Climate averages 1991–2020
Atlanta weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Atlanta: daytime highs average 30.7°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 106 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes July a wet month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 10 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sandy Springs (20 km away). In July its highs average 30.6°C, about as warm as Atlanta, with 108 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Atlanta ranks joint 218th of 498 for the warmest July highs and joint 412th of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Atlanta is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 106 mm to 96 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Atlanta climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.8°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 106 | 10.1 | 10.210 h |
| February | 13.0°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 111 | 9.7 | 11.011 h |
| March | 17.0°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 113 | 10.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 21.5°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 89 | 9.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.0°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 77 | 9.7 | 13.914 h |
| June | 29.2°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 97 | 13.9 | 14.414 h |
| July, selected | 30.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 106 | 15.5 | 14.214 h |
| August | 30.1°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 96 | 12.4 | 13.413 h |
| September | 27.3°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 89 | 8.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 22.1°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 77 | 6.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 16.4°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 95 | 8.0 | 10.410 h |
| December | 12.0°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 109 | 10.2 | 10.010 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Sandy Springs in JulyUnited States · 20 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 21.5°C · 108 mm rain
- Roswell in JulyUnited States · 31 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 21.5°C · 104 mm rain
- South Fulton in JulyUnited States · 32 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 109 mm rain
- Johns Creek in JulyUnited States · 36 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 21.8°C · 104 mm rain
- Athens, United States in JulyUnited States · 96 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 22.0°C · 102 mm rain
- Macon in JulyUnited States · 123 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 22.8°C · 101 mm rain
- Warner Robins in JulyUnited States · 145 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 103 mm rain
- Columbus, United States in JulyUnited States · 154 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 22.9°C · 112 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Atlanta) is explained once on the Atlanta year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.