Daphne weather in August

In August, Daphne sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 79°F, with 5.7 in of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Daphne's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daphne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
1st warmest
Overnight low
79°
11th coldest
Rainfall
5.7 in
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:22 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
7 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Daphne is city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

Density
550/km²
people per km²
Founded
1763

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 85°F through the month.

A typical August day in Daphne reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 79°F overnight — a 6°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 89°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Daphne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Daphne weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 49°5.610.410.24.4
Feb60° / 52°5.19.110.95.0
Mar65° / 57°5.39.711.86.2
Apr71° / 64°4.68.112.77.1
May78° / 72°3.58.613.57.2
Jun83° / 77°5.112.713.95.5
Jul85° / 79°5.215.913.84.6
Aug85° / 79°5.716.413.14.5
Sep83° / 76°5.61112.26.0
Oct76° / 67°4.17.611.27.5
Nov67° / 58°4.47.710.56.8
Dec61° / 52°5.410.510.15.1

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. 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

Daphne gets around 5.7 in of rain over 16.4 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 55% 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 miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:136:43
213.55:136:42
313.55:146:41
413.45:156:40
513.45:156:39
613.45:166:39
713.45:176:38
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1213.25:206:33
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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 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Daphne

In seasonPeak

In August, Daphne sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Daphne sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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May
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Daphne?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Daphne in August

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

In August, Daphne sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 79°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Daphne in August

The nearest coast averages about 85°F in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 mi away) is warmest in August at about 85°F and coldest in January near 61°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 5 to Nov 24 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan61Cool
Feb61Cool
Mar64Cool
Apr70Refreshing
May77Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug85Tropical
Sep83Tropical
Oct77Warm
Nov69Refreshing
Dec64Cool

UV index in Daphne 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 Daphne peaks around July 10 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 10UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Daphne 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 Daphne is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1722 µg/m³Jan 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Daphne?

Daphne sits at 30.6°N, 87.9°W, 161 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fairhope, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Daphne

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Daphne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 ft around an average of 92 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 ft.

The land around Daphne is covered by trees (50%) and water (30%) within 2 miles, trees (39%) and water (39%) within 10 miles, and trees (55%) and water (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
194 ft
10 miles
276 ft
50 miles
381 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Fairhope 5.6 mi · Mobile 11 mi · Prichard 14 mi · Tillmans Corner 16 mi · Foley 19 mi · Cantonment 34 mi · Bellview 37 mi · Myrtle Grove 38 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 Daphne (30.6035°, -87.9036°, elevation 161 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).