Appling, Georgia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Appling's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.3°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationAppling (2 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00090311
- Location33.56°N 82.34°W
- Elevation396 ft (121 m)
- Population (census place)751
On October 24, the normal high in Appling is 74°F and the normal low 47°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Appling.
- Jan 57° 32°
- Feb 61° 36°
- Mar 69° 41°
- Apr 76° 49°
- May 83° 58°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 92° 70°
- Aug 90° 69°
- Sep 86° 63°
- Oct 77° 51°
- Nov 67° 40°
- Dec 59° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Appling each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 32°F | 44.8°F | – | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 61°F | 36°F | 48.2°F | – | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| March | 69°F | 41°F | 54.9°F | – | <1 | 8 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 49°F | 62.6°F | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 83°F | 58°F | 70.3°F | – | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 88°F | 67°F | 77.5°F | – | 12 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 92°F | 70°F | 80.9°F | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 90°F | 69°F | 79.6°F | – | 16 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 86°F | 63°F | 74.2°F | – | 8 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 51°F | 64.0°F | – | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 67°F | 40°F | 53.5°F | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 35°F | 47.1°F | – | <1 | 17 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 51°F | 63.1°F | – | 59 | 66 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 0°C | 7.1°C |
| February | 16°C | 2°C | 9.0°C |
| March | 20°C | 5°C | 12.7°C |
| April | 25°C | 9°C | 17.0°C |
| May | 28°C | 14°C | 21.3°C |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 25.3°C |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 27.2°C |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.4°C |
| September | 30°C | 17°C | 23.4°C |
| October | 25°C | 11°C | 17.8°C |
| November | 20°C | 4°C | 11.9°C |
| December | 15°C | 2°C | 8.4°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Washington (24 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00090311; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Appling?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00090311.
When is the last frost in Appling?
In Appling, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 27 in half of years and after April 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 7 in half of years and before October 26 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 271 year in 10 after April 13; 9 in 10 after March 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 71 year in 10 before October 26; 9 in 10 before November 24
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 226 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 252 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 13 in half of springs and before November 18 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Appling in zone 8b in ZIP code 30802, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Georgia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00090311; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Appling?
In a normal year in Appling, 59 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more) and 66 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 59a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 66a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1961) is 106°F, on July 14, 1980; the lowest is 2°F, on January 30, 1966.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1964, with 76.81 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 10.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00090311; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00090311. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Appling?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Appling, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.8 |
| February | 72% | 3.4 |
| March | 75% | 4.5 |
| April | 80% | 5.7 |
| May | 80% | 6.2 |
| June | 82% | 6.4 |
| July | 82% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 80% | 4.9 |
| October | 80% | 4.0 |
| November | 79% | 3.1 |
| December | 73% | 2.5 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Appling need?
A normal year in Appling brings 2,600 heating degree days, 52% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,938 cooling degree days, 2.1 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,414 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 628 | 0 |
| February | 473 | 3 |
| March | 327 | 14 |
| April | 129 | 55 |
| May | 21 | 186 |
| June | 0 | 375 |
| July | 0 | 491 |
| August | 0 | 451 |
| September | 5 | 279 |
| October | 104 | 73 |
| November | 355 | 9 |
| December | 558 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,600 | 1,938 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00090311. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Appling been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 63.3°F, 0.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 63.1°F. 2 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.0°F | −0.1°F |
| 2023 | 63.6°F | +0.5°F |
| 2025 | 63.3°F | +0.2°F |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00090311. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Appling's climate compare?
Appling is warmer than 44 of the other 100 places with their own NOAA record in Georgia. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.1°F is warmer than 83%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Appling share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Modoc, SC576 people · 13 mi NE
- Parksville, SC130 people · 17 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Appling's climate
What is the coldest month in Appling?
January, with a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Appling?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Appling's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Washington (24 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Appling in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Appling in zone 8b in ZIP code 30802, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Appling?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 27; in one year in ten it comes after April 13. Waiting until April 13 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Georgia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Thomson, GA11 miles from this station, 63.6°F a year
- Clarks Hill, SC11 miles from this station, 64.1°F a year
- Warrenton, GA20 miles from this station, 62.4°F a year
- Washington, GA24 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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