Athens, GA: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Athens, GA: 109°F on Friday 29 June 2012.

All-time records

The coldest night on record in Athens, GA: a low of -4°F on Monday 21 January 1985.
The wettest day on record in Athens, GA: 9.93 in on Sunday 4 June 1967.
The warmest night on record in Athens, GA: a low of 79°F on Saturday 11 August 2007, Saturday 23 July 1983, Monday 14 July 1980 and 2 other days.
The coldest day on record in Athens, GA: a high of 18°F on Sunday 30 January 1966.

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	80°F 30 January 1975, 12 January 1949	-4°F 21 January 1985	4.56 in 9 January 2024
February	83°F 24 February 2018, 22 February 2018	3°F 3 February 1917	4.88 in 18 February 1889
March	89°F 28 March 2020, 25 March 2007, 25 March 1929 and 1 more	11°F 3 March 1980, 4 March 1943	5.80 in 29 March 1886
April	97°F 24 April 1925	26°F 3 April 1992	4.32 in 1 April 1858
May	100°F 25 May 1926, 31 May 1918	37°F 5 May 2011, 8 May 1989, 4 May 1971	5.47 in 26 May 1959
June	109°F 29 June 2012	45°F 1 June 1972, 12 June 1913	9.93 in 4 June 1967
July	108°F 1 July 2012, 12 July 1930, 21 July 1926 and 1 more	55°F 15 July 1967	7.20 in 29 July 1887
August	107°F 21 August 1983, 20 August 1925	53°F 29 August 1927	5.60 in 25 August 1908
September	108°F 8 September 1925	30°F 24 September 1928	5.34 in 25 September 1956
October	100°F 3 October 2019	24°F 30 October 1952	5.43 in 1 October 1989
November	86°F 2 November 1961	7°F 25 November 1950	4.05 in 27 November 1948
December	80°F 3 December 2021, 1 December 1933	2°F 13 December 1962	3.80 in 10 December 1919

The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Athens, GA: 52 days, from Wednesday 29 June to Friday 19 August 2016.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Athens, GA: 4 days, from Sunday 10 January to Wednesday 13 January 1982.
The wettest month on record in Athens, GA: August 1908, with 18.43 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Athens, GA: October 1963, with a trace of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Athens, GA: 1929, with 72.37 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Athens, GA: 1954, with 28.61 in of precipitation.

New daily records set in Athens, GA by decade since the 1920s: the most record highs, 84, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 66, in the 1960s.

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1850s	0	0	3
1860s	0	0	10
1870s	0	0	10
1880s	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	10
1920s	0	5	10
1930s	84	57	10
1940s	39	60	10
1950s	38	52	10
1960s	13	66	10
1970s	24	40	10
1980s	32	33	10
1990s	9	14	10
2000s	15	12	10
2010s	34	14	10
2020s	17	3	7