Lumpkin County, GA Climate

Lumpkin County, GA is located in the southern Appalachian Mountains and experiences a humid subtropical climate. The summers are hot and humid, with average daily highs reaching into the upper 80s and low 90s. Winters are generally mild, with average daily lows dipping into the mid to upper 30s. Precipitation is abundant year-round, usually occurring as rain or thunderstorms in the summer months and snow during winter months. With its relative proximity to the mountains, Lumpkin County also experiences higher temperatures during the summer months than many other Georgia counties.

Lumpkin County, Georgia gets 61 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Lumpkin County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lumpkin County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 61 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 6.3 Winter

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

Climate	Lumpkin, Georgia	United States
	60.7 in.	38.1 in.
	2.6 in.	27.8 in.
	117.0 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	86.2°	85.8°
	25.8°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.9	4.3
	1682 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 Lumpkin County with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In Lumpkin County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lumpkin County are May, September and June.

In Lumpkin County, there are 16.4 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 Lumpkin County with an average of 25.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In Lumpkin County, there are 96.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In Lumpkin County, there are 0.2 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 Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County.

December is the wettest month in Lumpkin County with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 4.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 60.7 inches in Lumpkin County means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.

June is the rainiest month in Lumpkin County with 10.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 117.0 rainy days annually in Lumpkin 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.6 inches in Lumpkin County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Lumpkin County with 2.1 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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