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Athens, GA

33.948°N, 83.327°W · station AHNthr · 143 years of record
69°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Athens.
73°WED9/273°THU9/373°FRI9/474°SAT9/571°SUN9/670°MON9/769°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Athens — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#83 / 124
coldest Sep 8 in 124 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

52°F
set in 2017

Mildest Sep 8 ever

74°F
set in 1931
Forecast low 69°F — 83rd coldest Sep 8 of 124 years · record 52°F (2017) · coldest since 2025.
1902: 66°F1903: 72°F1904: 64°F1905: 65°F1906: 69°F1907: 65°F1908: 65°F1909: 69°F1910: 71°F1911: 66°F1912: 69°F1913: 65°F1914: 66°F1915: 61°F1916: 67°F1917: 69°F1918: 59°F1919: 65°F1920: 63°F1921: 69°F1922: 65°F1923: 67°F1924: 57°F1925: 73°F1926: 68°F1927: 64°F1928: 61°F1929: 71°F1930: 70°F1931: 74°F1932: 66°F1933: 70°F1934: 60°F1935: 64°F1936: 66°F1937: 71°F1938: 70°F1939: 70°F1940: 67°F1941: 70°F1942: 68°F1943: 68°F1944: 69°F1945: 69°F1946: 68°F1947: 71°F1948: 65°F1949: 69°F1950: 67°F1951: 56°F1952: 56°F1953: 58°F1954: 68°F1955: 63°F1956: 67°F1957: 68°F1958: 61°F1959: 70°F1960: 70°F1961: 69°F1962: 61°F1963: 62°F1964: 62°F1965: 57°F1966: 64°F1967: 64°F1968: 59°F1969: 69°F1970: 70°F1971: 66°F1972: 59°F1973: 68°F1974: 63°F1975: 69°F1976: 66°F1977: 69°F1978: 66°F1979: 70°F1980: 69°F1981: 67°F1982: 63°F1983: 71°F1984: 59°F1985: 70°F1986: 63°F1987: 65°F1988: 61°F1989: 65°F1990: 74°F1991: 69°F1992: 70°F1993: 62°F1994: 63°F1995: 64°F1996: 69°F1997: 61°F1998: 66°F1999: 67°F2000: 60°F2001: 66°F2002: 63°F2003: 60°F2004: 70°F2005: 63°F2006: 63°F2007: 64°F2008: 70°F2009: 64°F2010: 64°F2011: 58°F2012: 70°F2013: 65°F2014: 71°F2015: 70°F2016: 67°F2017: 52°F2018: 68°F2019: 70°F2020: 61°F2021: 72°F2022: 67°F2023: 65°F2024: 65°F2025: 59°F69° forecast505560657075191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 869°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record52°F
This-date rank#83 of 124
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-4°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1884–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Athens in each calendar month, and for the whole 1884–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°FJan 12, 1949-4°FJan 21, 1985
Feb83°FFeb 22, 20183°FFeb 3, 1917
Mar89°FMar 24, 192911°FMar 4, 1943
Apr97°FApr 24, 192526°FApr 3, 1992
May100°FMay 31, 191837°FMay 4, 1971
Jun109°FJun 29, 201245°FJun 12, 1913
Jul108°FJul 19, 191355°FJul 15, 1967
Aug107°FAug 20, 192553°FAug 29, 1927
Sep108°FSep 8, 192530°FSep 24, 1928
Oct100°FOct 3, 201924°FOct 30, 1952
Nov86°FNov 2, 19617°FNov 25, 1950
Dec80°FDec 1, 19332°FDec 13, 1962
All-time109°FJun 29, 2012-4°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Athens so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

79°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 29, 1936

Coldest high ever

18°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 30, 1966
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan65°FJan 1, 202218°FJan 30, 1966
Feb65°FFeb 21, 201822°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar65°FMar 29, 202028°FMar 2, 1980
Apr69°FApr 3, 202544°FApr 14, 1907
May72°FMay 31, 194148°FMay 7, 1992
Jun79°FJun 29, 193662°FJun 16, 1961
Jul79°FJul 11, 198065°FJul 2, 1943
Aug79°FAug 11, 200761°FAug 28, 1944
Sep75°FSep 5, 192552°FSep 28, 1957
Oct73°FOct 9, 201743°FOct 26, 1926
Nov70°FNov 10, 197519°FNov 25, 1950
Dec67°FDec 2, 199122°FDec 25, 1983
All-time79°FJun 29, 193618°FJan 30, 1966

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

21 days
record run, ended Jan 3 1964

So far in 2026

30 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Athens's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 66°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 54°FJan: 34°FFeb: 58°FFeb: 37°FMar: 66°FMar: 43°FApr: 74°FApr: 50°FMay: 82°FMay: 59°FJun: 88°FJun: 66°FJul: 91°FJul: 70°FAug: 90°FAug: 69°FSep: 84°FSep: 63°FOct: 75°FOct: 52°FNov: 64°FNov: 42°FDec: 56°FDec: 36°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset5:59 PM
Solar noon11:33 AM
Daylight12h 53m · losing 14 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.95°N, 83.33°W

Nearby Stations

Atlanta, GA67 mi WAugusta, GA88 mi SEMacon, GA89 mi SGreenville-Spartanburg, SC91 mi NEAsheville, NC111 mi NEColumbia, SC126 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Athens's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Athens, GA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Athens's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Athens, GA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1884

Each cell is one day's low at Athens, coloured by temperature — 143 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Athens, GA daily low heat map 1884–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Athens — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
30 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 67th most in 143 years. Normal for this point: 29. Record: 55 in 1968.

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