Hueytown weather in August

In August, Hueytown sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hueytown's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hueytown's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
11.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:15 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Hueytown is city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.

Density
308/km²
people per km²
Founded
1959

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 Hueytown 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 83°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Hueytown

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.

Hueytown weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan54° / 36°4.89.70.5103.3
Feb58° / 39°5.010.50.410.84.3
Mar66° / 45°5.6110.211.76.0
Apr74° / 53°4.79.6012.86.9
May81° / 61°4.010.1013.76.4
Jun87° / 69°4.212.9014.24.5
Jul89° / 72°4.114.10143.7
Aug89° / 71°3.511.8013.24.0
Sep85° / 65°3.38012.25.7
Oct75° / 54°3.47011.27.5
Nov64° / 43°3.98.1010.36.2
Dec56° / 38°5.010.40.29.83.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
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45050
55050
65149
75248
85248
95248
105248
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hueytown gets around 3.5 in of rain over 11.8 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 38% 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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443
543
643
743
842
942
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1142
1242
1342
1441
1540
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102724625
202725624
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602726623
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802826613
913826593
1013926583
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27141536421
28151637411
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30251738371
31251739361

Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August.

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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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:046:44
213.65:046:43
313.65:056:43
413.65:066:42
513.65:076:41
613.55:076:40
713.55:086:39
813.55:096:38
913.55:106:37
1013.45:106:36
1113.45:116:35
1213.45:126:34
1313.35:126:33
1413.35:136:32
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1613.35:156:30
1713.25:156:28
1813.25:166:27
1913.25:176:26
2013.15:176:25
2113.15:186:24
2213.15:196:23
2313.05:206:21
2413.05:206:20
2513.05:216:19
2612.95:226:17
2712.95:226:16
2812.95:236:15
2912.85:246:14
3012.85:246:12
3112.85:256:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hueytown?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hueytown in August

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

In August, Hueytown sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hueytown 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 Hueytown 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 3 (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 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hueytown 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 Hueytown is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1720 µg/m³Jan 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hueytown?

Hueytown sits at 33.5°N, 87.0°W, 600 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bessemer, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Hueytown

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hueytown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 ft around an average of 581 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 ft.

The land around Hueytown is covered by trees (75%) within 2 miles, trees (80%) within 10 miles, and trees (87%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
440 ft
10 miles
879 ft
50 miles
1,421 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Bessemer 4.3 mi · Hoover 11 mi · Homewood 11 mi · Vestavia Hills 12 mi · Birmingham 12 mi · Helena 14 mi · Mountain Brook 14 mi · Pelham 16 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 Hueytown (33.4512°, -86.9967°, elevation 600 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).