NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020
Georgia Weather by Month
Temperature, rain and the hurricane season at 97 Georgia stations, month by month.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
The median station records 50.6 inches of precipitation a year; Helen, GA records the most, 72.7 inches, and Augusta Bush Field Airport, GA the least, 44.3 (1.6 times as much). July is the hottest month at the median station (average high 91°F); the hottest July is at Folkston 9 SW, GA, 94°F. January is the coldest (average low 34°F); the coldest January nights are at Blairsville Exp Stn, GA, 25°F. Highs reach 90°F on 62 days a year at the median station and on 114 at Folkston 9 SW, GA, the most. Snowfall is heaviest at Dallas 7 NE, GA, 3.8 inches a year; 40 of the 71 stations that measure snow average less than half an inch.
This page compares the 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals of 97 Georgia weather stations, each the nearest station with full normals to at least one of the 404 Georgia cities on this site that have one within 25 miles.
At the median station, March is the wettest month (4.8 inches) and May the driest (3.3). Station by station, the wettest month is August at 22, March at 17 and June at 16 of the 97, and the driest October at 41, May at 25 and November at 16. The gap between the wettest and driest station is widest in December: 4.5 inches.
Month by month across Georgia
High, low and precipitation are the median of the 97 stations; the station columns name the station with the highest average high, the lowest average low, and the most and least precipitation that month, each linked to the city page it serves. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Hurricane season in Georgia
June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation at the median station, from 44% at Chickamauga 2 SW, GA to 62% at Brunswick Malcolm Mckinnon Airport, GA. Since 1851, 185 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of a Georgia city on this site, 47 of them at hurricane strength at their closest point to one; September has brought the most (56), then October (48). 5 came outside June to November.
| Month | Tropical systems | At hurricane strength | Median precip. in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Apr | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| May | 5 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Jun | 26 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 14 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Aug | 33 | 13 | 4.7 |
| Sep | 56 | 16 | 4.0 |
| Oct | 48 | 13 | 3.3 |
| Nov | 3 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
Tropical systems from NOAA NHC HURDAT2 that passed within 75 miles of a Georgia city on this site, each counted once, in the month of its first such pass; hurricane strength is the track's wind at its closest point to a city.
Coastal water temperature by month
Georgia has one NOAA tide station with a full year of water temperature, Fort Pulaski, GA: 85°F in July and 54°F in January. The median station averages 80°F or warmer in June, July, August and September.
| Station | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Pulaski, GA | 54 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 65 | 58 |
°F, average of hourly readings 2021–2025; a month counts when at least three years have half their hours on record. Source: NOAA Tides & Currents; the newest readings are preliminary.
Georgia cities and their stations
| City | Station | Miles | Hottest month high °F | Coldest month low °F | Year precip. in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Atlanta Fulton Co Airport, GA | 7 | 90 | 34 | 48.1 |
| Marietta | Mableton 1 N, GA | 8 | 84 | 32 | 56.1 |
| Savannah | Savannah International Airport, GA | 10 | 92 | 40 | 48.3 |
| Alpharetta | Atlanta Peachtree Airport, GA | 12 | 89 | 33 | 51.5 |
| Cumming | Cumming 2N, GA | 1 | 89 | 31 | 56.4 |
| Columbus | Columbus Metro Airport, GA | 2 | 93 | 38 | 48.8 |
| Decatur | Atlanta Peachtree Airport, GA | 9 | 89 | 33 | 51.5 |
| Macon | Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport, GA | 11 | 94 | 36 | 47.0 |
| Augusta | Augusta Daniel Field Airport, GA | 2 | 94 | 40 | 44.8 |
| Gainesville | Gainesville, GA | <1 | 88 | 31 | 55.6 |
| Stone Mountain | Atlanta Peachtree Airport, GA | 9 | 89 | 33 | 51.5 |
| Duluth | Atlanta Peachtree Airport, GA | 12 | 89 | 33 | 51.5 |
| Buford | Cumming 2N, GA | 12 | 89 | 31 | 56.4 |
| Canton | Allatoona Dam 2, GA | 15 | 88 | 29 | 51.6 |
| Douglasville | Mableton 1 N, GA | 13 | 84 | 32 | 56.1 |
| Mcdonough | Mcdonough 5 ENE, GA | 6 | 92 | 32 | 51.2 |
| Norcross | Atlanta Peachtree Airport, GA | 7 | 89 | 33 | 51.5 |
| Woodstock | Allatoona Dam 2, GA | 13 | 88 | 29 | 51.6 |
| Acworth | Dallas 7 NE, GA | 7 | 90 | 31 | 54.3 |
| Lithonia | Atlanta Peachtree Airport, GA | 15 | 89 | 33 | 51.5 |
| Dallas | Dallas 7 NE, GA | 8 | 90 | 31 | 54.3 |
| Kennesaw | Dallas 7 NE, GA | 8 | 90 | 31 | 54.3 |
| Roswell | Atlanta Peachtree Airport, GA | 12 | 89 | 33 | 51.5 |
| Newnan | Newnan 7 WNW, GA | 8 | 90 | 31 | 52.6 |
| Jonesboro | Jonesboro, GA | 1 | 90 | 32 | 53.1 |
| Valdosta | Valdosta Regional Airport, GA | 5 | 92 | 39 | 48.3 |
| Snellville | Atlanta Peachtree Airport, GA | 16 | 89 | 33 | 51.5 |
| Albany | Albany SW Ga Regional Airport, GA | 2 | 93 | 39 | 46.7 |
| Warner Robins | Warner Robins, GA | 2 | 91 | 36 | 51.8 |
| Smyrna | Mableton 1 N, GA | 4 | 84 | 32 | 56.1 |
| Powder Springs | Mableton 1 N, GA | 7 | 84 | 32 | 56.1 |
| Fayetteville | Atlanta, GA | 8 | 91 | 34 | 49.4 |
| Stockbridge | Jonesboro, GA | 8 | 90 | 32 | 53.1 |
| Lilburn | Atlanta Peachtree Airport, GA | 11 | 89 | 33 | 51.5 |
| Cartersville | Cartersville Airport, GA | 5 | 90 | 31 | 48.2 |
| Griffin | Experiment, GA | 2 | 90 | 34 | 54.2 |
| Statesboro | Brooklet 1 W, GA | 8 | 93 | 38 | 47.1 |
| Riverdale | Jonesboro, GA | 4 | 90 | 32 | 53.1 |
| Lagrange | W Pt, GA | 13 | 90 | 32 | 52.6 |
| Hampton | Jonesboro, GA | 9 | 90 | 32 | 53.1 |
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