Cherokee County, GA Climate

Cherokee, GA County has a humid subtropical climate. Winters are mild to occasionally cool, while summers are warm and humid. The county experiences an average of nearly 50 inches of precipitation each year with most rainfall occurring between April and September. Snow accumulation is light to moderate in the winter months, but occasional snowfalls can occur from November through February. Temperatures range from an average high of around 85°F in July to an average low of 33°F in January.

Cherokee County, Georgia gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cherokee County averages 2 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 Cherokee County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cherokee County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 29
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.5 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Cherokee County, 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 Cherokee County with an average high temperature of 87.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In Cherokee County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cherokee County are May, September and June.

In Cherokee County, there are 23.7 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 Cherokee County with an average of 29.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In Cherokee County, there are 69.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.8 inches in Cherokee County means that it is wetter than most places in Georgia.

January is the rainiest month in Cherokee County with 10.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 105.2 rainy days annually in Cherokee County, which is rainier 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 2.0 inches in Cherokee County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Cherokee County with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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