Farragut weather in August

In August, Farragut sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 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 Farragut's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Farragut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
68°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
12.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:00 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Farragut is town in Knox and Loudon counties, Tennessee, United States.

Density
522/km²
people per km²
Founded
1787

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 Farragut reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 91°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 Farragut

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Farragut 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
Jan47° / 31°4.610.71.79.81.5
Feb51° / 34°4.7111.810.62.4
Mar60° / 41°5.211.80.711.74.5
Apr69° / 49°4.711.2012.96.1
May76° / 58°4.012.6013.96.4
Jun83° / 66°4.013.9014.45.3
Jul85° / 70°5.215.3014.24.6
Aug85° / 68°3.612.2013.45.1
Sep80° / 62°3.98.8012.26.8
Oct69° / 50°3.17.9011.16.9
Nov58° / 40°4.09.20.210.14.6
Dec50° / 35°5.110.70.99.62.1

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45149
55248
65248
75248
85347
95347
105347
115446
125545
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315743

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Farragut gets around 3.6 in of rain over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
248
348
448
547
646
746
845
944
1044
1143
1243
1342
1442
1541
1640
1739
1839
1938
2037
2137
2236
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2435
2535
2635
2734
2834
2934
3033
3133

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
103144240
204144239
304144239
404154238
514154337
615164237
715164236
815164236
915164235
1016174135
1116174135
1216174135
1317174135
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1517184134
1618184133
1718184231
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2308174925
2418175024
2518185023
2618185122
2718185221
2819195120
2929205118
30210205117
31310215016

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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64calm
74calm
84calm
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314calm

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 5:48 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:487:38
213.85:487:37
313.85:497:36
413.85:507:35
513.75:517:34
613.75:527:33
713.75:527:32
813.65:537:31
913.65:547:30
1013.65:557:29
1113.55:567:28
1213.55:567:27
1313.55:577:25
1413.45:587:24
1513.45:597:23
1613.46:007:22
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1913.36:027:18
2013.26:037:17
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2313.16:057:13
2413.16:067:12
2513.16:077:10
2613.06:087:09
2713.06:087:07
2812.96:097:06
2912.96:107:05
3012.96:117:03
3112.86:127:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Farragut

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Jun
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Sep
Oct
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Is August a good time to visit Farragut?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Farragut in August

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

In August, Farragut sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Farragut in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Farragut 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
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Farragut 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 Farragut is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1518 µg/m³Dec 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Farragut?

Farragut sits at 35.9°N, 84.2°W, 883 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Oak Ridge, 11 mi away.

Topography around Farragut

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Farragut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 ft around an average of 955 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 774 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,892 ft.

The land around Farragut is covered by trees (58%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, trees (62%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
407 ft
10 miles
774 ft
50 miles
5,892 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Oak Ridge 11 mi · Maryville 14 mi · Knoxville 14 mi · Sevierville 33 mi · Gatlinburg 38 mi · Morristown 53 mi · Cleveland 65 mi · Greeneville 76 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 Farragut (35.8845°, -84.1535°, elevation 883 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).