Opelika weather in August

In August, Opelika sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 72°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 13.6 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 26% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Opelika's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Opelika's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
72°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
13.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:09 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Opelika is city in Alabama, United States.

Density
188/km²
people per km²
Founded
1854

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 Opelika reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 72°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 94°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 Opelika

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.

Opelika 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
Jan56° / 38°4.51010.13.8
Feb60° / 41°4.79.810.84.7
Mar67° / 47°4.61011.86.3
Apr74° / 54°3.88.712.87.1
May82° / 62°3.18.913.76.4
Jun87° / 70°4.01314.14.3
Jul89° / 72°5.11613.93.6
Aug88° / 72°3.913.613.23.9
Sep84° / 66°3.38.812.25.7
Oct75° / 55°2.9711.27.5
Nov65° / 45°4.28.110.36.4
Dec58° / 40°4.7109.94.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34654
44555
54654
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74555
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114654
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Opelika gets around 3.9 in of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
249
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449
549
649
749
849
949
1048
1148
1248
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1447
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2042
2142
2241
2340
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3037
3136

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102522683
202522683
302522692
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502622682
602622682
702622682
802623672
902723662
1002723653
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1202823643
1302824633
1402924623
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31251440391

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 36 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:59 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:596:36
213.65:006:35
313.65:006:35
413.55:016:34
513.55:026:33
613.55:026:32
713.55:036:31
813.45:046:30
913.45:046:29
1013.45:056:28
1113.45:066:27
1213.35:066:26
1313.35:076:25
1413.35:086:24
1513.25:096:23
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1813.25:116:20
1913.15:116:19
2013.15:126:17
2113.15:136:16
2213.05:136:15
2313.05:146:14
2413.05:156:13
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2612.95:166:10
2712.95:176:09
2812.85:176:08
2912.85:186:06
3012.85:196:05
3112.75:196:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.45 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
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Opelika?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Opelika. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Opelika in August

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

In August, Opelika sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 72°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Opelika 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 Opelika 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
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Opelika 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 Opelika is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1921 µg/m³Jan 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Opelika?

Opelika sits at 32.6°N, 85.4°W, 807 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Auburn, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Opelika

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Opelika has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 ft around an average of 784 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 755 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,385 ft.

The land around Opelika is covered by trees (61%) within 2 miles, trees (76%) within 10 miles, and trees (86%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
203 ft
10 miles
755 ft
50 miles
1,385 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Auburn 6.2 mi · Phenix City 25 mi · Columbus 26 mi · LaGrange 34 mi · Montgomery 57 mi · Millbrook 58 mi · Newnan 61 mi · Prattville 64 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 Opelika (32.6454°, -85.3783°, elevation 807 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).