Humid subtropical

Cedartown, Georgia

Polk County, Georgia · Population 10k · 797 ft elevation

Living in Cedartown

Cedartown has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).

Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).

Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 73 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Cedartown at a glance

Population
10k
Elevation
797 ft
Average daily high
74°F73th percentile
Average daily low
51°F73th percentile
Annual precipitation
53″85th percentile
Annual snowfall
1″25th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,851 hrs54th percentile
Median AQI
3825th percentile
Median home value
$148k18th percentile
Median rent
$857/mo19th percentile
Median household income
$32k1th percentile
Property tax rate
0.94%48th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.2%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.4%
Unemployment rate
7.9%
Homes with broadband
84%16th percentile
Walkability index
7.736th percentile
Average commute
29 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
36%33th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
21%
Violent crime rate
493 per 100k88th percentile
Property crime rate
1,980 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
6419th percentile
Outdoor access
5655th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
8%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
689 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Cedartown, Georgia
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan53°F32°F4.9″0.1″180 hrs
Feb58°F35°F5.1″—156 hrs
Mar66°F42°F5.3″0.1″210 hrs
Apr75°F49°F4.4″—254 hrs
May82°F58°F4.0″—291 hrs
Jun88°F67°F3.9″—302 hrs
Jul91°F70°F4.9″—304 hrs
Aug91°F69°F3.5″—294 hrs
Sep85°F63°F3.7″—257 hrs
Oct75°F50°F3.6″—236 hrs
Nov64°F39°F4.4″—204 hrs
Dec56°F35°F5.0″0.5″162 hrs

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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology