Fannin County, GA Climate


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Fannin County, GA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and moderate winters. Summer temperatures average in the low to mid-80s and winter temperatures average in the mid-30s. The county receives an average of 56 inches of precipitation each year with most of it occurring between March and August. Generally, Fannin County sees mild to moderate amounts of snowfall each year, with an occasional major storm that can bring significant accumulations. This is mostly due to its elevation, which helps create colder air masses that can cause more snowfall than other areas in the region.

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

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

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Fannin County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fannin County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
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 Fannin County is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Georgia.

8 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Fannin 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 Fannin County with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In Fannin County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fannin County are May, September and June.
In Fannin County, there are 16.8 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 Fannin County with an average of 25.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
In Fannin County, there are 101.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
In Fannin County, there are 0.6 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 Fannin County 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 Fannin County.
January is the wettest month in Fannin County with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 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 57.5 inches in Fannin County means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.
July is the rainiest month in Fannin County with 11.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 122.6 rainy days annually in Fannin County, which is one of the rainiest places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 4.0 inches in Fannin County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Fannin County with 1.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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