Weather by month
Atlanta
Georgia
A city set high in the Piedmont pines, with real winters, a green humid summer, and a spring that arrives coated in yellow.
The best time to come
October is the easy winner: dry, mild, and the sky finally clear of both haze and pollen. April and May are gorgeous too, once the pine pollen has washed off everything you own.
The year at a glance
| Month | Highs / lows | Temperature range | Wet days | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° / 36° | 7 | 1.0 in | |
| February | 58° / 39° | 7 | — | |
| March | 66° / 45° | 7 | — | |
| April ● | 74° / 53° | 6 | — | |
| May ● | 81° / 61° | 6 | — | |
| June | 87° / 69° | 8 | — | |
| July | 90° / 72° | 8 | — | |
| August | 89° / 71° | 7 | — | |
| September | 84° / 66° | 5 | — | |
| October ● | 74° / 55° | 4 | — | |
| November | 64° / 44° | 6 | — | |
| December | 56° / 38° | 7 | — |
Atlanta facts
- Sits at about 1,010 ft above sea level.
- 50.4 in of rain and melted snow in a typical year, with July the wettest month.
- 2.2 in of snow in a typical winter.
- July runs hottest (90° afternoons); January nights are the coldest (36°).