Calhoun climate — normals and trends
Calhoun (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,190 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Calhoun averages 45 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Calhoun has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 50 to 40 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 30 June 2012) and the coldest -22.3 °C (on 21 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CalhounGeorgia
- coords
- 34.50°, -84.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
21.8°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,190mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
45 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.8 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
79 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.0 °C
30 June 2012
Coldest day
-22.3 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
120 mm
26 August 1995
Windiest day
46.9 km/h
5 October 1995
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
5 October 1995
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
30 June 2012
Coldest feels-like
-27.9 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
34.9 cm
13 March 1993
Sunniest day
14.0 h
19 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.6 °C | -1.8 °C | 68 mm | -56 mm |
| Feb | 15.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 123 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 21.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 85 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 154 mm | +46 mm |
| May | 25.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 211 mm | +120 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 99 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 60 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 81 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 35 mm | -47 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 80 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 18.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 62 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 13.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 43 mm | -69 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Calhoun?
Calhoun has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,190 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Calhoun?
The hottest day measured in Calhoun between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2012, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Calhoun?
The coldest day measured in Calhoun between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -22.3 °C.
Does it snow in Calhoun?
Yes. Calhoun gets on average 7.8 cm of snow per year and has around 45 frost days.
Has the climate of Calhoun warmed?
Yes: Calhoun warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Calhoun?
The wettest day measured in Calhoun between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1995, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Calhoun?
The windiest day measured in Calhoun between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1995, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Calhoun?
The warmest month in Calhoun is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Calhoun?
Calhoun receives on average 1,190 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Calhoun?
Calhoun gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Calhoun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Calhoun between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 34.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Calhoun?
Yes: Calhoun has on average 79 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Calhoun?
In Calhoun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 30 June 2012, and the lowest was -27.9 °C on 21 January 1985.
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