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McCaysville, GA experiences a temperate humid climate with warm summers and mild winters. In the summer months, temperatures typically reach up to the mid-80s (°F) with high humidity. Winters are mild with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Precipitation is spread throughout the year in McCaysville, but there is slightly more rain during the summer months. The area also sees occasional snowfall during the winter months, though it does not accumulate often.

McCaysville, Georgia gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

McCaysville averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

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

McCaysville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 27
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 6.3 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in McCaysville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 McCaysville with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In McCaysville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for McCaysville are May, September and June.
In McCaysville, there are 18.8 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 McCaysville with an average of 26.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
In McCaysville, there are 95.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
In McCaysville, there are 0.4 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 McCaysville 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 McCaysville.
January is the wettest month in McCaysville with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.6 inches in McCaysville means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.
July is the rainiest month in McCaysville with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 117.5 rainy days annually in McCaysville, 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 3.8 inches in McCaysville means that it is one of the snowiest places in Georgia. February is the snowiest month in McCaysville with 1.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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