Rome, GA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rome has an annual average temperature of 60.4°F with about 55.1 inches of precipitation per year and 0.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.2°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.42 in) and September the driest (3.66 in). Snow typically falls from December through December.

Annual swing
37.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,075
Cooling need
1,416

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

21 of 366 (5.7%) of Rome'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
10
1900s
38
1910s
43
1920s
61
1930s
51
1940s
18
1950s
58
1960s
10
1970s
17
1980s
7
1990s
5
2000s
25
2010s
14
2020s
9

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 52.0°F 30.2°F 41.1°F 4.98 in 0.1 in 10
February 56.1°F 32.8°F 44.4°F 4.81 in 11
March 64.8°F 39.0°F 51.9°F 5.42 in 10
April 73.7°F 46.4°F 60.0°F 4.88 in 9
May 80.6°F 55.3°F 68.0°F 4.11 in 9
June 86.5°F 64.1°F 75.3°F 4.79 in 11
July 89.7°F 67.9°F 78.8°F 4.89 in 10
August 88.9°F 67.0°F 77.9°F 4.20 in 9
September 83.8°F 60.5°F 72.2°F 3.66 in 7
October 73.8°F 48.4°F 61.1°F 3.78 in 7
November 63.0°F 37.7°F 50.3°F 4.27 in 8
December 54.3°F 33.1°F 43.7°F 5.30 in 0.3 in 11

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