Zip 30582 (Young Harris, GA) Climate

The climate in 30582 Young Harris, GA is mostly temperate with hot summers and mild winters. On average, temperatures range from the low 70s to the mid 80s in the summer months and from the mid 30s to the upper 50s in winter months. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year with over a 100 days of measurable precipitation. The area generally enjoys plenty of sunny days with a few scattered thunderstorms on some afternoons during peak summer months. During fall and winter there may be occasional snowfall at higher elevations in nearby mountains.

Young Harris (zip 30582), Georgia gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Young Harris (zip 30582) averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Young Harris (zip 30582). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Young Harris (zip 30582) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 25
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 30582 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Georgia.

8.4 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 30582 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Young Harris, Georgia	United States
	59.2 in.	38.1 in.
	3.8 in.	27.8 in.
	125.5 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	84.5°	85.8°
	24.8°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	4.5	4.3
	1937 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 30582 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Georgia. In the 30582 zip code, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 30582 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 30582 zip code, there are 8.4 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 30582 zip code with an average of 24.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In the 30582 zip code, there are 103.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Georgia.

In the 30582 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 is usually acceptable in the 30582 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 30582 zip code.

November is the wettest month in the 30582 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 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 59.2 inches in the 30582 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Georgia.

July is the rainiest month in the 30582 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 125.5 rainy days annually in the 30582 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Georgia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.8 inches in the 30582 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Georgia. January is the snowiest month in the 30582 zip code with 1.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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