August is one of the warmer months of the year in Bessemer, with average highs near 33.7°C and lows around 21.1°C (mean 27.4°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 96 mm of rainfall and 70% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Bessemer. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Bessemer was 2007 — when the month averaged 30.8°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 24.8°C. Typical August days reach 33.7°C with nights near 21.1°C. The long-term August temperature trend is broadly flat.
August is one of the drier months in Bessemer, averaging 96 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2008 with 194 mm, while the driest was 2000 at 31 mm.
Relative humidity in Bessemer during August averages 70%. The most humid August was 2013 at 81%, and the least humid was 2000 at 52%.
August receives about 5.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Bessemer. The sunniest August was 2024 at 6.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1984 and 2017 at 4.9.
Average wind speed in Bessemer during August is 0.2 m/s. The windiest Augusts were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.2 m/s, while the calmest were 2013, 2015 and 2019, among others at 0.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 27.1°C | 27.1°C | 27.7°C | 27.5°C | 27.5°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg High | 33.3°C | 33.6°C | 34.1°C | 33.7°C | 33.8°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Low | 21.0°C | 20.7°C | 21.4°C | 21.4°C | 21.1°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 89 mm | 86 mm | 99 mm | 106 mm | 105 mm | +16 mm |
August temperatures in Bessemer have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 12.1°C (1986) to a record high of 42.5°C (2007).
Rainfall in August is one of the drier months, averaging 96 mm, with a wettest year of 194 mm.
A good time to visit Bessemer
August is a good time to visit Bessemer, with days averaging 33.7°C and nights around 21.1°C (mean 27.4°C, warmer than Bessemer's yearly average) and higher rainfall. May and September are marginally more temperate, but August still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.4°C | 26.9°C | 20.5°C | 38.3°C | 13.5°C | 80 mm | 69% | 0.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 35.9°C | 28.3°C | 20.7°C | 40.0°C | 15.2°C | 45 mm | 61% | 0.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 35.2°C | 28.5°C | 21.7°C | 40.1°C | 17.9°C | 144 mm | 71% | 0.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2022 | 32.7°C | 26.9°C | 21.0°C | 36.1°C | 17.4°C | 109 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 32.1°C | 26.6°C | 21.2°C | 36.5°C | 16.8°C | 139 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 33.7°C | 27.7°C | 21.7°C | 38.1°C | 18.2°C | 112 mm | 71% | 0.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2019 | 35.7°C | 28.9°C | 22.1°C | 40.4°C | 15.6°C | 111 mm | 65% | 0.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 33.1°C | 27.3°C | 21.6°C | 36.3°C | 17.9°C | 78 mm | 73% | 0.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2017 | 31.5°C | 26.1°C | 20.7°C | 36.7°C | 16.2°C | 134 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 34.6°C | 28.7°C | 22.9°C | 38.3°C | 21.2°C | 89 mm | 72% | 0.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2015 | 32.5°C | 26.3°C | 20.2°C | 38.9°C | 13.2°C | 163 mm | 75% | 0.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2014 | 34.0°C | 27.5°C | 21.0°C | 38.8°C | 16.3°C | 87 mm | 67% | 0.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2013 | 31.1°C | 25.8°C | 20.6°C | 35.0°C | 17.2°C | 106 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2012 | 32.0°C | 26.1°C | 20.1°C | 38.4°C | 14.0°C | 122 mm | 74% | 0.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2011 | 36.6°C | 29.4°C | 22.1°C | 40.0°C | 18.1°C | 42 mm | 60% | 0.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2010 | 35.4°C | 29.3°C | 23.2°C | 40.4°C | 18.9°C | 127 mm | 72% | 0.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2009 | 31.1°C | 25.6°C | 20.2°C | 35.3°C | 14.3°C | 130 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2008 🌧️ | 32.8°C | 26.8°C | 20.9°C | 38.9°C | 16.1°C | 194 mm | 70% | 0.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2007 🔥 | 37.9°C | 30.8°C | 23.8°C | 42.5°C | 21.8°C | 87 mm | 58% | 0.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2006 | 36.1°C | 29.5°C | 22.9°C | 39.9°C | 18.2°C | 76 mm | 64% | 0.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 33.3°C | 27.7°C | 22.1°C | 37.9°C | 19.4°C | 99 mm | 77% | 0.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2004 | 32.4°C | 25.7°C | 19.0°C | 37.8°C | 12.2°C | 82 mm | 67% | 0.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2003 | 32.0°C | 26.8°C | 21.6°C | 35.5°C | 19.2°C | 104 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 34.9°C | 28.0°C | 21.2°C | 38.4°C | 18.2°C | 53 mm | 64% | 0.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2001 | 33.0°C | 26.9°C | 20.8°C | 36.7°C | 15.7°C | 135 mm | 71% | 0.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 37.0°C | 29.4°C | 21.8°C | 42.1°C | 17.0°C | 31 mm | 52% | 0.2 m/s | 6 |
| 1999 | 36.9°C | 29.0°C | 21.1°C | 41.2°C | 17.0°C | 32 mm | 55% | 0.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1998 | 33.9°C | 27.2°C | 20.5°C | 38.3°C | 16.5°C | 107 mm | 68% | 0.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1997 | 30.8°C | 25.0°C | 19.3°C | 34.2°C | 13.2°C | 62 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1996 | 33.4°C | 26.7°C | 20.1°C | 35.9°C | 17.1°C | 81 mm | 69% | 0.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1995 | 36.6°C | 29.9°C | 23.3°C | 41.6°C | 21.5°C | 78 mm | 62% | 0.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1994 | 31.4°C | 25.5°C | 19.6°C | 35.3°C | 15.9°C | 90 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1993 | 34.5°C | 28.2°C | 21.9°C | 39.3°C | 18.8°C | 108 mm | 69% | 0.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 30.4°C | 24.8°C | 19.1°C | 35.1°C | 12.4°C | 148 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1991 | 31.0°C | 25.8°C | 20.5°C | 37.1°C | 14.9°C | 109 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1990 | 36.6°C | 29.2°C | 21.7°C | 40.4°C | 16.6°C | 43 mm | 55% | 0.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1989 | 31.2°C | 25.8°C | 20.3°C | 35.0°C | 14.1°C | 69 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1988 | 35.4°C | 28.7°C | 22.0°C | 37.9°C | 16.8°C | 63 mm | 63% | 0.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1987 | 35.5°C | 28.9°C | 22.3°C | 39.4°C | 17.8°C | 74 mm | 63% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1986 | 33.1°C | 26.8°C | 20.4°C | 39.2°C | 12.1°C | 120 mm | 67% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1985 | 31.5°C | 25.8°C | 20.0°C | 35.0°C | 16.2°C | 115 mm | 78% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1984 | 31.6°C | 25.8°C | 20.1°C | 36.0°C | 15.4°C | 112 mm | 78% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1983 | 35.1°C | 28.5°C | 21.9°C | 40.9°C | 17.7°C | 61 mm | 68% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 32.2°C | 26.5°C | 20.9°C | 36.1°C | 18.8°C | 71 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 33.7°C | 27.2°C | 20.8°C | 38.0°C | 17.5°C | 112 mm | 68% | 0.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 33.7°C with lows near 21.1°C (mean 27.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 96 mm of rainfall in Bessemer, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 194 mm in 2008.
The hottest August reached 42.5°C in 2007. The coldest dipped to 12.1°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 0.6°C. Daytime highs moved from 32.8°C to 33.9°C and overnight lows from 20.7°C to 21°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Bessemer and one of the drier months, so plan for around 33.7°C daytime highs and 21.1°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Bessemer, averaging 27.4°C.
For August in Bessemer, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 33.7°C and lows of 21.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 70% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in August is 0.2 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 0.2 m/s (1982).
The wettest August on record was 2008 with 194 mm. On average, August sees 96 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Bessemer behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
