Fargo, GA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Fargo's primary NOAA station, FARGO 17 NE.
The climate verdict for Fargo
Warm-season cooling demand defines Fargo, Georgia, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 69°F. It scores 85/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 85% of them.
- 69°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 85/100
- comfort score, above 85% of station-mapped location scores
- 51.5"
- annual precipitation
- 289 days
- frost-free growing season
Fargo: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00093325 · Fargo, GA 69°F mean · 51.5" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 69°F
- RANK-WARM #6,449
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dauphin Island
- PRCP-WET 51.5"
- SWING-MID 30°F
- COMF-TOP 85/100
- LOAD-COOL 2,883 CDD
- STN-1 USC00093325
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Dauphin Island, AL ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every GA station list.
- Fargo (this station) 69°F
- Cold Dauphin Island, AL 69°F
- Hot Galliano, LA 69°F
- Near Brunswick Malco…, GA 69°F
- Near Panama City, FL 69°F
Fargo sits in Georgia, the #6 hottest U.S. state at 63.4°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Fargo
Fargo: 77/100 · grade B
Fargo publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Fargo, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 85/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 289 days/year | 99/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 69.3°F · 1.8° from 67.5°F | 94/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 105 calendar days | 73/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 51.5 in · 16.5 from 35 in | 41/100 · D |
Fargo · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Fargo is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 53.1°F and warmest-month mean 83.2°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 83.2°F
- Coldest month
- 53.1°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · cooling-led station
Where Fargo sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Fargo's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 6% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Fargo sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 16% wettest
- Fargo's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 90%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Fargo is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Fargo compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Fargo's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
85 Top 15% score exceeds 85% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65°F (18°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 3.9" | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 69°F (20°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 3.6" | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 76°F (24°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 4.0" | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| April | 81°F (27°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 3.3" | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| May | 88°F (31°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 3.1" | 0.0 | 12.2 |
| June | 92°F (33°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 7.0" | 0.0 | 21.1 |
| July | 94°F (34°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 6.1" | 0.0 | 25.9 |
| August | 93°F (34°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 6.5" | 0.0 | 24.1 |
| September | 89°F (32°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 5.4" | 0.0 | 15.1 |
| October | 81°F (27°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 3.5" | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| November | 73°F (23°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 2.1" | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| December | 67°F (19°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 3.2" | 5.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Fargo runs from a mild 41°F around January 10 to 94°F at the peak near July 16, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 29 through September 10, covering 105 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs February 21 to November 28.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 41°F around January 10.
The widest day
March 17 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Fargo.
Where Fargo Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 105 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 52 inches.
Fargo earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Fargo runs a summer-peaked wet season
38% of Fargo's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is June at 7.0", on a 30.1°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: June, August, July, taking 38% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: November at 2.1".
- Winter share: 21% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 5
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 19
50% probability date
Growing Season
289 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,304
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,883
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside GA closest to Fargo on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (69°F here).
- Alvin, TX 69°F · 0.0°F off
- Jacksonville, FL 69°F · 0.0°F off
- Perry, FL 69°F · 0.0°F off
- Dauphin Island, AL 69°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (51.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Morganton, NC 51.5" · 0.0" off
- Aurora, NC 51.6" · 0.0" off
- Oneida, KY 51.5" · 0.0" off
- Blytheville, AR 51.6" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Fargo's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · wet · mid swing
Air-conditioning demand is the clearest thermal signal here. Fargo accumulates 2,883 cooling degree days, more than twice its 1,304 heating total; the monthly table shows when that imbalance builds rather than treating it as a year-round condition.
Warm-season demand is paired with a wet annual normal: 51.5 inches of precipitation at Fargo. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The month-by-month bars distinguish a concentrated wet season from moisture spread across the calendar.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Fargo's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 30.1°F. The annual average is 69°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
The frost-free window extends for about 289 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Fargo's primary station, so the summer figures are a thirty-year average rather than a ceiling: individual years have run hotter and will again. For Fargo that means a descriptive range only — not an official NOAA classification and not a prediction for next summer.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Fargo's primary station: FARGO 17 NE (USC00093325). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 1328744). Match rule for Fargo: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Fargo comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.