33.948°N, 83.327°W · station AHNthr · 143 years of record
69°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Athens.
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
#118 / 122
coldest Sep 2 in 122 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
55°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 2 ever
74°F
set in 1932
Forecast low 73°F — 118th coldest Sep 2 of 122 years · record 55°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#120 / 124
coldest Sep 3 in 124 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
55°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 3 ever
75°F
set in 2020
Forecast low 73°F — 120th coldest Sep 3 of 124 years · record 55°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#120 / 123
coldest Sep 4 in 123 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
55°F
set in 1952
Mildest Sep 4 ever
74°F
set in 1941
Forecast low 73°F — 120th coldest Sep 4 of 123 years · record 55°F (1952) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#123 / 124
coldest Sep 5 in 124 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
52°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 5 ever
75°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 74°F — 123rd coldest Sep 5 of 124 years · record 52°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#110 / 123
coldest Sep 6 in 123 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
51°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 6 ever
75°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 71°F — 110th coldest Sep 6 of 123 years · record 51°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#111 / 124
coldest Sep 7 in 124 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
51°F
set in 2017
Mildest Sep 7 ever
74°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 70°F — 111th coldest Sep 7 of 124 years · record 51°F (2017) · coldest since 2025.
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.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
80°FJan 12, 1949
-4°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
83°FFeb 22, 2018
3°FFeb 3, 1917
Mar
89°FMar 24, 1929
11°FMar 4, 1943
Apr
97°FApr 24, 1925
26°FApr 3, 1992
May
100°FMay 31, 1918
37°FMay 4, 1971
Jun
109°FJun 29, 2012
45°FJun 12, 1913
Jul
108°FJul 19, 1913
55°FJul 15, 1967
Aug
107°FAug 20, 1925
53°FAug 29, 1927
Sep
108°FSep 8, 1925
30°FSep 24, 1928
Oct
100°FOct 3, 2019
24°FOct 30, 1952
Nov
86°FNov 2, 1961
7°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
80°FDec 1, 1933
2°FDec 13, 1962
All-time
109°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
65°FJan 1, 2022
18°FJan 30, 1966
Feb
65°FFeb 21, 2018
22°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar
65°FMar 29, 2020
28°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
69°FApr 3, 2025
44°FApr 14, 1907
May
72°FMay 31, 1941
48°FMay 7, 1992
Jun
79°FJun 29, 1936
62°FJun 16, 1961
Jul
79°FJul 11, 1980
65°FJul 2, 1943
Aug
79°FAug 11, 2007
61°FAug 28, 1944
Sep
75°FSep 5, 1925
52°FSep 28, 1957
Oct
73°FOct 9, 2017
43°FOct 26, 1926
Nov
70°FNov 10, 1975
19°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
67°FDec 2, 1991
22°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
79°FJun 29, 1936
18°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.