LaGrange, Georgia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
LaGrange's normal year runs from 34°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.2°C, January lows of 1°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationLa Grange (1 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00094949
- Location33.05°N 85.03°W
- Elevation730 ft (223 m)
- Population33,564
On October 14, the normal high in LaGrange is 76°F and the normal low 53°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for LaGrange.
- Jan 56° 34°
- Feb 60° 37°
- Mar 69° 42°
- Apr 76° 49°
- May 83° 58°
- Jun 88° 66°
- Jul 91° 69°
- Aug 90° 68°
- Sep 85° 62°
- Oct 76° 52°
- Nov 66° 40°
- Dec 58° 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 LaGrange each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 34°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F | 34°F | 45.1°F | – | <1 | 16 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 60°F | 37°F | 48.6°F | – | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| March | 69°F | 42°F | 55.5°F | – | <1 | 6 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 49°F | 62.5°F | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 83°F | 58°F | 70.2°F | – | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 88°F | 66°F | 77.1°F | – | 12 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 91°F | 69°F | 79.8°F | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 90°F | 68°F | 79.1°F | – | 15 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 85°F | 62°F | 73.5°F | – | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 52°F | 63.6°F | – | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 40°F | 53.2°F | – | <1 | 8 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 58°F | 35°F | 46.5°F | – | <1 | 14 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 51°F | 62.9°F | – | 55 | 57 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 1°C | 7.3°C |
| February | 16°C | 3°C | 9.2°C |
| March | 21°C | 6°C | 13.1°C |
| April | 25°C | 9°C | 16.9°C |
| May | 28°C | 14°C | 21.2°C |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 25.1°C |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 26.6°C |
| August | 32°C | 20°C | 26.2°C |
| September | 29°C | 17°C | 23.1°C |
| October | 24°C | 11°C | 17.6°C |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 11.8°C |
| December | 14°C | 2°C | 8.1°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, West Point (15 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00094949; 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 LaGrange?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September, 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 USC00094949.
When is the last frost in LaGrange?
In LaGrange, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 31 in half of years and after April 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 5 in half of years and before October 25 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 311 year in 10 after April 15; 9 in 10 after March 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 51 year in 10 before October 25; 9 in 10 before November 21
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 221 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 244 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 19 in half of springs and before November 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts LaGrange in zone 8a across its 2 ZIP code areas (8a in 30240, the largest).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Georgia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00094949; 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.
What hardiness zone is each LaGrange ZIP code in?
The USDA's 2023 map gives each ZIP code area one zone. LaGrange's 2 ZIP code areas are all in zone 8a. Each ZIP's frost dates are in the frost tool.
Source: USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; ZIP areas in the place: Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. A ZIP area counts when at least a tenth of its land (and 0.5 km²) lies in the place.
How hot and how cold does it get in LaGrange?
In a normal year in LaGrange, 55 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 57 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 55a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 57a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1892) is 103°F, on August 27, 1938; the lowest is −10°F, on February 13, 1899.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1961, with 74.97 in; the snowiest season is 1939–40, with 4.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00094949; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00094949. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is LaGrange?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around LaGrange, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.7 |
| February | 67% | 3.2 |
| March | 71% | 4.3 |
| April | 78% | 5.6 |
| May | 79% | 6.1 |
| June | 79% | 6.2 |
| July | 80% | 6.0 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| October | 78% | 4.0 |
| November | 77% | 3.1 |
| December | 69% | 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 LaGrange need?
A normal year in LaGrange brings 2,589 heating degree days, 52% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,848 cooling degree days, 2.0 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 5,321 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 619 | 1 |
| February | 460 | 1 |
| March | 311 | 16 |
| April | 126 | 49 |
| May | 24 | 186 |
| June | 0 | 365 |
| July | 0 | 459 |
| August | 0 | 438 |
| September | 4 | 259 |
| October | 111 | 66 |
| November | 359 | 7 |
| December | 575 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,589 | 1,848 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00094949. 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.
How does LaGrange's climate compare?
LaGrange is warmer than 42 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 62.9°F is warmer than 82%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near LaGrange 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.
- Hogansville, GA3,222 people · 11 mi NE
- Pine Mountain, GA1,288 people · 17 mi SE
- Greenville, GA819 people · 18 mi E
- Lone Oak, GA118 people · 15 mi NE
- Standing Rock, AL27 people · 12 mi W
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 LaGrange's climate
What is the coldest month in LaGrange?
January, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 34°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in LaGrange?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for LaGrange's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, West Point (15 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is LaGrange in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts LaGrange in zone 8a across its 2 ZIP code areas (8a in 30240, the largest).
How late can frost come in LaGrange?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 31; in one year in ten it comes after April 15. Waiting until April 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Georgia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- West Point, GA14 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Rock Mills, AL17 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- Newnan, GA25 miles from this station, 61.4°F a year
- Lafayette (2 mi W), AL25 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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