East Florence weather in August

In August, East Florence sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Florence's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see East Florence's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:15 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

East Florence is human settlement in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States of America.

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 89°F through the month.

A typical August day in East Florence reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°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 95°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 Florence

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.

East Florence weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan50° / 34°4.89.90.79.92.4
Feb55° / 37°4.810.20.910.73.4
Mar63° / 44°5.211.50.311.75.4
Apr72° / 52°4.910.5012.86.6
May79° / 61°4.711.1013.86.4
Jun87° / 69°4.012014.34.7
Jul89° / 72°4.112.8014.13.9
Aug89° / 71°3.410.3013.34.2
Sep84° / 64°3.57.5012.26.1
Oct73° / 52°3.67.6011.17.3
Nov61° / 42°3.88.60.110.25.4
Dec53° / 36°5.210.30.49.73.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 44%. 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

East Florence gets around 3.4 in of rain over 10.3 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 38% 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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1031030552
2031031542
3031032532
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6041132512
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9141232483
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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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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 5:04 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:046:50
213.75:046:49
313.75:056:48
413.75:066:47
513.75:076:46
613.65:086:45
713.65:086:44
813.65:096:43
913.55:106:42
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1213.45:126:39
1313.45:136:38
1413.45:146:37
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1613.35:156:34
1713.35:166:33
1813.35:176:32
1913.25:176:31
2013.25:186:29
2113.25:196:28
2213.15:206:27
2313.15:216:26
2413.05:216:24
2513.05:226:23
2613.05:236:22
2712.95:246:20
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2912.95:256:17
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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 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for East Florence

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Jul
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Is August a good time to visit East Florence?

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
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for East Florence in August

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

In August, East Florence sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in East Florence 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 Florence 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
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in East Florence 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 Florence is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1719 µg/m³Jan 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is East Florence?

East Florence sits at 34.8°N, 87.6°W, 548 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Florence, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around East Florence

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around East Florence has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 ft around an average of 545 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 ft.

The land around East Florence is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, trees (43%) and grassland (26%) within 10 miles, and trees (70%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
262 ft
10 miles
499 ft
50 miles
846 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Florence 1.9 mi · Athens 39 mi · Decatur 40 mi · Madison 52 mi · Huntsville 61 mi · Cullman 63 mi · Columbia 66 mi · Tupelo 71 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 Florence (34.8095°, -87.6495°, elevation 548 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). 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).