Thomasville weather in August

In August, Thomasville sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 5.0 in of rain across 18.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Thomasville's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thomasville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
73°
11th coldest
Rainfall
5.0 in
18.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:06 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Thomasville is city in and the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States.

Density
478/km²
people per km²
Founded
1825

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 90°F through the month.

A typical August day in Thomasville reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 84°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°F warmer than September.

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

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.

Thomasville weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan62° / 42°3.88.310.25.7
Feb66° / 45°3.37.710.96.3
Mar72° / 50°4.18.211.87.1
Apr79° / 56°2.77.112.77.3
May85° / 65°2.27.913.55.5
Jun89° / 71°4.916143.5
Jul91° / 73°4.818.413.83.0
Aug90° / 73°5.018.613.13.1
Sep87° / 69°3.811.212.24.5
Oct80° / 60°2.66.211.27.2
Nov71° / 49°2.36.410.47.4
Dec64° / 44°3.47.6106.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
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64060
74060
84258
94159
104159
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124159
134357
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Thomasville gets around 5.0 in of rain over 18.6 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
261
361
461
562
662
762
862
963
1063
1163
1263
1364
1464
1564
1663
1763
1862
1961
2061
2160
2259
2358
2458
2557
2656
2755
2854
2952
3051
3150

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112107413
212107413
31297513
41297513
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:577:27
213.55:577:27
313.55:587:26
413.45:597:25
513.45:597:24
613.46:007:23
713.46:007:22
813.36:017:22
913.36:027:21
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1113.36:037:19
1213.26:047:18
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1413.26:057:16
1513.26:067:15
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1713.16:077:13
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1913.06:087:11
2013.06:097:10
2113.06:097:08
2213.06:107:07
2312.96:107:06
2412.96:117:05
2512.96:127:04
2612.86:127:03
2712.86:137:02
2812.86:147:00
2912.76:146:59
3012.76:156:58
3112.76:156:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Thomasville?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thomasville.

What to pack for Thomasville in August

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

In August, Thomasville sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Thomasville 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 Thomasville peaks around June 19 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Thomasville 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 Thomasville is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1921 µg/m³Dec 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Thomasville?

Thomasville sits at 30.8°N, 84.0°W, 282 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tallahassee, 33 mi away.

Topography around Thomasville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Thomasville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 ft around an average of 272 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 479 ft.

The land around Thomasville is covered by trees (71%) within 2 miles, trees (79%) within 10 miles, and trees (71%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
151 ft
10 miles
285 ft
50 miles
479 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tallahassee 33 mi · Valdosta 42 mi · Tifton 51 mi · Albany 52 mi · Americus 87 mi · Dothan 88 mi · Lynn Haven 107 mi · Panama City 111 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 Thomasville (30.8366°, -83.9788°, elevation 282 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).