33.948°N, 83.327°W · station AHNthr · 143 years of record
97°F
HOTTEST SEP 2 SINCE 2011
forecast high · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Athens.
This Day in History
Every year's high 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 hottest on record.
Ranks
#8 / 123
warmest Sep 1 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
99°F
set in 1912
Coolest Sep 1 ever
65°F
set in 1968
Forecast high 96°F — 8th warmest Sep 1 of 123 years · record 99°F (1912) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#7 / 124
warmest Sep 2 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
99°F
set in 1912
Coolest Sep 2 ever
67°F
set in 1968
Forecast high 97°F — 7th warmest Sep 2 of 124 years · record 99°F (1912) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#10 / 124
warmest Sep 3 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
102°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 3 ever
68°F
set in 1994
Forecast high 96°F — 10th warmest Sep 3 of 124 years · record 102°F (1925) · warmest since 2014.
Ranks
#7 / 124
warmest Sep 4 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
107°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 4 ever
73°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 96°F — 7th warmest Sep 4 of 124 years · record 107°F (1925) · warmest since 2002.
Ranks
#4 / 123
warmest Sep 5 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
107°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 5 ever
68°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 97°F — 4th warmest Sep 5 of 123 years · record 107°F (1925) · warmest since 1954.
Ranks
#21 / 124
warmest Sep 6 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
102°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 6 ever
64°F
set in 1950
Forecast high 93°F — 21st warmest Sep 6 of 124 years · record 102°F (1925) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#42 / 123
warmest Sep 7 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
106°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 7 ever
65°F
set in 2000
Forecast high 90°F — 42nd warmest Sep 7 of 123 years · record 106°F (1925) · warmest since 2023.
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
Hot Streaks
Current run
3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
52 days
record run, ended Aug 19 2016
So far in 2026
67 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Athens's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 88°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.