East Brainerd weather in August

In August, East Brainerd sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 11.3 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 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 East Brainerd's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see East Brainerd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
69°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
11.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:05 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

East Brainerd is unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States.

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 East Brainerd reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°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 East Brainerd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 23 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
23
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.

East Brainerd 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
Jan49° / 33°4.710.21.19.92.1
Feb54° / 35°4.410.10.910.73.1
Mar62° / 42°5.211.60.211.75.1
Apr71° / 50°4.710.3012.96.5
May78° / 59°4.010.6013.86.6
Jun85° / 67°3.812.9014.35.0
Jul87° / 70°4.113.2014.14.3
Aug87° / 69°3.311.3013.34.7
Sep82° / 63°3.98012.26.5
Oct71° / 51°3.37.1011.17.2
Nov60° / 41°4.28.7010.25.2
Dec52° / 35°5.110.30.49.72.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
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75050
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95149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

East Brainerd gets around 3.3 in of rain over 11.3 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 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
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543
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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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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2041137471
3041137461
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7051337441
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24161843320
25171844300
26171845290
27171845280
28171945270
29282045250
30282145240
31292245220

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 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
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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 5:53 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:537:40
213.85:547:39
313.75:557:38
413.75:567:37
513.75:567:36
613.65:577:35
713.65:587:34
813.65:597:33
913.55:597:32
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1113.56:017:30
1213.56:027:29
1313.46:037:28
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1513.46:047:26
1613.36:057:24
1713.36:067:23
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1913.26:077:21
2013.26:087:20
2113.26:097:18
2213.16:107:17
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2413.16:117:14
2513.06:127:13
2613.06:137:12
2713.06:137:10
2812.96:147:09
2912.96:157:08
3012.86:167:06
3112.86:167:05

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 2.14 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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255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit East Brainerd?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for East Brainerd in August

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

In August, East Brainerd sees daytime highs around 87°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 East Brainerd 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 East Brainerd peaks around July 12 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in East Brainerd 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 East Brainerd is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1618 µg/m³Jan 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is East Brainerd?

East Brainerd sits at 35.0°N, 85.2°W, 735 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is East Ridge, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around East Brainerd

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around East Brainerd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 ft around an average of 764 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,661 ft.

The land around East Brainerd is covered by trees (62%) and grassland (25%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
413 ft
10 miles
915 ft
50 miles
3,661 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: East Ridge 5.6 mi · East Chattanooga 7.5 mi · Chattanooga 9.9 mi · Dalton 19 mi · Cleveland 19 mi · Calhoun 36 mi · Rome 51 mi · Cartersville 61 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 East Brainerd (34.9959°, -85.1502°, elevation 735 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).