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United States / Georgia / Athens-Clarke County Metro Area / Clarke County / Athens-Clarke County / Zip Codes
Athens-Clarke County, GA has a humid subtropical climate, meaning it experiences hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is 62°F, with the average high in August being 90°F and the average low in January is 37°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an average yearly rainfall of 49 inches, mostly falling as showers or thunderstorms between March and June. Humidity can be quite high during the summer months leading to uncomfortable conditions for those who are not acclimated to such weather.

Athens-Clarke County, Georgia gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Athens-Clarke County 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 Athens-Clarke County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Athens-Clarke County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.5 Summer - 6.9 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Athens-Clarke County, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAthens-Clarke County, GeorgiaUnited States
  48.0 in.38.1 in.
  1.4 in.27.8 in.
  109.7 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  90.0°85.8°
  31.8°21.7°
  7.57
  54.3
  614 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 Athens-Clarke County with an average high temperature of 90.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Georgia. In Athens-Clarke County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Athens-Clarke County are May, September and October.
In Athens-Clarke County, there are 43.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Georgia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Athens-Clarke County with an average of 31.8°. This is colder than most places in Georgia.
In Athens-Clarke County, there are 51.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia.
In Athens-Clarke County, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia.
Humidity in Athens-Clarke County 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 Athens-Clarke County with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.1 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 48.0 inches in Athens-Clarke County means that it is drier than most places in Georgia.
June is the rainiest month in Athens-Clarke County with 10.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 109.7 rainy days annually in Athens-Clarke County, 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 1.4 inches in Athens-Clarke County means that it is snowier than most places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Athens-Clarke County with 0.6 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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E · Monroe, GA
Ath town
Over 1 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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Georgui · Athens, GA
Loved it so much I moved to Athens.
Over 4 years ago

I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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Roxy · Athens, GA
Reasonable Rent - That's about it.
Over 8 years ago

The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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