Forsyth County, GA Climate


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Forsyth, GA County has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. July is the warmest month with an average high temperature of 91°F and an average low temperature of 71°F. January is the coldest month with an average high temperature of 51°F and an average low temperature of 32°F. Rainfall averages about 48 inches per year in Forsyth County with April being the wettest month with 6 inches on average. Snowfall is rare; some years will have no snowfall at all while other years may see up to four inches.

Forsyth County, Georgia gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Forsyth County averages 1 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 Forsyth County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Forsyth County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Forsyth County with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In Forsyth County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Forsyth County are May, September and June.
In Forsyth County, there are 22.5 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 Forsyth County with an average of 29.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.
In Forsyth County, there are 67.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Georgia.
In Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Forsyth County with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.8 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 54.2 inches in Forsyth County means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.
January is the rainiest month in Forsyth County with 10.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 107.6 rainy days annually in Forsyth 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 1.3 inches in Forsyth County means that it is snowier than most places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Forsyth County with 0.7 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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