August is one of the warmer months of the year in Tuscaloosa, with average highs near 33.5°C and lows around 21.5°C (mean 27.5°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 103 mm of rainfall and 73% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Tuscaloosa. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Tuscaloosa was 2007 — when the month averaged 30.8°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 25.2°C. Typical August days reach 33.5°C with nights near 21.5°C. The long-term August temperature trend is broadly flat.
August is one of the drier months in Tuscaloosa, averaging 103 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2008 with 212 mm, while the driest was 1999 at 36 mm.
Relative humidity in Tuscaloosa during August averages 73%. The most humid August was 2003 at 81%, and the least humid was 2000 at 55%.
August receives about 5.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Tuscaloosa. 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 Tuscaloosa during August is 0.1 m/s. The windiest Augusts were 1998, 1999 and 2005, among others at 0.2 m/s, while the calmest were 2023, 2024 and 2025, 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 | 27.4°C | 27.3°C | 27.8°C | 27.6°C | 27.7°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg High | 33.3°C | 33.4°C | 34.0°C | 33.4°C | 33.8°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Low | 21.4°C | 21.1°C | 21.7°C | 21.8°C | 21.6°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 89 mm | 94 mm | 113 mm | 114 mm | 106 mm | +17 mm |
August temperatures in Tuscaloosa have risen by about 0.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 12.7°C (2004) to a record high of 42.1°C (2000).
Rainfall in August is one of the drier months, averaging 103 mm, with a wettest year of 212 mm.
A good time to visit Tuscaloosa
August is a good time to visit Tuscaloosa, with days averaging 33.5°C and nights around 21.5°C (mean 27.5°C, warmer than Tuscaloosa'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 | 32.9°C | 26.9°C | 20.9°C | 37.2°C | 14.9°C | 46 mm | 74% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 36.5°C | 28.8°C | 21.2°C | 39.1°C | 15.9°C | 38 mm | 63% | 0.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 36.1°C | 29.2°C | 22.4°C | 40.8°C | 18.3°C | 82 mm | 69% | 0.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2022 | 32.5°C | 27.1°C | 21.6°C | 37.3°C | 18.7°C | 168 mm | 78% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 32.0°C | 26.9°C | 21.8°C | 36.1°C | 17.1°C | 179 mm | 80% | 0.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 32.6°C | 27.1°C | 21.7°C | 36.2°C | 18.1°C | 122 mm | 76% | 0.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2019 | 34.2°C | 28.1°C | 21.9°C | 39.3°C | 15.2°C | 147 mm | 74% | 0.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 32.5°C | 27.1°C | 21.8°C | 35.6°C | 17.7°C | 98 mm | 77% | 0.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2017 | 31.4°C | 26.4°C | 21.4°C | 36.0°C | 16.6°C | 140 mm | 79% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 34.5°C | 28.8°C | 23.2°C | 38.6°C | 21.4°C | 114 mm | 75% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2015 | 32.9°C | 26.9°C | 20.9°C | 39.6°C | 14.2°C | 113 mm | 75% | 0.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2014 | 32.8°C | 27.0°C | 21.2°C | 36.4°C | 16.1°C | 76 mm | 74% | 0.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2013 | 31.7°C | 26.4°C | 21.1°C | 37.1°C | 17.5°C | 106 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2012 | 32.1°C | 26.3°C | 20.5°C | 38.3°C | 14.9°C | 149 mm | 76% | 0.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2011 | 36.9°C | 29.7°C | 22.5°C | 39.8°C | 18.6°C | 45 mm | 63% | 0.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2010 | 34.5°C | 28.8°C | 23.2°C | 39.0°C | 19.4°C | 146 mm | 77% | 0.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2009 | 30.7°C | 25.6°C | 20.6°C | 34.5°C | 14.5°C | 151 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2008 🌧️ | 32.6°C | 26.9°C | 21.3°C | 39.5°C | 16.4°C | 212 mm | 74% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2007 🔥 | 38.0°C | 30.8°C | 23.7°C | 41.9°C | 21.9°C | 78 mm | 62% | 0.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2006 | 36.5°C | 29.9°C | 23.3°C | 40.1°C | 19.6°C | 67 mm | 66% | 0.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 32.8°C | 27.5°C | 22.3°C | 38.1°C | 19.4°C | 122 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2004 | 31.9°C | 25.6°C | 19.2°C | 37.3°C | 12.7°C | 114 mm | 72% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2003 | 32.1°C | 27.1°C | 22.1°C | 35.5°C | 19.9°C | 124 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 34.9°C | 28.3°C | 21.6°C | 39.2°C | 18.8°C | 63 mm | 68% | 0.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2001 | 32.8°C | 26.9°C | 21.0°C | 36.2°C | 16.1°C | 152 mm | 75% | 0.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 37.4°C | 29.7°C | 22.0°C | 42.1°C | 16.8°C | 48 mm | 55% | 0.1 m/s | 6 |
| 1999 | 37.1°C | 29.4°C | 21.7°C | 41.1°C | 17.7°C | 36 mm | 60% | 0.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1998 | 34.0°C | 27.5°C | 20.9°C | 38.0°C | 16.0°C | 95 mm | 70% | 0.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1997 | 31.0°C | 25.6°C | 20.2°C | 34.6°C | 14.0°C | 72 mm | 79% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1996 | 32.3°C | 26.3°C | 20.4°C | 35.4°C | 17.4°C | 105 mm | 74% | 0.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1995 | 36.2°C | 29.8°C | 23.3°C | 41.4°C | 21.4°C | 101 mm | 68% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1994 | 31.5°C | 25.8°C | 20.1°C | 34.7°C | 16.4°C | 91 mm | 78% | 0.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1993 | 34.0°C | 28.1°C | 22.3°C | 38.2°C | 19.8°C | 140 mm | 74% | 0.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 30.6°C | 25.2°C | 19.7°C | 35.6°C | 13.0°C | 159 mm | 76% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1991 | 31.6°C | 26.4°C | 21.2°C | 36.9°C | 16.1°C | 100 mm | 80% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1990 | 35.6°C | 28.4°C | 21.2°C | 39.6°C | 14.9°C | 47 mm | 63% | 0.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1989 | 31.9°C | 26.5°C | 21.1°C | 35.9°C | 14.2°C | 54 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1988 | 35.1°C | 28.6°C | 22.1°C | 38.4°C | 17.2°C | 70 mm | 68% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1987 | 34.7°C | 28.5°C | 22.3°C | 39.0°C | 17.6°C | 83 mm | 71% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1986 | 34.0°C | 27.5°C | 21.0°C | 40.6°C | 13.1°C | 101 mm | 67% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1985 | 32.5°C | 26.7°C | 20.8°C | 36.4°C | 18.1°C | 117 mm | 76% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1984 | 31.6°C | 26.1°C | 20.6°C | 36.4°C | 15.8°C | 129 mm | 79% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1983 | 33.8°C | 27.9°C | 21.9°C | 38.8°C | 17.8°C | 52 mm | 74% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 32.5°C | 27.0°C | 21.6°C | 36.6°C | 19.6°C | 73 mm | 77% | 0.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 33.8°C | 27.6°C | 21.4°C | 38.9°C | 18.0°C | 121 mm | 71% | 0.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 33.5°C with lows near 21.5°C (mean 27.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 103 mm of rainfall in Tuscaloosa, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 212 mm in 2008.
The hottest August reached 42.1°C in 2000. The coldest dipped to 12.7°C in 2004.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 0.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 32.8°C to 34°C and overnight lows from 21.3°C to 21.6°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Tuscaloosa and one of the drier months, so plan for around 33.5°C daytime highs and 21.5°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Tuscaloosa, averaging 27.5°C.
For August in Tuscaloosa, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 33.5°C and lows of 21.5°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 73% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in August is 0.1 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 0.2 m/s (1983).
The wettest August on record was 2008 with 212 mm. On average, August sees 103 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 Tuscaloosa 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.
