Jonesboro, GA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JONESBORO, GA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Jonesboro has an annual average temperature of 61.7°F with about 52.9 inches of precipitation per year and 0.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.3°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.09 in) and May the driest (3.47 in). Snow typically falls from December through January.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,790
Cooling need
1,596

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

118 of 366 (32.2%) of Jonesboro'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.

1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
71
2000s
151
2010s
86
2020s
58

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 52.7°F 32.3°F 42.5°F 5.02 in 0.5 in 11
February 56.5°F 35.3°F 45.9°F 4.86 in 11
March 64.7°F 41.8°F 53.3°F 4.95 in 0.1 in 10
April 73.0°F 49.1°F 61.0°F 4.19 in 9
May 80.5°F 58.8°F 69.7°F 3.47 in 8
June 86.7°F 66.5°F 76.6°F 4.59 in 11
July 89.6°F 70.0°F 79.8°F 5.09 in 11
August 88.6°F 69.0°F 78.8°F 4.42 in 10
September 83.2°F 63.3°F 73.3°F 3.56 in 8
October 73.4°F 51.6°F 62.5°F 3.62 in 7
November 62.4°F 40.9°F 51.7°F 4.19 in 8
December 54.7°F 35.4°F 45.1°F 4.96 in 0.2 in 10

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