Suwanee climate — normals and trends
Suwanee (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,214 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Suwanee averages 41 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Suwanee has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 29 June 2012) and the coldest -23.1 °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
SuwaneeGeorgia
- coords
- 34.05°, -84.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,214mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
63 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.9 cm
Average feels-like high
21.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
79 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
39.7 °C
29 June 2012
Coldest day
-23.1 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
119 mm
25 September 1956
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
5 October 1995
Strongest gust
122.8 km/h
11 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
30 June 2012
Coldest feels-like
-30.0 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
23 January 1940
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.0 °C | -1.9 °C | 76 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 15.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 109 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 20.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 81 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 122 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 24.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 192 mm | +99 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 127 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 106 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | -2.1 °C | 148 mm | +52 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 29 mm | -60 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 51 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 19.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 37 mm | -55 mm |
| Dec | 13.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 39 mm | -68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Suwanee?
Suwanee has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,214 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Suwanee?
The hottest day measured in Suwanee between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Suwanee?
The coldest day measured in Suwanee between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -23.1 °C.
Does it snow in Suwanee?
Yes. Suwanee gets on average 5.9 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Suwanee warmed?
Yes: Suwanee warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Suwanee?
The wettest day measured in Suwanee between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1956, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Suwanee?
The windiest day measured in Suwanee between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1995, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Suwanee?
The warmest month in Suwanee is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Suwanee?
Suwanee receives on average 1,214 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Suwanee?
Suwanee 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 Suwanee?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Suwanee between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1940, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Suwanee?
Yes: Suwanee has on average 79 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Suwanee?
In Suwanee, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 30 June 2012, and the lowest was -30.0 °C on 21 January 1985.
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