Foley weather in August

In August, Foley sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 76°F, with 5.3 in of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Foley's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Foley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
76°
11th coldest
Rainfall
5.3 in
18.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:22 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

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

Density
212/km²
people per km²

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 Foley reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 76°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 92°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 Foley

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.

Foley weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 46°4.89.410.35.0
Feb63° / 48°4.58.510.95.8
Mar69° / 54°5.08.911.86.7
Apr75° / 60°4.38.512.77.3
May82° / 68°3.28.613.56.6
Jun86° / 74°4.713.513.94.6
Jul88° / 76°5.017.713.83.7
Aug87° / 76°5.318.313.13.7
Sep85° / 72°5.111.612.25.2
Oct78° / 63°3.7711.37.5
Nov69° / 53°3.87.410.57.1
Dec63° / 48°4.69.610.15.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. 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

Foley gets around 5.3 in of rain over 18.3 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 58% and peaks near 63% 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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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

Winds average 6 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
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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 5:12 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:126:41
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313.45:136:40
413.45:146:39
513.45:156:38
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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 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Foley

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Foley?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Foley.

What to pack for Foley in August

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

In August, Foley sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 76°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Foley 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 12 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 Foley 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 Foley peaks around June 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 10Dec 19UV 4
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 Foley 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 Foley 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 Foley?

Foley sits at 30.4°N, 87.7°W, 82 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fairhope, 16 mi away.

Topography around Foley

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Foley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 ft around an average of 82 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 ft.

The land around Foley is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (35%) within 2 miles, trees (46%) and grassland (27%) within 10 miles, and trees (44%) and water (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
105 ft
10 miles
194 ft
50 miles
354 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Fairhope 16 mi · Daphne 19 mi · Bellview 22 mi · Myrtle Grove 22 mi · West Pensacola 24 mi · Cantonment 25 mi · Ensley 25 mi · Brent 27 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 Foley (30.4066°, -87.6836°, elevation 82 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).