Baldwin, GA Climate


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United States / Georgia / No Metro Area / Habersham County / Baldwin / Zip Codes
Baldwin, GA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Summer temperatures often reach into the mid-90s with high humidity, while winter temperatures are generally in the 40s and 50s. The area receives abundant rainfall throughout the year, with most of it coming during the warm season from April to September. Baldwin also experiences occasional thunderstorms which can bring heavy rains and high winds. Summers are typically sunny with occasional afternoon thunderstorms, while winters have mostly clear skies and cold nights.

Baldwin, Georgia gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Baldwin averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Baldwin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Baldwin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Baldwin is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Georgia.

7.8 Summer - 6.5 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Baldwin, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBaldwin, GeorgiaUnited States
  57.2 in.38.1 in.
  1.3 in.27.8 in.
  112.5 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  86.6°85.8°
  28.3°21.7°
  7.67
  5.24.3
  1532 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Baldwin with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In Baldwin, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Baldwin are May, September and June.
In Baldwin, there are 20.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Georgia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Baldwin with an average of 28.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
In Baldwin, there are 77.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
In Baldwin, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
Humidity in Baldwin can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
March is the wettest month in Baldwin with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.2 inches in Baldwin means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.
June is the rainiest month in Baldwin with 10.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 112.5 rainy days annually in Baldwin, which is one of the rainiest places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.3 inches in Baldwin means that it is snowier than most places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Baldwin with 0.7 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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