Zip 30144 (Kennesaw, GA) Climate

Kennesaw, GA (30144) enjoys a moderate climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 65°F with temperatures dropping to an average low of 43°F in the winter months and rising to an average high of 87°F in summer. Generally, rainfall is plentiful and evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging around 49 inches annually. Snowfall is rare, but light accumulations may occur occasionally during the winter months.

Kennesaw (zip 30144), Georgia gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kennesaw (zip 30144) averages 3 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 Kennesaw (zip 30144). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kennesaw (zip 30144) 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 30144 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Georgia.

7.1 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 30144 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kennesaw, Georgia	United States
	52.6 in.	38.1 in.
	2.6 in.	27.8 in.
	109.8 days	106.2 days
	217 days	205 days
	88.4°	85.8°
	29.4°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.9	4.3
	1097 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 30144 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Georgia. In the 30144 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 30144 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 30144 zip code, there are 33.9 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 30144 zip code with an average of 29.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In the 30144 zip code, there are 68.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Georgia.

In the 30144 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

Humidity in the 30144 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 30144 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October 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 52.6 inches in the 30144 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Georgia.

January is the rainiest month in the 30144 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 109.8 rainy days annually in the 30144 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 2.6 inches in the 30144 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in the 30144 zip code with 0.9 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.