Tullahoma weather in August

In August, Tullahoma sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 11 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 86°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tullahoma's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tullahoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
69°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
11 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:09 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Tullahoma is city in Coffee and Franklin counties in Tennessee, United States.

Density
313/km²
people per km²
Founded
1852

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 86°F through the month.

A typical August day in Tullahoma reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 93°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 Tullahoma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 15 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
15
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.

Tullahoma 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
Jan48° / 33°4.710.51.49.91.8
Feb53° / 35°4.710.91.310.72.7
Mar61° / 42°5.611.60.811.74.9
Apr70° / 50°4.910.50.112.96.4
May77° / 60°4.511.8013.86.5
Jun84° / 67°4.313.2014.35.1
Jul87° / 71°4.713.8014.14.4
Aug86° / 69°3.311013.34.8
Sep81° / 63°3.67.9012.26.6
Oct71° / 51°3.48011.17.1
Nov59° / 41°4.09.20.110.14.9
Dec51° / 36°5.110.70.79.72.5

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 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
34951
44951
55050
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115248
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tullahoma gets around 3.3 in of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
642
742
841
941
1040
1140
1239
1338
1437
1536
1635
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1833
1932
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3129

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1031140451
2031042450
3141141440
4141142430
5141142420
6151141420
7151241410
8151340410
9151340410
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11161438400
12161537400
13161636400
14171636390
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17171836370
18171937360
19171938350
20171939340
21171940330
22171842320
23171843310
24171844300
25171845290
26171846280
27181946260
28281946250
29282047230
30292146210
313102246200

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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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:576:45
213.84:586:44
313.74:586:43
413.74:596:42
513.75:006:41
613.75:016:40
713.65:016:39
813.65:026:38
913.65:036:37
1013.55:046:36
1113.55:056:35
1213.55:056:34
1313.45:066:33
1413.45:076:32
1513.45:086:30
1613.35:096:29
1713.35:096:28
1813.35:106:27
1913.25:116:26
2013.25:126:24
2113.25:136:23
2213.15:136:22
2313.15:146:20
2413.15:156:19
2513.05:166:18
2613.05:166:16
2713.05:176:15
2812.95:186:14
2912.95:196:12
3012.95:206:11
3112.85:206:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tullahoma?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tullahoma in August

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

In August, Tullahoma sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 69°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tullahoma 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 Tullahoma peaks around July 12 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 12UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1618 µg/m³Jan 16 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tullahoma?

Tullahoma sits at 35.4°N, 86.2°W, 1,070 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Shelbyville, 16 mi away.

Topography around Tullahoma

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tullahoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 ft around an average of 1,070 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,906 ft.

The land around Tullahoma is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (33%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (65%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
161 ft
10 miles
456 ft
50 miles
1,906 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Shelbyville 16 mi · Murfreesboro 35 mi · Smyrna 46 mi · Huntsville 48 mi · Spring Hill 48 mi · Columbia 50 mi · La Vergne 50 mi · Franklin 53 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 Tullahoma (35.362°, -86.2094°, elevation 1,070 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).