Pelham weather in August

In August, Pelham sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.8 in of rain across 12.6 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 Pelham's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pelham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.8 in
12.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:14 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Pelham is city in Alabama.

Density
225/km²
people per km²
Founded
1964

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 Pelham 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 Pelham

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.

Pelham 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°4.89.80.5103.4
Feb59° / 39°5.110.30.310.84.4
Mar66° / 46°5.5110.211.76.0
Apr74° / 53°4.39.2012.87.0
May81° / 62°3.89.8013.76.4
Jun87° / 69°4.112.9014.24.4
Jul89° / 72°4.414.40143.7
Aug89° / 71°3.812.6013.24.0
Sep84° / 65°3.37.7012.25.8
Oct75° / 54°3.37011.27.5
Nov64° / 44°3.97.8010.36.2
Dec56° / 39°5.010.10.19.83.9

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 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
55050
64951
75050
85149
95149
105149
115149
125248
135347
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165446
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315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pelham gets around 3.8 in of rain over 12.6 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 40% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
245
345
445
545
645
745
845
945
1045
1145
1245
1344
1444
1543
1642
1741
1840
1939
2038
2137
2237
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2436
2535
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3032
3131

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101723654
201623664
302623654
402623663
502723653
602723653
702724643
802724652
903724642
1003824632
1103825622
1203825622
1303925612
1403926602
15031025593
16041126563
17041127553
18041228533
19041229523
20041230513
21041330503
22041331493
23041332482
24051333472
25051334462
26051434452
27051435442
28151536422
29151536411
30161637391
31161737371

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
24calm
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44calm
54calm
64calm
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84calm
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315calm

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 5:03 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:036:43
213.65:046:42
313.65:056:42
413.65:056:41
513.65:066:40
613.55:076:39
713.55:086:38
813.55:086:37
913.45:096:36
1013.45:106:35
1113.45:106:34
1213.45:116:33
1313.35:126:32
1413.35:136:31
1513.35:136:30
1613.25:146:29
1713.25:156:27
1813.25:156:26
1913.15:166:25
2013.15:176:24
2113.15:186:23
2213.15:186:22
2313.05:196:20
2413.05:206:19
2513.05:206:18
2612.95:216:17
2712.95:226:15
2812.95:226:14
2912.85:236:13
3012.85:246:11
3112.85:256:10

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 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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195.6Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pelham?

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 Pelham for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pelham in August

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

In August, Pelham sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pelham 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 Pelham peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Pelham 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 Pelham 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 1820 µg/m³Jan 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pelham?

Pelham sits at 33.3°N, 86.8°W, 502 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Helena, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Pelham

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pelham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 728 ft around an average of 525 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 ft.

The land around Pelham is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, trees (79%) within 10 miles, and trees (87%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
728 ft
10 miles
1,050 ft
50 miles
1,814 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Helena 1.9 mi · Alabaster 3.1 mi · Hoover 8.1 mi · Vestavia Hills 11 mi · Bessemer 12 mi · Homewood 13 mi · Mountain Brook 16 mi · Hueytown 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 Pelham (33.2857°, -86.81°, elevation 502 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).