Annual mean 17°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind W
Warmest
30.5 °C
Coldest
9.4 °C
Wettest
35%
Windiest
4.2 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.5 m/s average
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The average temperature in Atlanta over the whole year is 17°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. Atlanta has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 20% in October, the driest month, to 29% in January, the wettest. Winds in Atlanta are highest in March, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in July, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Atlanta come in October, when the sky is typically 37% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 54%.
Month by month Atlanta climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
10°C
3°C
5°C
29%
49%
2.8 m/s
12
0
38
February
14°C
7°C
10°C
25%
54%
2.8 m/s
31
1
61
March
17°C
9°C
14°C
28%
47%
2.9 m/s
48
3
71
April
21°C
12°C
18°C
24%
41%
2.7 m/s
66
16
64
May
25°C
18°C
24°C
25%
46%
2.4 m/s
63
46
34
June
29°C
22°C
30°C
26%
45%
2.1 m/s
28
64
6
July
30°C
23°C
33°C
24%
43%
1.9 m/s
6
51
0
August
30°C
22°C
32°C
24%
45%
1.9 m/s
12
55
2
September
28°C
19°C
28°C
23%
40%
1.9 m/s
38
57
17
October
23°C
14°C
21°C
20%
37%
2.1 m/s
71
28
55
November
16°C
8°C
13°C
23%
42%
2.3 m/s
43
4
70
December
12°C
6°C
8°C
29%
51%
2.6 m/s
19
0
53
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Atlanta weather by season
Year round, Atlanta has days of about 10°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 17°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Atlanta weather in winterDecember to February
High 12°CLow 5°CRain 28%
Winter in Atlanta has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Atlanta weather in springMarch to May
High 21°CLow 13°CRain 25%
Spring in Atlanta has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Atlanta weather in summerJune to August
High 30°CLow 22°CRain 25%
Summer in Atlanta has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Atlanta weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 22°CLow 14°CRain 22%
Autumn in Atlanta has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Atlanta?
Atlanta has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 20% in October, the driest month, to 29% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Atlanta windiest?
Winds in Atlanta are highest in March, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in July, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Atlanta year round?
The average temperature in Atlanta over the whole year is 17°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.