Blairsville, Georgia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Blairsville's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 60.3 inches of precipitation and 3 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.3°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,532 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBlairsville Experiment Station
- Station IDUSC00090969
- Location34.85°N 83.94°W
- Elevation1,949 ft (594 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population849
On October 14, the normal high in Blairsville is 71°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 31%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Blairsville.
- Jan 49° 25°
- Feb 53° 28°
- Mar 60° 34°
- Apr 69° 41°
- May 76° 50°
- Jun 82° 59°
- Jul 85° 62°
- Aug 84° 61°
- Sep 80° 55°
- Oct 70° 43°
- Nov 61° 33°
- Dec 53° 29°
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 Blairsville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in January (5.85 in), the least in October (4.21 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 25°F | 37.4°F | 5.85 | 0.5 | 12 | <1 | 22 | 10 h |
| February | 53°F | 28°F | 40.5°F | 4.76 | 0.4 | 12 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 34°F | 47.1°F | 5.56 | 1.0 | 13 | <1 | 14 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 41°F | 55.0°F | 5.15 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 6 | 13 h |
| May | 76°F | 50°F | 63.0°F | 4.49 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 1 | 14 h |
| June | 82°F | 59°F | 70.2°F | 5.57 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 85°F | 62°F | 73.5°F | 4.88 | 0.0 | 13 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 84°F | 61°F | 72.6°F | 5.27 | 0.0 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 80°F | 55°F | 67.2°F | 4.42 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 43°F | 56.7°F | 4.21 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 33°F | 47.0°F | 4.68 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 16 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 29°F | 40.6°F | 5.46 | 1.2 | 12 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 43°F | 55.9°F | 60.30 | 3.1 | 140 | 8 | 104 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −4°C | 3.0°C | 149 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 12°C | −2°C | 4.7°C | 121 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 16°C | 1°C | 8.4°C | 141 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 21°C | 5°C | 12.8°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 10°C | 17.2°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 15°C | 21.2°C | 141 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 17°C | 23.1°C | 124 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.6°C | 134 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 13°C | 19.6°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 6°C | 13.7°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 1°C | 8.3°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | −2°C | 4.8°C | 139 mm | 3 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00090969; 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 Blairsville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (9).
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 USC00090969.
When is the last frost in Blairsville?
In Blairsville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 26 in half of years and after May 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 19 in half of years and before October 7 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
- April 261 year in 10 after May 11; 9 in 10 after April 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 191 year in 10 before October 7; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 176 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 199 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 12 in half of springs and before October 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Blairsville in zone 7b in ZIP code 30512, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Blairsville's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 5°F (20 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Georgia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00090969; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Blairsville?
In a normal year in Blairsville, 8 days a year reach 90°F, 104 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 140 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 104a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 140a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1931) is 100°F, on June 29, 1936; the lowest is −16°F, on January 28, 1940.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2020, with 82.65 in; the snowiest season is 1935–36, with 21.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00090969; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00090969. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Blairsville?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Blairsville, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (80%) and February the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.7 |
| February | 69% | 3.3 |
| March | 72% | 4.3 |
| April | 77% | 5.5 |
| May | 78% | 6.1 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 79% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| October | 79% | 4.0 |
| November | 78% | 3.0 |
| December | 70% | 2.3 |
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 Blairsville need?
A normal year in Blairsville brings 4,142 heating degree days, 23% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 849 cooling degree days, 6% fewer than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,577 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 856 | 0 |
| February | 687 | 0 |
| March | 555 | 1 |
| April | 305 | 7 |
| May | 110 | 50 |
| June | 13 | 169 |
| July | 1 | 263 |
| August | 1 | 237 |
| September | 43 | 109 |
| October | 273 | 14 |
| November | 541 | 1 |
| December | 757 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,142 | 849 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00090969. 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 Blairsville been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 56.6°F, 0.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 55.9°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.7°F | +0.8°F | 70.54 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 56.5°F | +0.6°F | 59.61 | 6.0 |
| 2023 | 57.3°F | +1.4°F | 53.67 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 58.0°F | +2.1°F | 60.76 | – |
| 2025 | 56.6°F | +0.7°F | 54.08 | 3.0 |
Over 63 complete years from 1936 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.1°F per century (+0.12°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00090969; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Blairsville's climate compare?
Blairsville is warmer than 1 of the other 100 places with their own NOAA record in Georgia, and wetter than 79. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.9°F is warmer than 63%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Blairsville is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Blairsville's climate
What is the coldest month in Blairsville?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Blairsville?
Yes: 3 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (1.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Blairsville?
January, with 5.85 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 4.21 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Blairsville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Blairsville in zone 7b in ZIP code 30512, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Blairsville's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 5°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Blairsville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 26; in one year in ten it comes after May 11. Waiting until May 11 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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- Georgia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Murphy, NC15 miles from this station, 56.7°F a year
- Hayesville, NC16 miles from this station, 55.5°F a year
- Helen, GA16 miles from this station, 57.4°F a year
- Sautee (3 mi W), GA18 miles from this station, 56.5°F a year
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