Yonah, GA Climate


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United States / Georgia / No Metro Area / White County / Yonah / Zip Codes
Yonah, GA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Temperatures range from warm in the summer months, reaching an average high of 90°F (32°C), to cold in the winter, with average lows of around 34°F (1°C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging around 50 inches (127 cm) per year. Snowfall is rare, occurring only a few times each season. In general, Yonah enjoys mild weather and plenty of sunshine throughout the year which makes it a popular tourist destination for those looking for a pleasant escape from the daily grind.

Yonah, Georgia gets 66 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Yonah averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Yonah. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Yonah gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 66 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Yonah is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Georgia.

8.1 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Yonah, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateYonah, GeorgiaUnited States
  65.6 in.38.1 in.
  3.4 in.27.8 in.
  125.0 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  83.8°85.8°
  25.5°21.7°
  7.57
  5.14.3
  1539 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 Yonah with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In Yonah, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Yonah are September, June and May.
In Yonah, there are 10.3 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 Yonah with an average of 25.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
In Yonah, there are 97.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
In Yonah, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Yonah during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Yonah.
December is the wettest month in Yonah with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 4.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 65.6 inches in Yonah means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.
July is the rainiest month in Yonah with 12.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 125.0 rainy days annually in Yonah, which is one of the rainiest places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.4 inches in Yonah means that it is one of the snowiest places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Yonah with 2.2 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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