Clayton, GA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CLAYTON 1 SSW, GA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Clayton has an annual average temperature of 57.8°F with about 71.7 inches of precipitation per year and 2.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.7°F). December is typically the wettest month (7.04 in) and May the driest (5.08 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,495
Cooling need
912

Best time to visit Clayton

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

16 of 366 (4.4%) of Clayton's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
39
1900s
31
1910s
30
1920s
38
1930s
32
1940s
33
1950s
54
1960s
15
1970s
23
1980s
19
1990s
14
2000s
15
2010s
13
2020s
10

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 50.2°F 29.7°F 40.0°F 6.76 in 0.9 in 11
February 54.0°F 31.5°F 42.7°F 5.76 in 0.6 in 10
March 61.0°F 37.0°F 49.0°F 6.28 in 0.1 in 12
April 69.7°F 44.4°F 57.0°F 5.71 in 10
May 76.4°F 53.2°F 64.8°F 5.08 in 11
June 82.5°F 61.5°F 72.0°F 6.27 in 12
July 85.4°F 64.9°F 75.1°F 5.34 in 14
August 84.3°F 64.2°F 74.3°F 6.43 in 13
September 79.3°F 58.6°F 69.0°F 5.74 in 10
October 70.6°F 47.0°F 58.8°F 5.35 in 8
November 60.8°F 36.7°F 48.8°F 5.97 in 9
December 52.9°F 31.8°F 42.4°F 7.04 in 0.8 in 11

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