Rome Metro Area, GA Climate

The climate in the Rome, GA Metro Area is mild and temperate. The city enjoys all four seasons, with hot summers and cool winters. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging over 50 inches per year. During the summer months, temperatures can reach into the 90s while winter temperatures rarely dip below freezing. Snowfall is relatively rare in this area and most of the precipitation falls as rain. Humidity levels are quite high year-round, with an average relative humidity between 70% and 80%.

Rome Metro Area, Georgia gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rome Metro Area averages 1 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 Rome Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rome Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.6 Summer - 6.8 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the Rome metro area, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Rome, Georgia	United States
	51.9 in.	38.1 in.
	0.9 in.	27.8 in.
	100.4 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	90.0°	85.8°
	29.9°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	5	4.3
	758 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 the Rome metro area with an average high temperature of 90.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Georgia. In the Rome metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Rome metro area are May, October and April.

In the Rome metro area, there are 46.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Georgia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Rome metro area with an average of 29.9°. This is colder than most places in Georgia.

In the Rome metro area, there are 67.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Georgia.

In the Rome metro area, 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 the Rome metro area 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 the Rome metro area with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is September 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 51.9 inches in the Rome metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in the Rome metro area with 9.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 100.4 rainy days annually in the Rome metro area, which is about average compared to other places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Spring 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 0.9 inches in the Rome metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in the Rome metro area with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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