LaGrange weather in August

In August, LaGrange sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is LaGrange's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see LaGrange's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
13.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:07 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

LaGrange is city in Troup County, Georgia, United States.

Density
284/km²
people per km²
Founded
1828

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 88°F through the month.

A typical August day in LaGrange reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 94°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 LaGrange

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.

LaGrange weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan55° / 37°4.19.610.13.6
Feb59° / 40°4.49.710.84.5
Mar66° / 46°4.59.811.76.2
Apr74° / 53°3.38.612.87.1
May81° / 62°2.98.613.76.6
Jun86° / 69°3.713.614.14.5
Jul89° / 72°4.615.6143.7
Aug88° / 71°3.613.913.24.1
Sep83° / 65°3.58.812.26.0
Oct74° / 55°2.76.811.27.5
Nov65° / 44°3.87.910.36.3
Dec57° / 39°4.39.89.94.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 50%. 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

LaGrange gets around 3.6 in of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
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747
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1047
1147
1247
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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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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202524681
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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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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:577:36
213.65:577:35
313.65:587:34
413.65:597:33
513.56:007:32
613.56:007:31
713.56:017:30
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1313.36:057:24
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2013.16:107:17
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3112.86:187:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.2Bright
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit LaGrange?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for LaGrange in August

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

In August, LaGrange sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in LaGrange 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 LaGrange peaks around July 13 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 13UV 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 LaGrange 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 LaGrange is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1720 µg/m³Dec 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is LaGrange?

LaGrange sits at 33.0°N, 85.0°W, 787 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Newnan, 27 mi away.

Topography around LaGrange

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around LaGrange has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 758 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,539 ft.

The land around LaGrange is covered by trees (68%) within 2 miles, trees (78%) within 10 miles, and trees (85%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
210 ft
10 miles
482 ft
50 miles
1,539 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Newnan 27 mi · Opelika 34 mi · Peachtree City 35 mi · Carrollton 37 mi · Phenix City 39 mi · Auburn 40 mi · Columbus 40 mi · South Fulton 43 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 LaGrange (33.0393°, -85.0313°, elevation 787 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).