Zip 30562 (Mountain City, GA) Climate

Mountain City, GA is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and has a mild climate with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures typically range from the mid-70s to the low 80s during the day while dropping into the 50s at night. Winters tend to be chilly but mild, with temperatures averaging in the 40s and 50s during the day and dropping into the 20s at night. Rainfall is abundant throughout most of the year, with spring being especially wet. Snowfall is rare but does occur occasionally.

Mountain City (zip 30562), Georgia gets 65 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mountain City (zip 30562) averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Mountain City (zip 30562). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mountain City (zip 30562) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 65 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 30562 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Georgia.

8.3 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 30562 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mountain City, Georgia	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	84.7°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.5	Unlock
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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 30562 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In the 30562 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 30562 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 30562 zip code, there are 8.6 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 30562 zip code with an average of 24.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In the 30562 zip code, there are 106.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In the 30562 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 30562 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 30562 zip code.

January is the wettest month in the 30562 zip code with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 4.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 64.5 inches in the 30562 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in the 30562 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 127.7 rainy days annually in the 30562 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.2 inches in the 30562 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in the 30562 zip code with 2.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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