Zip 30306 (Atlanta, GA) Climate

The climate in 30306 Atlanta, GA is typically warm and humid. Summers are hot and muggy, with temperatures averaging in the high 80s. Winters are mild, with an average high around 50 degrees Fahrenheit and an average low of 30 degrees. Rainfall varies throughout the year, but it is generally abundant enough to sustain healthy vegetation during the warm summer months. Snowfall is rare and light in this area of Georgia.

Atlanta (zip 30306), Georgia gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Atlanta (zip 30306) 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 Atlanta (zip 30306). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Atlanta (zip 30306) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
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 30306 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Georgia.

6.5 Summer - 6.9 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 30306 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Atlanta, Georgia	United States
	51.9 in.	38.1 in.
	1.4 in.	27.8 in.
	110.2 days	106.2 days
	217 days	205 days
	89.3°	85.8°
	33.5°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	5.1	4.3
	948 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 30306 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Georgia. In the 30306 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 30306 zip code are May, September and April.

In the 30306 zip code, there are 37.8 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 30306 zip code with an average of 33.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Georgia.

In the 30306 zip code, there are 42.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Georgia.

In the 30306 zip code, 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 the 30306 zip code 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 the 30306 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.9 inches in the 30306 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in the 30306 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 110.2 rainy days annually in the 30306 zip code, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.4 inches in the 30306 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in the 30306 zip code with 0.6 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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