August

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Depiction of harvesting in the August calendar page of the Queen Mary Psalter (fol. 78v), ca. 1310
In recent decades, the number of warm temperature records in August has outpaced cold temperature records over a growing portion of Earth's surface.[1]
Chart shows changes in global average temperature annually in August of each year[2]

August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days.[3]

In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August falls in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the month falls during winter. In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers. Numerous religious holidays occurred during August in ancient Rome.[4]

Certain meteor showers take place in August. The Kappa Cygnids occur in August, with yearly dates varying. The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower occurs as early as 10 July and ends around 10 August. The Southern Delta Aquariids occur from mid-July to mid-August, with the peak usually around 28–29 July. The Perseids, a major meteor shower, typically takes place between 17 July and 24 August, with the peak days varying yearly. The star cluster of Messier 30 is best observed around August.

Among the aborigines of the Canary Islands, especially among the Guanches of Tenerife, the month of August received the name of Beñesmer or Beñesmen, which was also the harvest festival held that month.[5][6]

The month was originally named Sextilis in Latin because it was the 6th month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, with March being the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar in Template:Auc, giving it its modern length of 31 days.

In 8 BC, the month was renamed in honor of Emperor Augustus.[7] According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt.[8] Commonly repeated lore has it that August has 31 days because Augustus wanted his month to match the length of Julius Caesar's July, but this is an invention of the 13th century scholar Johannes de Sacrobosco. Sextilis had 31 days before it was renamed. It was not chosen for its length.[9][10]

Symbols

Gladiolus
Peridot gemstones
Peridot gemstones
Sardonyx stone
Sardonyx stone
Red spinel on calcite
Red spinel on calcite

August's birthstones are the peridot, sardonyx, and spinel.[11]

Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family.[12] The Western zodiac signs are Leo (until 22 August) and Virgo (from 23 August onward).[13][14]

Observances

This list does not necessarily imply official status or general observance.

Non-Gregorian: 2026 dates

(All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at sundown before the listed date and end at sundown on the date in question unless otherwise noted.)

Month-long

United States month-long

Food months in the United States

Moveable Gregorian

Second to last Sunday in July and the following two weeks

1st Saturday

1st Sunday

First full week of August

  • National Farmer's Market Week (United States)

1st Monday

1st Tuesday

1st Friday

2nd Saturday

Sunday on or closest to 9 August

2nd Sunday

2nd Monday

2nd Tuesday

3rd Saturday

3rd Sunday

3rd Monday

3rd Friday

Last Thursday

Last Sunday

Last Monday

Last Friday

Fixed Gregorian

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mean Monthly Temperature Records Across the Globe". National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Link is an example for one month; for other months, change the "202501" in the preceding URL to yyyymm, where yyyy is the four-digit year and mm is the two-digit month (01=January through 12=December)
  2. ^ .● Source for 1850- raw data: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Global Land and Ocean Temperature Anomalies". National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Archived from the original on 26 March 2026.
    ● Updated data is accessible through Climate at a Glance Global Time Series / Globe / Global Time Series. Choose parameters: Surface: Land and Ocean / Parameter: Average Temperature Anomaly / Time Scale: 1-Month / Month: All Months / Start Year: 1850 / End Year: 20__.
    ● Technical note: data in chart is adjusted to reference period of 1850-1900 (representing pre-industrial era)
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  4. ^ Supplicia canum was held on August 3, Lychnapsia on August 12, Nemoralia was held from August 13–15 (or on the full moon of August), Tiberinalia and Portumnalia on August 17, Consuales Ludi on August 18, Vinalia rustica on August 19, Vulcanalia on August 23, Opiconsivia on August 25, and Volturnalia on August 27. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.
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  13. ^ The Earth passes the junction of the signs at 15:44 UT/GMT August 22, 2020. It will pass again at 21:34 UT/GMT on August 22, 2021.
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  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."12th annual National Black Business Month". National Black Business Month.
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  30. ^ Bober, Mike. Celebrate National Goat Cheese Month with Local Favorites, dcfoodies.com
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  33. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.GetNews (28 October 2025). "Ugly Potato Day 2026: A Growing Tradition at the Cloverdale Agriplex". Barchart.com. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

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