Athens, GA: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 46.8°F in Athens, GA, the warmest winter since 2024, 38th warmest of 120.

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 46.8°F; Warmest since 2024; 38th warmest of 120
Precipitation: 7.65 in; Driest since 1989; 6th driest of 129

A normal winter in Athens, GA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 46.3°F, between 43.1°F and 48.7°F in eight years of ten and 11.69 in of precipitation, between 9.08 in and 19.53 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Athens, GA since 1904: 46.8°F in 2026; the highest is 54.2°F, in 1932.

Normal range, 43.1 to 48.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	46.8	38	57.7	28	35.9	45	7.65	124	0
2025	46	48	56.8	45	34.9	59	11.16	91	1
2024	47.2	30	58.2	20	36.2	39	19.81	7	0
2023	49.6	7	59.4	9	39.8	6	16.89	28	0
2022	49.7	5	60.6	4	38.9	9	10.82	93	0
2021	47.1	31	57.5	33	36.6	33	10.45	96	0
2020	49.7	5	59.1	11	40.2	4	24.28	1	0
2019	48.1	18	57.4	35	38.8	10	19.84	6	0
2018	48	20	58.3	19	37.6	22	13.16	59	0
2017	51.1	2	62.1	2	40.1	5	10.12	100	0
2016	48.7	12	58.8	14	38.5	13	20.54	5	0
2015	43.7	83	54.3	82	33.1	87	11.66	80	0
2014	43.7	83	54.4	79	33.1	87	16.26	34	0
2013	48.2	17	58.5	16	37.9	19	17.19	25	0
2012	48.7	12	60	6	37.5	24	8.50	121	0
2011	41.7	103	52.3	100	31	108	9.96	106	0
2010	40.4	112	50.1	112	30.8	109	19.28	13	0
2009	46.3	45	57.2	41	35.5	50	10.03	103	0
2008	46.9	33	58	22	35.8	46	11.58	83	0
2007	46.7	39	58	22	35.5	50	10.31	98	0
2006	45.5	59	56.2	59	34.8	62	13.53	54	0
2005	45.8	53	56.4	56	35.2	52	10.28	99	0
2004	42.4	97	53.2	93	31.7	105	9.09	113	0
2003	43.4	91	53.3	90	33.5	82	11.72	79	0
2002	47.3	26	58.4	17	36.2	39	8.25	122	0
2001	43.2	93	53.4	88	33	92	9.24	112	0
2000	46.2	46	57.1	42	35.2	52	9.01	114	0
1999	48.6	14	59	13	38.2	15	10.04	102	0
1998	46	48	55.1	73	37	29	19.50	11	0
1997	46.5	42	56	61	36.9	31	16.29	32	0
1996	43.6	86	54.1	85	33.1	87	12.43	69	0
1995	46	48	55.5	65	36.5	34	13.21	58	0
1994	43.5	88	53.3	90	33.6	79	9.99	104	0
1993	44.9	67	53.2	93	36.5	34	15.12	45	0
1992	47.9	21	58.1	21	37.7	21	11.28	87	0
1991	47.3	26	56.4	56	38.3	14	12.92	63	0
1990	46.4	43	56.6	49	36.1	43	18.50	18	0
1989	47.1	31	57.9	26	36.2	39	6.12	126	0
1988	43.9	81	53.7	87	34.1	69	10.62	95	0
1987	43.9	81	52.5	98	35.2	52	14.49	47	0
1986	44	79	55.3	69	32.8	98	3.80	129	0
1985	45.8	53	56.5	54	35.1	55	11.35	86	0
1984	44.7	72	55.8	62	33.5	82	18.66	16	0
1983	46.6	40	55.8	62	37.3	27	12.17	74	0
1982	41.8	102	51.4	107	32.3	100	19.47	12	0
1981	43.6	86	55.3	69	32	103	9.27	111	0
1980	44.5	75	54.4	79	34.7	65	9.98	105	0
1979	42.3	98	52.5	98	32.2	101	16.27	33	0
1978	39.2	116	48.3	119	30.1	113	9.86	108	0
1977	38.4	120	48.9	117	27.8	122	11.21	89	0
1976	45.3	60	56.8	45	33.8	75	8.89	116	0
1975	47.3	26	56.8	45	37.8	20	16.56	31	0
1974	47.8	23	58	22	37.6	22	15.63	41	0
1973	45.7	57	55.5	65	35.8	46	15.38	43	0
1972	48.1	18	57.4	35	38.8	10	12.21	72	0
1971	44.9	67	55.3	69	34.4	67	12.55	67	0
1970	41.1	107	51.7	105	30.6	110	8.22	123	0
1969	41.6	104	51.3	109	32	103	14.27	50	0
1968	42.3	98	52.2	102	32.4	99	13.29	57	0
1967	44	79	54.2	83	33.8	75	13.15	60	0
1966	43	95	53.1	95	32.9	96	17.11	26	0
1965	45.9	51	56.8	45	35.1	55	10.43	97	0
1964	39.9	113	50.1	112	29.8	116	18.38	19	0
1963	39.8	114	50.9	110	28.7	121	12.11	75	0
1962	45	63	55	74	35.1	55	18.26	21	0
1961	42.2	100	53.3	90	31.1	107	14.31	49	0
1960	43.7	83	53.4	88	34.1	69	18.88	15	0
1959	43.5	88	54.2	83	32.9	96	11.17	90	0
1958	40.5	110	50.8	111	30.2	112	12.46	68	0
1957	50.3	3	60.1	5	40.5	2	11.93	77	0
1956	44.1	78	54.4	79	33.8	75	8.95	115	0
1955	44.6	73	54.8	76	34.5	66	12.36	70	0
1954	46.1	47	56.6	49	35.6	49	12.76	64	0
1953	45.8	53	55.5	65	36	44	16.94	27	0
1952	47.9	21	57.7	28	38.1	16	12.61	65	0
1951	43.5	88	54	86	33	92	9.46	109	0
1950	49	10	59.5	7	38.7	12	8.77	118	6
1949	49.6	7	59.5	7	39.7	8	15.89	40	1
1948	42.8	96	52.3	100	33.4	84	16.21	36	0
1947	44.8	70	55.5	65	34	73	12.20	73	0
1946	43.1	94	52.7	97	33.6	79			0
1945	43.3	92	53	96	33.6	79			0
1944	46.9	33	57.4	35	36.3	37	16.82	29	0
1943	45.8	53	57.3	39	34.3	68	16.14	38	0
1942	44.6	73	56.1	60	33	92	14.74	46	0
1941	45	63	55.8	62	34.1	69	8.86	117	0
1940	40.9	109	51.8	103	29.9	115	13.62	52	0
1939	46.9	33	57.7	28	36.2	39	16.70	30	0
1938	47.4	25	58.4	17	36.4	36	4.41	128	0
1937	49	10	57.6	32	40.5	2	21.39	4	0
1936	40.5	110	51.4	107	29.4	119	23.20	2	2
1935	45.6	58	56.5	54	34.8	62	11.51	84	0
1934	47.5	24	57.7	28	37.2	28	11.26	88	4
1933	49.2	9	58.6	15	39.8	6	18.65	17	2
1932	54.2	1	64.2	1	44.4	1	22.30	3	1
1931	44.9	67	54.7	78	34.9	59	11.12	92	3
1930	48.3	15	59.4	9	37	29	8.71	119	1
1929					31.2	106			12
1928	45	63	57.8	27	32.2	101			8
1927	49.8	4	61.4	3	38.1	16	11.99	76	0
1926	45	63	54.9	75	35.1	55			5
1925	46.4	43	58	22	34.9	59	17.57	23	0
1924	45.2	61	57.3	39	33.3	85	13.44	55	2
1923					36.8	32	13.55	53	14
1922	48.3	15	59.1	11	37.5	24	15.43	42	0
1921			56.9	44			12.97	62	31
1920	44.5	75	55.2	72	33.7	78	19.81	7	2
1919	46.6	40	57.5	33	35.7	48	19.14	14	0
1918	39.5	115	49.3	115	28.8	120	10.76	94	8
1917	44.8	70	56.6	49	33.1	87	12.22	71	5
1916	45.1	62	56.4	56	34.1	69	14.46	48	9
1915	42.2	100	51.6	106	33	92			8
1914	44.4	77	54.8	76	33.9	74	9.39	110	4
1913	46.9	33	57.4	35	36.3	37	11.63	81	4
1912	41	108	51.8	103	30.5	111	16.14	38	6
1911	45.9	51	57	43	34.8	62	8.69	120	8
1910	39.2	116	48.6	118	30	114	12.59	66	6
1909	46.9	33	56.6	49	37.5	24			8
1908	41.2	106	49.3	115	33.1	87	17.54	24	0
1907	47.3	26	56.6	49	38.1	16	10.12	100	9
1906	41.6	104	49.9	114	33.3	85			6
1905	39	118	47.5	121	29.8	116	13.08	61	8
1904	38.9	119	48.2	120	29.8	116	9.91	107	4
1903									31
1902									59
1901							13.39	56	90
1899							19.58	10	59
1898							6.42	125	90
1894							11.39	85	90
1893							13.66	51	90
1892							15.21	44	91
1891							18.37	20	90
1890							6.08	127	90
1889							16.16	37	90
1888							16.26	34	91
1887							11.63	81	90
1886							11.84	78	90
1873							19.69	9	90
1858							18.13	22	90

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	54.2
2017	51.1
1957	50.3
1927	49.8
2022	49.7
2020	49.7
2023	49.6
1949	49.6
1933	49.2
1950	49
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	38.4
1904	38.9
1905	39
1978	39.2
1910	39.2
1918	39.5
1963	39.8
1964	39.9
2010	40.4
1958	40.5
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2020	24.28
1936	23.20
1932	22.30
1937	21.39
2016	20.54
2019	19.84
2024	19.81
1920	19.81
1873	19.69
1899	19.58

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	3.80
1938	4.41
1890	6.08
1989	6.12
1898	6.42
2026	7.65
1970	8.22
2002	8.25
2012	8.50
1911	8.69

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 80°F; 20 February 2026, 19 February 2026
Coldest night: 13°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.24 in; 26 February 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 7.65 in of precipitation in Athens, GA, the driest winter since 1989, 6th driest of 129.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Athens, GA: 80°F on Friday 20 February 2026 and Thursday 19 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Athens, GA: a low of 13°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Athens, GA: 1.24 in on Thursday 26 February 2026.