Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Fairmount features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (44 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -12 °C (10 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1541 mm (60.7 inches) and receives 138 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Fairmount enjoys an average of 3034 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 52 minutes to 14 hours 24 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Fairmount are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 10 °C (44 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Fairmount experiences 140 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 29 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean maximum | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average high | 11°C (53°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Daily mean | 7°C (44°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Average low | 2°C (37°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Mean minimum | -7°C (20°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Minimum | -12°C (10°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (51°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Fairmount, Georgia, United States with other places around the world.
Fairmount usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 165 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Fairmount are July, September and November. On average, 99 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 122 (4.8) | 188 (7.4) | 160 (6.3) | 141 (5.5) | 107 (4.2) | 119 (4.7) | 107 (4.2) | 130 (5.1) | 101 (4.0) | 129 (5.1) | 90 (3.6) | 147 (5.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
The sunniest months in Fairmount are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Fairmount: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 160 | 160 | 228 | 270 | 305 | 306 | 330 | 308 | 289 | 259 | 235 | 179 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 8m | 10h 56m | 11h 59m | 13h 3m | 13h 57m | 14h 24m | 14h 10m | 13h 22m | 12h 20m | 11h 16m | 10h 20m | 9h 52m |
Fairmount experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Fairmount UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 |