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Avondale Estates, GA climate

Avondale Estates has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
89°
142nd coolest of 676 Georgia towns
January low
33°
268th coldest of 676 Georgia towns
Rain + melted snow
53 in
145th wettest of 676 Georgia towns
Snow a winter
2 in
32nd snowiest of 644 Georgia towns
A normal year

What a year in Avondale Estates feels like

Winter

55° / 35°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

73° / 49°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Mar 25

Summer

88° / 68°
Typical high / low · 53 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

73° / 51°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 9
Best months to be outsideMarAprMaySepOctNovHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Avondale Estates weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January53°33°4.8" 1.0"111 35° – 50°
February57°36°4.8" 0.4"100 38° – 56°
March65°42°4.9" 0.4"110 47° – 63°
April73°49°4.0" 090 56° – 66°
May80°58°3.8" 090 64° – 74°
June86°66°4.6" 0110 71° – 80°
July89°69°4.9" 0120 76° – 82°
August88°68°4.4" 0100 74° – 83°
September83°62°4.0" 070 70° – 79°
October73°51°3.5" 070 59° – 66°
November63°41°4.1" 080 47° – 58°
December55°36°4.7" 0.4"110 36° – 56°
Year72°51°52.6"2.2"1161

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Avondale Estates

Avondale Estates gets 53 inches of rain and melted snow a year. March is the wettest month and October the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 116 days a year.

53 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 92% of U.S. towns
2 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 83% of U.S. towns
1 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 78% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.9"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
1.0"
Frost & the growing season

About 228 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 25 and the first one by November 9. That leaves about 228 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 85% of U.S. towns.

49
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
53
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Avondale Estates

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Avondale Estates, 63% of that work is heating and 37% is cooling.

63%heating
2,980 heating degree daysLess heating than 86% of U.S. towns
1,729 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 84% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Around Avondale Estates

Avondale Estates and its neighbors

Avondale Estates borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.2°. Scottdale has the coldest January nights (33°) and Belvedere Park the hottest July afternoons (90°). Avondale Estates’s January low is 33° and its July high 89°.

Clarkston: January low 33°, July high 89°North Decatur: January low 33°, July high 89°Druid Hills: January low 33°, July high 89°Atlanta: January low 33°, July high 89°Candler-McAfee: January low 33°, July high 90°Scottdale: January low 33°, July high 89°Decatur: January low 33°, July high 89°Belvedere Park: January low 33°, July high 90°Avondale Estates: January low 33°, July high 89° Avondale EstatesScottdaleDecaturBelvedere Park
ColderMilder33° to 33°
Scottdale33.1° −0.2°
Belvedere Park33.2° −0.1°
Avondale Estates33.3°
Decatur33.3° same

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Avondale Estates compares

Summer heat89° July high
Hotter than 76% of U.S. towns142nd coolest of 676 Georgia towns
Winter cold33° January low
Milder than 86% of U.S. towns268th coldest of 676 Georgia towns
Precipitation53" a year
Wetter than 92% of U.S. towns145th wettest of 676 Georgia towns
Snow2" a winter
Less snow than 83% of U.S. towns32nd snowiest of 644 Georgia towns
Growing season228 frost-free days
Longer than 85% of U.S. towns225th shortest of 675 Georgia towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Avondale Estates averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.4°). The shift is smaller than in 63% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.9° now 45°, was 43°
🌷 Spring+1.1° now 61°, was 60°
☀️ Summer+0.5° now 78°, was 77°
🍂 Fall+0.8° now 62°, was 61°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Avondale Estates’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 36° to 56°. July is the most reliable, staying within 6°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Avondale Estates’s climate

What is the coldest month in Avondale Estates?

January, with a typical high of 53° and a low of 33°.

What is the hottest month in Avondale Estates?

July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 69°. About 53 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Avondale Estates get?

About 2 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Avondale Estates?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 9, and the last spring frost by March 25.

What is the rainiest month in Avondale Estates?

March, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 53 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Avondale Estates itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Atlanta Hartsfield Intl Airport, GA (14 mi, snow) and Atlanta Peachtree Airport, GA (8 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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