Bartow County, GA Climate

Bartow County, Georgia has a humid subtropical climate, with hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. The average annual temperature is 61°F (16°C). July is the hottest month of the year, when the average high temperatures reach 92°F (33°C). January is the coldest month with an average minimum temperature of 34°F (1°C). The area receives an average of 50 inches of rain per year. Snowfall is rare in Bartow County, usually occurring only once a year in small amounts.

Bartow County, Georgia gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bartow 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 Bartow County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bartow County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 30
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.6 Summer - 6.8 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Bartow County, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bartow, Georgia	United States
	48.8 in.	38.1 in.
	0.7 in.	27.8 in.
	95.7 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	90.0°	85.8°
	30.1°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	5.3	4.3
	854 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 Bartow County with an average high temperature of 90.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Georgia. In Bartow County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bartow County are May, October and April.

In Bartow County, there are 47.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bartow County with an average of 30.1°. This is colder than most places in Georgia.

In Bartow County, there are 65.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Georgia.

In Bartow County, 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 Bartow 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 Bartow County with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.8 inches in Bartow County means that it is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in Bartow County with 9.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 95.7 rainy days annually in Bartow County, which is less rainy than most places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Spring 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 0.7 inches in Bartow County means that it is snowier than most places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Bartow County with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Cozette · Cartersville, GA

Not What It Used To Be

Over 7 years ago

Best Places says Bartow County's population has increased 88.6% since 2000 and that is our primary problem. Our infrastructure has not kept the pace. We have been More

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