Elberton, Georgia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Elberton's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 49.4 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.4 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.7°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,255 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationElberton (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00093060
- Location34.14°N 82.86°W
- Elevation540 ft (165 m)
- Population4,760
On October 23, the normal high in Elberton is 71°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Elberton.
- Jan 53° 30°
- Feb 57° 32°
- Mar 65° 38°
- Apr 73° 46°
- May 80° 56°
- Jun 86° 65°
- Jul 89° 68°
- Aug 88° 67°
- Sep 83° 61°
- Oct 73° 48°
- Nov 63° 37°
- Dec 55° 32°
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 Elberton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.81 in), the least in October (3.34 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F | 30°F | 41.7°F | 4.39 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 57°F | 32°F | 44.7°F | 4.19 | 10 | <1 | 17 | 11 h |
| March | 65°F | 38°F | 51.6°F | 4.62 | 10 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 46°F | 59.6°F | 3.51 | 8 | <1 | 3 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 56°F | 67.7°F | 3.55 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 86°F | 65°F | 75.4°F | 4.57 | 10 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 89°F | 68°F | 78.8°F | 4.81 | 10 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 88°F | 67°F | 77.6°F | 4.26 | 10 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 83°F | 61°F | 71.5°F | 3.68 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 48°F | 60.5°F | 3.34 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 37°F | 49.9°F | 3.87 | 8 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 55°F | 32°F | 43.6°F | 4.63 | 10 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 48°F | 60.2°F | 49.42 | 110 | 36 | 85 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | −1°C | 5.4°C | 112 mm |
| February | 14°C | 0°C | 7.1°C | 106 mm |
| March | 18°C | 3°C | 10.9°C | 117 mm |
| April | 23°C | 8°C | 15.3°C | 89 mm |
| May | 27°C | 13°C | 19.8°C | 90 mm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 24.1°C | 116 mm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 26.0°C | 122 mm |
| August | 31°C | 20°C | 25.3°C | 108 mm |
| September | 28°C | 16°C | 21.9°C | 93 mm |
| October | 23°C | 9°C | 15.8°C | 85 mm |
| November | 17°C | 3°C | 9.9°C | 98 mm |
| December | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 118 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00093060; 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 Elberton?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00093060.
When is the last frost in Elberton?
In Elberton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 6 in half of years and after April 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 in half of years and before October 17 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 61 year in 10 after April 21; 9 in 10 after March 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 year in 10 before October 17; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 209 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 232 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 24 in half of springs and before November 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elberton in zone 8a in ZIP code 30635, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Elberton's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 12°F (27 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 USC00093060; 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 Elberton?
In a normal year in Elberton, 36 days a year reach 90°F, 85 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 110 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 36a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 85a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 110a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1891) is 109°F, on July 19, 1913; the lowest is −6°F, on December 13, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1908, with 69.45 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 12.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00093060; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00093060. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Elberton?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Elberton, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.7 |
| February | 71% | 3.4 |
| March | 74% | 4.4 |
| April | 79% | 5.7 |
| May | 79% | 6.2 |
| June | 82% | 6.5 |
| July | 81% | 6.2 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 80% | 4.9 |
| October | 79% | 4.0 |
| November | 79% | 3.1 |
| December | 73% | 2.4 |
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 Elberton need?
A normal year in Elberton brings 3,270 heating degree days, 39% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,557 cooling degree days, 72% more than 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 4,682 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 722 | 0 |
| February | 570 | 0 |
| March | 420 | 4 |
| April | 194 | 32 |
| May | 49 | 132 |
| June | 2 | 314 |
| July | 0 | 426 |
| August | 0 | 391 |
| September | 16 | 213 |
| October | 178 | 40 |
| November | 455 | 4 |
| December | 664 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,270 | 1,557 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00093060. 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 Elberton been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 61.3°F, 1.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 60.2°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.0°F | +0.8°F | 56.49 |
| 2022 | 61.0°F | +0.8°F | 39.26 |
| 2023 | 61.7°F | +1.5°F | 50.13 |
| 2024 | 62.4°F | +2.2°F | 56.77 |
| 2025 | 61.3°F | +1.0°F | 50.18 |
Over 51 complete years from 1963 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.5°F per century (+0.31°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00093060; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Elberton's climate compare?
Elberton is warmer than 14 of the other 100 places with their own NOAA record in Georgia, and wetter than 32. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.2°F is warmer than 75%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Elberton 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.
Which places near Elberton share this climate record?
5 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.
- Lake Secession, SC1,209 people · 19 mi NE
- Bowman, GA865 people · 11 mi NW
- Antreville, SC253 people · 20 mi NE
- Dewy Rose, GA205 people · 5 mi NW
- Lowndesville, SC122 people · 13 mi E
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 Elberton's climate
What is the coldest month in Elberton?
January, with a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Elberton?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.4 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Elberton?
July, with 4.81 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.34 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Elberton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Elberton in zone 8a in ZIP code 30635, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Elberton's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 12°F (27 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Elberton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 6; in one year in ten it comes after April 21. Waiting until April 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Georgia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Hartwell, GA15 miles from this station, 61.3°F a year
- Calhoun Falls, SC16 miles from this station, 62.1°F a year
- Lexington, GA24 miles from this station, 61.8°F a year
- Danielsville, GA25 miles from this station, 60.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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