August is one of the warmer months of the year in Tallahassee, with average highs near 33°C and lows around 22.8°C (mean 27.9°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 164 mm of rainfall and 79% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Tallahassee. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Tallahassee was 2023 — when the month averaged 30.8°C — while the coldest was 1994 at 25.9°C. Typical August days reach 33°C with nights near 22.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
August is a relatively wet time of year in Tallahassee, averaging 164 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2008 with 410 mm, while the driest was 2014 at 68 mm.
Relative humidity in Tallahassee during August averages 79%. The most humid Augusts were 1991 and 2012 at 86%, and the least humid was 2011 at 69%.
August receives about 5.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Tallahassee. The sunniest August was 2024 at 6.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1986, 2008 and 2012 at 4.8.
Average wind speed in Tallahassee during August is 0.2 m/s. The windiest August was 2008 at 0.3 m/s, while the calmest were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 27.3°C | 27.6°C | 27.9°C | 28.3°C | 28.6°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg High | 32.1°C | 32.7°C | 33.0°C | 33.4°C | 33.9°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg Low | 22.4°C | 22.5°C | 22.8°C | 23.2°C | 23.5°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 170 mm | 156 mm | 175 mm | 157 mm | 162 mm | -8 mm |
August temperatures in Tallahassee have risen by about 1.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 15.1°C (1997) to a record high of 41.9°C (2023).
Rainfall in August is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 164 mm, with a wettest year of 410 mm.
A good time to visit Tallahassee
August is a good time to visit Tallahassee, with days averaging 33°C and nights around 22.8°C (mean 27.9°C, warmer than Tallahassee's yearly average) and higher rainfall. October and May 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 | 32.7°C | 28.0°C | 23.2°C | 36.4°C | 18.4°C | 173 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 34.8°C | 29.0°C | 23.3°C | 37.4°C | 21.0°C | 92 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2023 🔥 | 37.0°C | 30.8°C | 24.7°C | 41.9°C | 22.5°C | 99 mm | 72% | 0.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2022 | 32.8°C | 27.8°C | 22.9°C | 39.8°C | 21.3°C | 176 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 32.2°C | 27.8°C | 23.4°C | 37.5°C | 20.4°C | 244 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 33.7°C | 28.5°C | 23.3°C | 38.5°C | 22.1°C | 190 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 33.9°C | 28.7°C | 23.6°C | 39.5°C | 20.3°C | 182 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 32.0°C | 27.4°C | 22.8°C | 35.6°C | 21.1°C | 174 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 33.3°C | 28.1°C | 23.0°C | 38.0°C | 16.0°C | 141 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 33.3°C | 28.2°C | 23.2°C | 36.7°C | 20.8°C | 205 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2015 | 34.2°C | 28.6°C | 23.1°C | 38.8°C | 18.3°C | 110 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2014 | 34.6°C | 28.9°C | 23.1°C | 38.2°C | 20.6°C | 68 mm | 72% | 0.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2013 | 31.9°C | 27.2°C | 22.5°C | 35.8°C | 18.8°C | 223 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 30.6°C | 26.6°C | 22.5°C | 34.9°C | 18.5°C | 229 mm | 86% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2011 | 36.5°C | 30.1°C | 23.6°C | 40.1°C | 19.3°C | 69 mm | 69% | 0.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2010 | 33.7°C | 28.9°C | 24.1°C | 41.4°C | 21.5°C | 165 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2009 | 31.8°C | 27.0°C | 22.3°C | 38.1°C | 17.0°C | 167 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2008 🌧️ | 31.1°C | 26.9°C | 22.7°C | 37.6°C | 19.3°C | 410 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2007 | 35.7°C | 30.0°C | 24.3°C | 39.4°C | 22.9°C | 126 mm | 73% | 0.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2006 | 35.2°C | 29.4°C | 23.5°C | 37.3°C | 22.0°C | 136 mm | 73% | 0.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2005 | 32.2°C | 27.8°C | 23.5°C | 38.3°C | 22.1°C | 192 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2004 | 31.9°C | 27.1°C | 22.3°C | 37.0°C | 18.9°C | 165 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2003 | 31.3°C | 27.1°C | 23.0°C | 34.5°C | 21.9°C | 191 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 33.1°C | 27.6°C | 22.0°C | 37.7°C | 16.2°C | 124 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2001 | 31.9°C | 27.0°C | 22.1°C | 36.4°C | 17.9°C | 129 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2000 | 35.5°C | 29.0°C | 22.5°C | 39.6°C | 20.1°C | 112 mm | 69% | 0.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1999 | 35.3°C | 29.4°C | 23.6°C | 39.5°C | 19.7°C | 103 mm | 73% | 0.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1998 | 32.2°C | 27.3°C | 22.4°C | 38.2°C | 19.6°C | 108 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1997 | 32.1°C | 27.0°C | 21.8°C | 35.5°C | 15.1°C | 99 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1996 | 31.4°C | 26.6°C | 21.8°C | 34.3°C | 19.7°C | 207 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1995 | 34.4°C | 28.8°C | 23.2°C | 39.7°C | 20.1°C | 125 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1994 ❄️ | 30.4°C | 25.9°C | 21.3°C | 34.1°C | 17.3°C | 307 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1993 | 35.0°C | 29.1°C | 23.1°C | 38.3°C | 21.1°C | 116 mm | 71% | 0.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1992 | 30.2°C | 26.1°C | 21.9°C | 33.9°C | 17.6°C | 242 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1991 | 30.7°C | 26.6°C | 22.5°C | 34.5°C | 17.0°C | 144 mm | 86% | 0.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1990 | 35.6°C | 29.5°C | 23.4°C | 39.1°C | 21.5°C | 114 mm | 71% | 0.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1989 | 31.8°C | 27.1°C | 22.4°C | 37.6°C | 18.8°C | 120 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1988 | 32.8°C | 27.9°C | 22.9°C | 36.0°C | 21.7°C | 167 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1987 | 33.2°C | 28.3°C | 23.3°C | 37.5°C | 20.3°C | 164 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1986 | 31.6°C | 27.0°C | 22.3°C | 37.1°C | 15.5°C | 279 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1985 | 31.2°C | 26.7°C | 22.2°C | 35.0°C | 19.6°C | 304 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 31.5°C | 26.5°C | 21.5°C | 35.4°C | 18.9°C | 104 mm | 82% | 0.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1983 | 33.1°C | 27.9°C | 22.7°C | 39.6°C | 17.5°C | 139 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 31.5°C | 26.7°C | 21.8°C | 35.6°C | 19.0°C | 114 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 32.4°C | 27.4°C | 22.4°C | 37.9°C | 19.4°C | 137 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 33°C with lows near 22.8°C (mean 27.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 164 mm of rainfall in Tallahassee, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 410 mm in 2008.
The hottest August reached 41.9°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to 15.1°C in 1997.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 1.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 31.9°C to 33.9°C and overnight lows from 22.1°C to 23.5°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Tallahassee and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 33°C daytime highs and 22.8°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Tallahassee, averaging 27.9°C.
For August in Tallahassee, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 33°C and lows of 22.8°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 79% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 0.2 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 0.3 m/s (2008).
The wettest August on record was 2008 with 410 mm. On average, August sees 164 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 Tallahassee 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.
