LaFayette, GA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHICKAMAUGA 2 SW, GA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

LaFayette has an annual average temperature of 61.2°F with about 57 inches of precipitation per year and 2.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.9°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.90 in) and October the driest (3.25 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,892
Cooling need
1,533

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of LaFayette'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
0
1900s
0
1910s
10
1920s
16
1930s
44
1940s
70
1950s
88
1960s
31
1970s
32
1980s
24
1990s
7
2000s
16
2010s
15
2020s
13

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 50.7°F 32.9°F 41.8°F 5.34 in 0.3 in 11
February 54.9°F 35.5°F 45.2°F 5.29 in 0.5 in 12
March 63.8°F 41.7°F 52.7°F 5.60 in 1.2 in 11
April 72.8°F 48.9°F 60.9°F 5.15 in 10
May 79.8°F 57.5°F 68.6°F 4.44 in 11
June 86.1°F 66.1°F 76.1°F 4.28 in 12
July 88.9°F 69.6°F 79.3°F 4.52 in 13
August 88.5°F 68.9°F 78.7°F 3.66 in 10
September 83.5°F 63.2°F 73.4°F 4.44 in 8
October 73.2°F 51.2°F 62.2°F 3.25 in 8
November 62.0°F 40.7°F 51.3°F 5.13 in 9
December 53.2°F 35.8°F 44.5°F 5.90 in 0.1 in 11

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