Athens, GA: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 68°F in Athens, GA, the warmest 1 January to 10 October since 2019, tied 4th warmest of 122 (with 2019).

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 68°F; Warmest since 2019; 4th warmest of 122
Precipitation: 31.27 in; Driest since 2012; 25th driest of 139

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Athens, GA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 65.6°F, between 64.4°F and 67.4°F in eight years of ten and 37.89 in of precipitation, between 28.93 in and 50.63 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Athens, GA since 1903: 68°F in 2026; the highest is 68.8°F, in 1933.

Normal range, 64.4 to 67.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Athens, GA from 1858 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	68	4	79.2	9	56.7	6	31.27	115	0
2025	66.6	25	77.3	32	55.9	16	45.94	34	1
2024	67.3	13	78.3	19	56.3	8	47.17	26	0
2023	66.7	24	77.6	29	55.7	21	42.40	53	0
2022	66.6	25	78	24	55.3	27	32.86	108	3
2021	67.3	13	78.3	19	56.3	8	43.14	49	0
2020	67.4	10	77.9	25	56.8	2	52.74	8	0
2019	68	4	79.3	7	56.8	2	34.62	105	0
2018	67.2	16	78.4	18	56	12	47.69	22	0
2017	67.9	6	79.2	9	56.5	7	49.04	18	0
2016	67.7	7	79.4	5	56	12	32.20	112	0
2015	66	35	76.9	39	55.1	37	42.37	54	0
2014	64.8	74	76.2	58	53.3	96	34.88	104	0
2013	64.4	88	74.8	95	54.1	71	49.73	16	0
2012	67.3	13	78.6	16	56	12	30.40	120	0
2011	66.4	27	78.5	17	54.4	61	26.22	133	0
2010	65.5	51	76.9	39	54.1	71	39.41	79	0
2009	65.5	51	76.4	56	54.6	54	38.79	83	0
2008	65.6	45	77.4	31	53.8	83	29.06	125	0
2007	66.9	18	79	11	54.8	45	22.32	136	0
2006	66.3	30	77.8	27	54.7	50	29.93	121	0
2005	65.1	65	75.4	79	54.8	45	51.08	11	0
2004	64.9	72	75.8	71	54	76	31.32	114	0
2003	63.9	103	73.6	113	54.2	67	42.08	58	0
2002	66	35	76.9	39	55.1	37	32.75	109	0
2001	64.4	88	75.1	90	53.8	83	37.34	92	0
2000	65.5	51	76.8	42	54.2	67	27.79	129	0
1999	65.7	42	76.8	42	54.5	57	35.20	100	0
1998	66.2	33	76.5	53	55.9	16	46.29	32	0
1997	64.3	93	74.9	93	53.7	89	39.62	76	0
1996	63.4	113	74	107	52.8	111	38.08	88	0
1995	65.9	39	76.6	49	55.2	33	45.73	36	0
1994	64.5	85	75	92	54	76	54.54	5	0
1993	65.6	45	76.5	53	54.8	45	30.91	117	0
1992	64.4	88	74.6	97	54.1	71	37.69	90	0
1991	65.6	45	75.2	88	56.1	11	50.58	13	0
1990	66.8	20	77.9	25	55.8	18	43.26	46	0
1989	65.3	60	75.3	84	55.2	33	47.57	24	0
1988	64.4	88	75.6	74	53.2	100	26.18	134	0
1987	65.1	65	75.8	71	54.4	61	30.48	119	0
1986	66.4	27	77.7	28	55.1	37	21.27	139	0
1985	64.5	85	75.3	84	53.7	89	28.25	128	0
1984	64.8	74	76.1	63	53.5	94	42.19	56	0
1983	65.2	61	76.1	63	54.2	67	35.80	98	0
1982	66.3	30	76.5	53	56	12	38.13	87	0
1981	65.5	51	76.8	42	54.1	71	21.96	137	0
1980	65.2	61	75.5	77	54.8	45	42.04	59	0
1979	63.7	106	73.4	115	54	76	42.59	50	0
1978	63.3	114	73.4	115	53.2	100	33.22	107	0
1977	64.5	85	75.4	79	53.6	91	34.98	102	0
1976	64.2	97	75.1	90	53.3	96	42.42	52	0
1975	65.4	58	74.9	93	55.8	18	53.42	6	0
1974	65	69	75.4	79	54.6	54	41.90	61	0
1973	64.3	93	74.5	99	54.1	71	40.96	64	0
1972	64.2	97	75.2	88	53.3	96	34.97	103	0
1971	63.6	108	74.1	105	53	106	40.53	67	0
1970	64.6	81	75.3	84	53.8	83	32.70	110	0
1969	63.8	105	74.2	102	53.5	94	39.92	73	0
1968	62.7	119	73.4	115	52	122	41.99	60	0
1967	63.2	115	74.1	105	52.3	118	51.01	12	0
1966	63	117	73.6	113	52.4	115	47.40	25	0
1965	64.7	80	75.6	74	53.8	83	38.90	82	0
1964	63.5	109	74.3	100	52.8	111	63.85	2	0
1963	63.5	109	74.8	95	52.3	118	51.85	10	0
1962	64.6	81	75.7	73	53.6	91	43.19	48	0
1961	63	117	73.9	108	52.1	121	49.52	17	0
1960	63.1	116	73.8	110	52.3	118	45.75	35	0
1959	65	69	75.9	70	54.2	67	48.50	19	0
1958	62.7	119	73.4	115	52	122	36.07	97	0
1957	65.5	51	76	65	55.1	37	38.26	85	0
1956	64.6	81	76.2	58	53	106	38.53	84	0
1955	66	35	77	37	54.9	44	32.13	113	0
1954	66.8	20	78.8	14	54.7	50	21.43	138	2
1953	65.6	45	76.6	49	54.7	50	42.37	54	0
1952	65.6	45	76.7	46	54.5	57	36.09	96	0
1951	64.9	72	76.2	58	53.6	91	34.18	106	0
1950	65.4	58	76	65	54.6	54	31.10	116	4
1949	65.2	61	76	65	54.4	61	40.14	72	1
1948	64.6	81	75.4	79	53.8	83	46.45	31	0
1947	63.5	109	74.2	102	52.8	111	40.37	69	0
1946	65.1	65	75.4	79	54.8	45	44.06	41	4
1945	65.8	40	76.2	58	55.3	27	40.80	66	3
1944	65.5	51	76.8	42	54.5	57	45.08	39	6
1943	65	69	76.2	58	53.9	81	43.89	43	0
1942	64.4	88	75.5	77	53.2	100	45.72	37	0
1941	65.6	45	77.1	36	54	76	29.58	122	0
1940	62.5	121	73.8	110	51.1	125	40.43	68	0
1939	66.4	27	77.6	29	55.3	27	39.58	77	0
1938	66.8	20	78.1	22	55.5	24	39.29	80	0
1937	66.3	30	77.2	35	55.3	27	47.05	28	0
1936					54.3	66	57.89	3	33
1935	66.1	34	77	37	55.2	33	36.49	95	0
1934	65.8	40	76	65	55.3	27	43.52	44	4
1933	68.8	1	80.5	2	56.8	2	28.78	127	4
1932	68.1	3	79.4	5	56.8	2	37.50	91	0
1931	66.9	18	78.8	14	55	43	29.14	124	1
1930	67.4	10	79	11	55.8	18	29.02	126	0
1929	66.8	20	78.1	22	55.2	33	64.29	1	15
1928	64.8	74	76.7	46	52.4	115			8
1927	67.4	10	79.3	7	55.4	26			4
1926	65.7	42	77.3	32	53.8	83	41.25	62	7
1925	68.3	2	82.1	1	54.7	50	22.44	135	3
1924	63.7	106	76	65	51.5	124	39.52	78	6
1923	67.6	9	80.4	3	53.9	81	45.48	38	19
1922					55.3	27	50.45	14	31
1921	67.7	7	79.8	4	55.6	23	29.50	123	1
1920	64.1	100	75.3	84	53	106	39.71	75	6
1919	66	35	78.3	19	54	76	46.07	33	3
1918	65.1	65	76.7	46	53	106	35.49	99	6
1917	64.8	74	76.6	49	52.4	115	40.97	63	10
1916	65.2	61	76.6	49	53.2	100	30.74	118	9
1915	64.2	97	75.6	74	52.5	114	32.52	111	7
1914	64.8	74	76.4	56	53.1	104	27.33	130	2
1913	65.5	51	77.3	32	53.1	104	38.24	86	15
1912	63.9	103	74.3	100	52.9	110	47.90	21	8
1911	67.2	16	79	11	55.1	37	35.08	101	4
1910	64.3	93	73.9	108	54.4	61	43.50	45	8
1909	64.8	74	74.2	102	55.1	37	43.91	42	11
1908	64.1	100	73.8	110	54.4	61	52.87	7	7
1907	65.7	42	74.6	97	56.3	8	37.88	89	12
1906	63.5	109	71.1	122	55.5	24	52.36	9	12
1905	64.3	93	73.2	119	54.5	57	36.96	94	10
1904	62.3	122	71.3	121	53.3	96	26.57	132	6
1903	64.1	100	72.3	120	55.7	21	47.00	29	1
1902					57	1	26.58	131	61
1901							54.66	4	283
1900							42.13	57	283
1899									252
1898							39.20	81	252
1894							37.08	93	283
1893							40.93	65	283
1892							40.27	70	284
1891							48.14	20	283
1890							47.67	23	283
1889							40.23	71	283
1888							43.24	47	284
1887							42.49	51	283
1886							44.94	40	283
1885							50.12	15	283
1873							47.06	27	283
1859							46.54	30	283
1858							39.78	74	283

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1933	68.8
1925	68.3
1932	68.1
2026	68
2019	68
2017	67.9
2016	67.7
1921	67.7
1923	67.6
2020	67.4
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1904	62.3
1940	62.5
1968	62.7
1958	62.7
1966	63
1961	63
1960	63.1
1967	63.2
1978	63.3
1996	63.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1929	64.29
1964	63.85
1936	57.89
1901	54.66
1994	54.54
1975	53.42
1908	52.87
2020	52.74
1906	52.36
1963	51.85

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	21.27
1954	21.43
1981	21.96
2007	22.32
1925	22.44
1988	26.18
2011	26.22
1904	26.57
1902	26.58
1914	27.33

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 100°F; 5 September 2026
Coldest night: 13°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.96 in; 30 May 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	43.5°F 58th coldest of 118	1.90 in 10th driest of 138
February	49.5°F 30th warmest of 120	4.01 in 57th driest of 139
March	60.8°F 3rd warmest of 125	2.25 in 11th driest of 141
April	66.1°F 4th warmest of 122	1.45 in 15th driest of 142
May	70.7°F 45th warmest of 123	9.21 in 7th wettest of 145
June	77.2°F 61st coldest of 125	4.07 in 63rd wettest of 146
July	82.4°F 17th warmest of 124	3.27 in 42nd driest of 143
August	81.7°F 9th warmest of 123	3.32 in 62nd driest of 144
September	77.5°F 11th warmest of 124	0.70 in 13th driest of 143
October so far	71°F 21st warmest of 122	1.09 in 49th wettest of 144

Hot days and freezes

Athens, GA has had 85 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2019, 13th most of 122.
Athens, GA has had 1 day at 100°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 54th most of 122 (with 2020, 2019, 2009 and 5 other years).
Athens, GA has had 30 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2018, tied 62nd most of 125 (with 2000).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Athens, GA came on Thursday 19 March 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 89th latest of 124 (with 2024, 2005, 1985 and 4 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
11 March	Warmest day	85°F	84°F 1925	Provisional
20 February	Warmest day	80°F	78°F 1986	Provisional
19 February	Warmest day	80°F	79°F 1939	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 31.27 in of precipitation in Athens, GA, the driest 1 January to 10 October since 2012, 25th driest of 139.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Athens, GA: 100°F on Saturday 5 September 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Athens, GA: a low of 13°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Athens, GA: 2.96 in on Saturday 30 May 2026.