August is one of the warmer months of the year in Statesboro, with average highs near 32.2°C and lows around 22.6°C (mean 27.4°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 146 mm of rainfall and 75% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Statesboro. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Statesboro was 2007 — when the month averaged 29.7°C — while the coldest was 1994 at 25.4°C. Typical August days reach 32.2°C with nights near 22.6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
August is a relatively wet time of year in Statesboro, averaging 146 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 1995 with 303 mm, while the driest was 1984 at 72 mm.
Relative humidity in Statesboro during August averages 75%. The most humid Augusts were 1991 and 2003 at 86%, and the least humid were 1999 and 2000 at 64%.
August receives about 5.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Statesboro. The sunniest Augusts were 1999, 2011 and 2018 at 6.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1985, 1986 and 2025 at 4.9.
Average wind speed in Statesboro during August is 1.8 m/s. The windiest Augusts were 1995 and 2024 at 2.4 m/s, while the calmest were 2003 and 2022 at 1.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 26.9°C | 27.1°C | 27.7°C | 27.9°C | 27.5°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg High | 31.6°C | 32.0°C | 32.6°C | 32.7°C | 31.9°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Low | 22.2°C | 22.2°C | 22.7°C | 23.0°C | 23.1°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 151 mm | 150 mm | 128 mm | 130 mm | 188 mm | +37 mm |
August temperatures in Statesboro have risen by about 0.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 14°C (1986) to a record high of 41.1°C (1983).
Rainfall in August is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 146 mm, with a wettest year of 303 mm.
A good time to visit Statesboro
August is a good time to visit Statesboro, with days averaging 32.2°C and nights around 22.6°C (mean 27.4°C, warmer than Statesboro'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 | 30.2°C | 26.2°C | 22.1°C | 36.2°C | 17.6°C | 209 mm | 82% | 1.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 30.6°C | 26.6°C | 22.7°C | 33.6°C | 17.9°C | 283 mm | 85% | 2.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 34.1°C | 29.0°C | 23.9°C | 38.3°C | 20.8°C | 215 mm | 73% | 1.8 m/s | 6 |
| 2022 | 31.5°C | 27.3°C | 23.1°C | 37.8°C | 20.1°C | 157 mm | 76% | 1.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 32.1°C | 27.7°C | 23.3°C | 34.7°C | 20.2°C | 108 mm | 78% | 1.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 32.9°C | 28.2°C | 23.5°C | 38.1°C | 21.6°C | 153 mm | 75% | 1.6 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 34.2°C | 28.9°C | 23.6°C | 38.5°C | 20.4°C | 111 mm | 69% | 1.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2018 | 31.2°C | 26.9°C | 22.5°C | 33.8°C | 20.1°C | 117 mm | 81% | 1.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 32.2°C | 27.5°C | 22.8°C | 36.1°C | 17.6°C | 108 mm | 76% | 1.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 34.6°C | 29.3°C | 24.0°C | 37.1°C | 21.4°C | 90 mm | 67% | 2 m/s | 6 |
| 2015 | 32.8°C | 27.9°C | 23.1°C | 36.6°C | 20.6°C | 153 mm | 72% | 1.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2014 | 34.0°C | 28.2°C | 22.5°C | 38.9°C | 18.7°C | 74 mm | 67% | 1.9 m/s | 6 |
| 2013 | 29.7°C | 25.7°C | 21.7°C | 32.2°C | 16.6°C | 164 mm | 85% | 1.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2012 | 30.1°C | 26.0°C | 22.0°C | 35.9°C | 17.0°C | 231 mm | 81% | 1.7 m/s | 5 |
| 2011 | 35.1°C | 29.5°C | 24.0°C | 38.8°C | 21.8°C | 85 mm | 66% | 1.9 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2010 | 33.0°C | 28.6°C | 24.1°C | 37.3°C | 19.0°C | 168 mm | 77% | 1.7 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2009 | 31.3°C | 26.8°C | 22.2°C | 37.1°C | 18.7°C | 143 mm | 78% | 1.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2008 | 31.6°C | 27.1°C | 22.6°C | 39.2°C | 17.1°C | 171 mm | 75% | 2.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2007 🔥 | 35.3°C | 29.7°C | 24.2°C | 40.8°C | 21.0°C | 140 mm | 68% | 1.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2006 | 34.2°C | 29.0°C | 23.7°C | 37.7°C | 19.6°C | 132 mm | 69% | 1.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2005 | 30.8°C | 27.0°C | 23.2°C | 33.8°C | 21.3°C | 144 mm | 83% | 1.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2004 | 32.2°C | 27.1°C | 21.9°C | 37.0°C | 17.1°C | 109 mm | 71% | 1.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2003 | 30.0°C | 26.2°C | 22.5°C | 32.0°C | 21.1°C | 151 mm | 86% | 1.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 33.8°C | 28.1°C | 22.4°C | 39.8°C | 18.0°C | 122 mm | 67% | 2.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2001 | 33.5°C | 27.9°C | 22.3°C | 37.1°C | 18.4°C | 82 mm | 69% | 1.9 m/s | 6 |
| 2000 | 33.5°C | 27.6°C | 21.7°C | 39.0°C | 18.3°C | 83 mm | 64% | 1.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1999 | 35.3°C | 29.4°C | 23.5°C | 39.5°C | 15.7°C | 96 mm | 64% | 2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1998 | 33.5°C | 27.9°C | 22.3°C | 38.3°C | 18.0°C | 102 mm | 67% | 1.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1997 | 31.4°C | 26.2°C | 21.1°C | 35.9°C | 15.8°C | 81 mm | 73% | 1.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1996 | 31.2°C | 26.4°C | 21.7°C | 34.0°C | 19.3°C | 129 mm | 74% | 1.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1995 🌧️ | 31.6°C | 27.3°C | 23.0°C | 37.4°C | 19.6°C | 303 mm | 78% | 2.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1994 ❄️ | 29.8°C | 25.4°C | 20.9°C | 33.6°C | 17.0°C | 106 mm | 79% | 1.9 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1993 | 34.5°C | 28.7°C | 22.8°C | 37.8°C | 19.2°C | 82 mm | 66% | 2.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1992 | 29.7°C | 25.7°C | 21.8°C | 34.1°C | 17.2°C | 223 mm | 82% | 1.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1991 | 29.3°C | 25.6°C | 22.0°C | 33.1°C | 16.2°C | 247 mm | 86% | 1.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1990 | 33.6°C | 28.3°C | 23.0°C | 37.5°C | 21.2°C | 131 mm | 70% | 1.5 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1989 | 30.5°C | 26.1°C | 21.8°C | 35.2°C | 17.0°C | 138 mm | 80% | 1.6 m/s | 5 |
| 1988 | 32.8°C | 28.0°C | 23.2°C | 37.0°C | 19.6°C | 196 mm | 73% | 1.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1987 | 34.0°C | 28.8°C | 23.6°C | 38.3°C | 21.8°C | 133 mm | 70% | 1.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1986 | 30.8°C | 26.4°C | 22.0°C | 39.6°C | 14.0°C | 240 mm | 77% | 2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1985 | 29.8°C | 25.6°C | 21.5°C | 33.7°C | 18.3°C | 219 mm | 81% | 1.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1984 | 30.7°C | 26.2°C | 21.7°C | 33.1°C | 18.8°C | 72 mm | 77% | 1.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1983 | 35.0°C | 29.0°C | 23.0°C | 41.1°C | 16.8°C | 82 mm | 65% | 1.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 31.0°C | 26.3°C | 21.6°C | 35.3°C | 18.2°C | 107 mm | 77% | 1.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 30.2°C | 25.7°C | 21.2°C | 34.1°C | 17.2°C | 169 mm | 79% | 2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 32.2°C with lows near 22.6°C (mean 27.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 146 mm of rainfall in Statesboro, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 303 mm in 1995.
The hottest August reached 41.1°C in 1983. The coldest dipped to 14°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 0.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 31.3°C to 31.7°C and overnight lows from 21.8°C to 23°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Statesboro and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 32.2°C daytime highs and 22.6°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Statesboro, averaging 27.4°C.
For August in Statesboro, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 32.2°C and lows of 22.6°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 75% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in August is 1.8 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 2.4 m/s (1995).
The wettest August on record was 1995 with 303 mm. On average, August sees 146 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 Statesboro 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.
