Gilmer County, GA Climate

Gilmer County, Georgia has a humid subtropical climate. It is usually hot and humid in the summer months, with temperatures reaching as high as 95°F but rarely exceeding 100°F. The winter months are mild to cool, with average lows ranging from the mid-30s to low-40s. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with most of it falling between May and September. The area also receives an average of 60 inches of snowfall annually. All in all, Gilmer County enjoys a pleasant climate for outdoor activities and recreation.

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

Gilmer County averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Gilmer County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gilmer County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 28
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 6.3 Winter

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

Climate	Gilmer, Georgia	United States
	57.5 in.	38.1 in.
	3.3 in.	27.8 in.
	114.4 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	86.2°	85.8°
	27.5°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	4.7	4.3
	1827 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 Gilmer County with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In Gilmer County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gilmer County are May, September and June.

In Gilmer County, there are 16.3 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 Gilmer County with an average of 27.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In Gilmer County, there are 84.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In Gilmer County, 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 Gilmer 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 Gilmer County.

January is the wettest month in Gilmer County with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.5 inches in Gilmer County means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in Gilmer County with 11.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 114.4 rainy days annually in Gilmer County, 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 3.3 inches in Gilmer County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Gilmer County with 1.4 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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