33.948°N, 83.327°W · station AHNthr · 143 years of record
77°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
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
#111 / 124
warmest Oct 17 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
89°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 17 ever
51°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 66°F — 111th warmest Oct 17 of 124 years · record 89°F (1920) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#114 / 124
warmest Oct 18 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
88°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 18 ever
55°F
set in 1966
Forecast high 63°F — 114th warmest Oct 18 of 124 years · record 88°F (1920) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#101 / 124
warmest Oct 19 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
90°F
set in 1926
Coolest Oct 19 ever
53°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 67°F — 101st warmest Oct 19 of 124 years · record 90°F (1926) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#57 / 123
warmest Oct 20 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
91°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
47°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 75°F — 57th warmest Oct 20 of 123 years · record 91°F (2016) · warmest since 2021.
Ranks
#62 / 123
warmest Oct 21 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
90°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 21 ever
54°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 75°F — 62nd warmest Oct 21 of 123 years · record 90°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#47 / 123
warmest Oct 22 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
87°F
set in 1931
Coolest Oct 22 ever
55°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 75°F — 47th warmest Oct 22 of 123 years · record 87°F (1931) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#37 / 124
warmest Oct 23 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
88°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 23 ever
49°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 77°F — 37th warmest Oct 23 of 124 years · record 88°F (1927) · warmest since 2024.
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 Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
4 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
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
52 days
record run, ended Aug 19 2016
So far in 2026
86 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: 72°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.