Augusta weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Augusta is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with April and May close behind. Augusta averages about 2,571 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 72 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,571
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 1,144 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 43k
- Elevation
- 40 m
When is the best time to visit Augusta?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Augusta is October, then April and May. The dullest month is January (33/100, 79 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Augusta?
Augusta gets a lot of sun: around 2,571 hours a year. 48 Sunshine Score points separate October (81) from January (33), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #180 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,144 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 79 mm | 3 |
| February | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 3° / 37°F | 95 mm | 4 |
| March | 70 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 99 mm | 6 |
| April | 80 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 79 mm | 7 |
| May | 78 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 89 mm | 8 |
| June | 72 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 122 mm | 8 |
| July | 58 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 118 mm | 8 |
| August | 66 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 115 mm | 8 |
| September | 78 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 90 mm | 7 |
| October | 81 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 72 mm | 5 |
| November | 74 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 75 mm | 4 |
| December | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 111 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Columbia United States · 100 km · best in Apr · 2,571 h sun/yr
- Savannah United States · 156 km · best in Nov · 2,596 h sun/yr
- Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg United States · 171 km · best in Oct · 2,589 h sun/yr
- Charleston United States · 187 km · best in Nov · 2,712 h sun/yr
- Charlotte United States · 225 km · best in Oct · 2,511 h sun/yr
- Atlanta United States · 230 km · best in Oct · 2,449 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hilton Head United States · 174 km · 2,712 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Macon United States · 174 km · 2,555 h sun/yr · best in Oct
Head-to-head
How Augusta compares month by month: Augusta vs Atlanta · Augusta vs Columbia · Augusta vs Savannah · Augusta vs Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg · all comparisons
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