Zip 30120 (Cartersville, GA) Climate

Cartersville, GA (30120) has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, and cool winters with occasional cold spells. Average temperatures in July range from 75°F to 90°F, while January’s average temperatures are between 30°F and 45°F. During summer months the city receives an average of 4-5 inches of rain per month, while winter months receive up to 7 inches of rain. Cartersville also experiences mild snowfall annually on average.

Cartersville (zip 30120), Georgia gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cartersville (zip 30120) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Cartersville (zip 30120). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cartersville (zip 30120) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 30120 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Georgia.

6.7 Summer - 6.8 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 30120 zip code, while July and January 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 the 30120 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Georgia. In the 30120 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 30120 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 30120 zip code, there are 46.8 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 30120 zip code with an average of 30.0°. This is colder than most places in Georgia.

In the 30120 zip code, there are 66.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Georgia.

In the 30120 zip code, 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 30120 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.

February is the wettest month in the 30120 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in the 30120 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in the 30120 zip code with 8.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 87.2 rainy days annually in the 30120 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Spring 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 0.4 inches in the 30120 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in the 30120 zip code with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Leslie · Cartersville, GA

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Over 6 years ago

Small town feeling with lots of money from city development going into downtown and higher income areas. That's all the good I can report. Total neglect of other parts More