Mount Juliet weather in August

In August, Mount Juliet sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-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 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mount Juliet's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Juliet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
70°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
10.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:09 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Mount Juliet is city in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States; suburb of Nashville, Tennessee.

Density
615/km²
people per km²
Founded
1835

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 Mount Juliet reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°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 Mount Juliet

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 28 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
28
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.

Mount Juliet 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
Jan47° / 31°4.210.51.79.81.4
Feb51° / 34°4.610.41.710.62.4
Mar60° / 41°5.011.50.711.74.7
Apr70° / 50°5.010.7012.96.3
May78° / 60°4.712.2013.96.4
Jun85° / 68°3.912.9014.44.8
Jul88° / 71°4.112.6014.24.1
Aug88° / 70°3.210.2013.44.5
Sep82° / 63°3.37.8012.26.4
Oct71° / 51°3.57.8011.17.1
Nov59° / 41°4.08.90.210.14.8
Dec50° / 35°5.010.60.79.62.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 45%. 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

Mount Juliet gets around 3.2 in of rain over 10.2 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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238
338
438
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3127

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1161433461
2161433451
3161434451
4161434441
5161534432
6161534422
7171534412
8171634402
9271633402
10271633393
11271732393
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282101740310
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314102039270

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
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:566:48
213.84:576:47
313.84:586:46
413.84:596:45
513.75:006:44
613.75:006:43
713.75:016:42
813.75:026:41
913.65:036:40
1013.65:046:39
1113.65:046:38
1213.55:056:37
1313.55:066:35
1413.55:076:34
1513.45:086:33
1613.45:096:32
1713.45:096:31
1813.35:106:29
1913.35:116:28
2013.25:126:27
2113.25:136:25
2213.25:136:24
2313.15:146:23
2413.15:156:21
2513.15:166:20
2613.05:176:19
2713.05:186:17
2813.05:186:16
2912.95:196:14
3012.95:206:13
3112.85:216:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mount Juliet

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Sep
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Mount Juliet?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mount Juliet in August

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

In August, Mount Juliet sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mount Juliet 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 Mount Juliet peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Mount Juliet 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 Mount Juliet is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1518 µg/m³Dec 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mount Juliet?

Mount Juliet sits at 36.2°N, 86.5°W, 551 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hermitage, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Mount Juliet

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Mount Juliet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 ft around an average of 574 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,919 ft.

The land around Mount Juliet is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (32%) within 2 miles, trees (53%) and grassland (27%) within 10 miles, and trees (58%) and grassland (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
256 ft
10 miles
669 ft
50 miles
1,919 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Hermitage 5.6 mi · Hendersonville 9.3 mi · Lebanon 12 mi · La Vergne 13 mi · Gallatin 14 mi · Goodlettsville 14 mi · Smyrna 15 mi · Nashville 15 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 Mount Juliet (36.2°, -86.5186°, elevation 551 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).