Watkinsville, GA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WATKINSVILLE 5 SSE, GA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Watkinsville has an annual average temperature of 61.9°F with about 47.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.1°F). December is typically the wettest month (4.88 in) and May the driest (2.72 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,616
Cooling need
1,509

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Climate change signal

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193 of 366 (52.7%) of Watkinsville'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.

2000s
79
2010s
201
2020s
86

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 53.8°F 34.1°F 44.0°F 4.28 in 11
February 57.6°F 37.2°F 47.4°F 4.28 in 11
March 64.7°F 42.9°F 53.8°F 4.63 in 10
April 73.1°F 49.0°F 61.1°F 3.63 in 8
May 80.8°F 57.6°F 69.2°F 2.72 in 9
June 86.8°F 65.6°F 76.2°F 4.33 in 11
July 89.5°F 68.8°F 79.1°F 3.76 in 11
August 88.1°F 68.0°F 78.1°F 4.32 in 10
September 82.9°F 62.6°F 72.7°F 3.98 in 8
October 73.7°F 51.7°F 62.7°F 3.37 in 7
November 63.5°F 41.9°F 52.7°F 3.57 in 8
December 55.7°F 36.5°F 46.1°F 4.88 in 11

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