30-year climate normals

Dawson County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

88.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 33.7°F.

Dawson County gets 52.38" of precipitation a year, and 27% of it falls in Jan, Feb, Mar.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	51.2°	33.7°	4.95"
February	55.0°	36.3°	4.65"
March	63.2°	42.5°	4.78"
April	71.8°	50.0°	3.98"
May	78.9°	58.4°	4.01"
June	85.1°	66.3°	4.23"
July	88.1°	69.5°	4.42"
August	86.8°	69.0°	4.73"
September	81.4°	63.4°	3.89"
October	71.9°	51.9°	3.85"
November	61.5°	42.2°	4.18"
December	53.4°	36.4°	4.71"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 27% falling in the wettest three months (Jan, Feb, Mar).

January 4.95"

February 4.65"

March 4.78"

April 3.98"

May 4.01"

June 4.23"

July 4.42"

August 4.73"

September 3.89"

October 3.85"

November 4.18"

December 4.71"

Annual total 52.38"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,632

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,002

Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.84¢/kWh, Georgia average $259

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $166

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Dawson County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Dawson County?

Dawson County averages a high of 88.1°F in July and a low of 33.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 52.38 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Dawson County?

The wettest stretch is Jan, Feb, Mar, which accounts for 27% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Dawson County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 88.1°F. That drives 1,632 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Dawson County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Dawson County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station GAINESVILLE GILMER AP, GA US (USW00053838), 22.8 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Georgia residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.