Columbia peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Columbia 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 Columbia is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1618 µg/m³Jan 16 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May12Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Columbia?

Columbia sits at 35.6°N, 87.0°W, 643 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Spring Hill, 11 mi away.

Topography around Columbia

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Columbia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 ft around an average of 653 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,194 ft.

The land around Columbia is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (29%) within 2 miles, trees (56%) and grassland (34%) within 10 miles, and trees (70%) and grassland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
374 ft
10 miles
643 ft
50 miles
1,194 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Spring Hill 11 mi · Franklin 24 mi · Brentwood Estates 32 mi · Brentwood 32 mi · Shelbyville 34 mi · Dickson 37 mi · La Vergne 37 mi · Smyrna 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 Columbia (35.6151°, -87.0353°, elevation 643 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).