Macon County, GA Climate


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Macon County, Georgia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Macon County averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Macon County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Macon County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Macon County is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

5 Summer - 7.5 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Macon County, while July and August 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 Macon County with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Georgia. In Macon County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Macon County are October, April and May.
In Macon County, there are 66.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Georgia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Macon County with an average of 34.7°. This is warmer than most places in Georgia.
In Macon County, there are 38.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Georgia.
In Macon County, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia.
Humidity in Macon 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.
July is the wettest month in Macon County with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.8 inches in Macon County means that it is drier than most places in Georgia.
July is the rainiest month in Macon County with 10.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 98.6 rainy days annually in Macon County, which is less rainy than most places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Macon County means that it is less snowy than most places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in Macon County with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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