Zip 30501 (Gainesville, GA) Climate

The climate in 30501 Gainesville, GA is hot and humid during the summer months, with temperatures typically ranging from 75 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. During the winter months, temperatures range from 35 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with occasional thunderstorms in the summertime. The humidity levels generally remain high all year round, making it a particularly tropical environment.

Gainesville (zip 30501), Georgia gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gainesville (zip 30501) 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 Gainesville (zip 30501). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gainesville (zip 30501) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 30501 zip code is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Georgia.

7.5 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 30501 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gainesville, Georgia	United States
	54.9 in.	38.1 in.
	1.2 in.	27.8 in.
	106.3 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	87.5°	85.8°
	31.4°	21.7°
	7.7	7
	5.3	4.3
	1283 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 30501 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In the 30501 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 30501 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 30501 zip code, there are 24.3 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 the 30501 zip code with an average of 31.4°. This is colder than most places in Georgia.

In the 30501 zip code, there are 53.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Georgia.

In the 30501 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 30501 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.

March is the wettest month in the 30501 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.9 inches in the 30501 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.

December is the rainiest month in the 30501 zip code with 9.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 106.3 rainy days annually in the 30501 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Spring 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 1.2 inches in the 30501 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in the 30501 zip code with 0.7 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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