Climate · Tate

Tate, GA climate

Tate has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
82°
1st coolest of 676 Georgia towns
January low
27°
1st coldest of 676 Georgia towns
Rain + melted snow
68 in
2nd wettest of 676 Georgia towns
Snow a winter
3 in
21st snowiest of 644 Georgia towns
A normal year

What a year in Tate feels like

Winter

49° / 29°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

66° / 43°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 10

Summer

80° / 60°
Typical high / low · 90° days are rare

Fall

67° / 45°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 26
Best months to be outsideAprMayJunJulAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Tate 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
January47°27°6.6" 0.4"120 29° – 43°
February51°30°5.9" 0.3"110 33° – 49°
March58°36°6.2" 1.1"130 40° – 55°
April67°43°5.8" 0110 50° – 60°
May74°51°5.1" 0120 57° – 67°
June79°58°5.6" 0140 65° – 72°
July82°61°5.6" 0140 68° – 74°
August81°61°5.3" 0130 67° – 74°
September76°55°4.4" 090 62° – 71°
October67°45°5.1" 090 52° – 61°
November57°36°5.6" 0100 42° – 52°
December50°30°6.9" 0.8"121 31° – 50°
Year66°44°68.2"2.6"1382

“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 Tate

Tate gets 68 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and September the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 138 days a year.

68 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 99% of U.S. towns
3 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 82% of U.S. towns
2 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 78% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
6.9"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
1.1"
Frost & the growing season

About 199 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 10 and the first one by October 26. That leaves about 199 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 72% of U.S. towns.

80
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
<1
nights below 0° in a normal year
0
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Tate

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Tate, 89% of that work is heating and 11% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

89%heating
4,422 heating degree daysLess heating than 75% of U.S. towns
544 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 73% 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.

Compared with other towns

How Tate compares

Summer heat82° July high
Cooler than 76% of U.S. towns1st coolest of 676 Georgia towns
Winter cold27° January low
Milder than 77% of U.S. towns1st coldest of 676 Georgia towns
Precipitation68" a year
Wetter than 99% of U.S. towns2nd wettest of 676 Georgia towns
Snow3" a winter
Less snow than 82% of U.S. towns21st snowiest of 644 Georgia towns
Growing season199 frost-free days
Longer than 72% of U.S. towns14th 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

+0.8°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Tate averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.0°). The shift is smaller than in 82% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.4° now 39°, was 38°
🌷 Spring+0.9° now 55°, was 54°
☀️ Summer+0.4° now 70°, was 70°
🍂 Fall+0.6° now 56°, was 55°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Tate’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 31° to 50°. July is the most reliable, staying within 6°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Tate’s climate

What is the coldest month in Tate?

January, with a typical high of 47° and a low of 27°.

What is the hottest month in Tate?

July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 61°.

How much snow does Tate get?

About 3 inches in a normal winter, most of it in March.

When is the first frost in Tate?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 26, and the last spring frost by April 10.

What is the rainiest month in Tate?

December, with 6.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 68 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Tate itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Coweeta Exp Stn, NC (9 mi, snow) and Germany Valley, GA (7 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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