August is one of the warmer months of the year in Dothan, with average highs near 32.1°C and lows around 22.8°C (mean 27.5°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 138 mm of rainfall and 78% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Dothan. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Dothan was 2023 — when the month averaged 31.2°C — while the coldest was 1994 at 25°C. Typical August days reach 32.1°C with nights near 22.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
August is a relatively wet time of year in Dothan, averaging 138 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2013 with 249 mm, while the driest was 2011 at 46 mm.
Relative humidity in Dothan during August averages 78%. The most humid August was 2003 at 87%, and the least humid was 2000 at 64%.
August receives about 5.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Dothan. The sunniest August was 2024 at 6.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2005 at 5.
Average wind speed in Dothan during August is 1.6 m/s. The windiest August was 2008 at 2.3 m/s, while the calmest was 2022 at 1.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 26.7°C | 27.1°C | 27.5°C | 27.9°C | 28.5°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg High | 31.1°C | 31.7°C | 32.1°C | 32.6°C | 33.5°C | +2.4°C |
| Avg Low | 22.3°C | 22.4°C | 22.8°C | 23.2°C | 23.6°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 131 mm | 138 mm | 145 mm | 144 mm | 128 mm | -2 mm |
August temperatures in Dothan have risen by about 2.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 14.9°C (1992) to a record high of 40.4°C (2007).
Rainfall in August is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 138 mm, with a wettest year of 249 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.5°C per decade while lows rose 0.3°C per decade, widening the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Dothan
August is a good time to visit Dothan, with days averaging 32.1°C and nights around 22.8°C (mean 27.5°C, warmer than Dothan's yearly average) and higher rainfall. May and October 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 | 31.4°C | 27.1°C | 22.7°C | 35.1°C | 18.1°C | 147 mm | 80% | 1.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 35.7°C | 29.7°C | 23.7°C | 38.7°C | 20.9°C | 56 mm | 67% | 1.9 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2023 🔥 | 37.4°C | 31.2°C | 24.9°C | 39.9°C | 22.1°C | 65 mm | 66% | 1.6 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 32.4°C | 27.8°C | 23.2°C | 36.6°C | 21.6°C | 133 mm | 77% | 1.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 31.4°C | 27.4°C | 23.4°C | 33.9°C | 19.8°C | 204 mm | 82% | 1.7 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2020 | 32.7°C | 28.0°C | 23.4°C | 36.6°C | 21.7°C | 164 mm | 78% | 1.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 33.8°C | 28.9°C | 23.9°C | 38.3°C | 19.5°C | 138 mm | 75% | 1.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 31.0°C | 26.8°C | 22.5°C | 34.5°C | 20.4°C | 148 mm | 82% | 1.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2017 | 32.1°C | 27.5°C | 23.0°C | 36.4°C | 16.9°C | 163 mm | 79% | 1.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 32.0°C | 27.7°C | 23.3°C | 34.7°C | 20.8°C | 197 mm | 81% | 1.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2015 | 34.0°C | 28.5°C | 23.0°C | 37.6°C | 16.6°C | 83 mm | 71% | 1.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2014 | 32.6°C | 27.7°C | 22.8°C | 36.5°C | 19.5°C | 68 mm | 76% | 1.6 m/s | 6 |
| 2013 🌧️ | 30.0°C | 26.2°C | 22.3°C | 32.4°C | 17.8°C | 249 mm | 86% | 1.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2012 | 30.0°C | 26.2°C | 22.4°C | 35.4°C | 18.4°C | 226 mm | 84% | 1.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2011 | 36.3°C | 30.1°C | 23.8°C | 39.5°C | 19.9°C | 46 mm | 65% | 1.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2010 | 34.6°C | 29.6°C | 24.6°C | 38.4°C | 21.4°C | 121 mm | 73% | 1.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2009 | 30.0°C | 26.0°C | 22.0°C | 33.1°C | 15.9°C | 162 mm | 83% | 1.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2008 | 30.8°C | 26.7°C | 22.5°C | 35.3°C | 18.9°C | 238 mm | 80% | 2.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2007 | 35.3°C | 30.0°C | 24.6°C | 40.4°C | 22.1°C | 116 mm | 71% | 1.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2006 | 34.5°C | 29.3°C | 24.2°C | 37.1°C | 23.0°C | 142 mm | 71% | 1.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 30.1°C | 26.7°C | 23.2°C | 33.3°C | 21.9°C | 193 mm | 86% | 1.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2004 | 31.8°C | 26.8°C | 21.8°C | 35.2°C | 16.7°C | 108 mm | 75% | 1.6 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2003 | 29.7°C | 26.3°C | 22.9°C | 31.8°C | 21.3°C | 154 mm | 87% | 1.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 32.4°C | 27.3°C | 22.1°C | 35.6°C | 17.4°C | 111 mm | 74% | 1.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2001 | 30.8°C | 26.4°C | 22.0°C | 34.1°C | 17.0°C | 150 mm | 81% | 1.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2000 | 35.2°C | 29.0°C | 22.8°C | 39.9°C | 18.9°C | 76 mm | 64% | 1.5 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1999 | 33.2°C | 28.3°C | 23.4°C | 35.5°C | 20.1°C | 106 mm | 77% | 1.4 m/s | 6 |
| 1998 | 32.5°C | 27.4°C | 22.2°C | 37.7°C | 16.9°C | 105 mm | 76% | 1.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1997 | 30.6°C | 26.0°C | 21.4°C | 34.6°C | 16.1°C | 97 mm | 82% | 1.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1996 | 31.2°C | 26.7°C | 22.2°C | 34.8°C | 20.2°C | 211 mm | 77% | 1.6 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1995 | 32.9°C | 28.1°C | 23.2°C | 37.1°C | 21.2°C | 170 mm | 78% | 2.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1994 ❄️ | 29.1°C | 25.0°C | 20.9°C | 31.3°C | 17.5°C | 154 mm | 85% | 1.7 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1993 | 34.0°C | 28.6°C | 23.3°C | 37.6°C | 20.4°C | 108 mm | 71% | 1.6 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1992 | 28.9°C | 25.2°C | 21.6°C | 31.5°C | 14.9°C | 189 mm | 85% | 1.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1991 | 29.4°C | 25.8°C | 22.2°C | 32.6°C | 16.9°C | 151 mm | 86% | 1.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1990 | 35.4°C | 29.4°C | 23.3°C | 38.4°C | 19.7°C | 91 mm | 66% | 1.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1989 | 30.1°C | 26.0°C | 21.9°C | 33.8°C | 17.2°C | 73 mm | 83% | 1.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1988 | 31.2°C | 26.9°C | 22.7°C | 34.3°C | 21.0°C | 137 mm | 81% | 1.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1987 | 31.9°C | 27.6°C | 23.3°C | 35.4°C | 20.5°C | 162 mm | 80% | 1.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1986 | 31.8°C | 27.1°C | 22.4°C | 38.8°C | 15.1°C | 135 mm | 75% | 1.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1985 | 30.5°C | 26.3°C | 22.1°C | 35.2°C | 19.4°C | 163 mm | 81% | 1.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1984 | 29.9°C | 25.7°C | 21.5°C | 31.9°C | 19.1°C | 147 mm | 84% | 1.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1983 | 32.4°C | 27.5°C | 22.7°C | 37.0°C | 18.6°C | 96 mm | 76% | 1.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 30.1°C | 26.0°C | 21.9°C | 33.2°C | 19.4°C | 132 mm | 84% | 1.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 31.7°C | 27.1°C | 22.4°C | 35.9°C | 17.8°C | 129 mm | 75% | 1.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 32.1°C with lows near 22.8°C (mean 27.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 138 mm of rainfall in Dothan, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 249 mm in 2013.
The hottest August reached 40.4°C in 2007. The coldest dipped to 14.9°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 2.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 30.9°C to 33.7°C and overnight lows from 22.1°C to 23.6°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Dothan and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 32.1°C daytime highs and 22.8°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Dothan, averaging 27.5°C.
For August in Dothan, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 32.1°C and lows of 22.8°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 78% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 1.6 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 2.3 m/s (2008).
The wettest August on record was 2013 with 249 mm. On average, August sees 138 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 Dothan 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.
