Humid subtropical
Cumming, Georgia
Forsyth County, Georgia · Population 7.9k · 1,220 ft elevation
Living in Cumming
Cumming has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 56″ 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 68 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Cumming at a glance
- Population
- 7.9k
- Elevation
- 1,220 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 56″90th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,851 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $367k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,525/mo69th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k55th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 31°F | 5.4″ | 0.1″ | 180 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 33°F | 5.2″ | 0.2″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 40°F | 5.2″ | 0.3″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 67°F | 4.9″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 67°F | 4.9″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 49°F | 4.0″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 39°F | 4.4″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 34°F | 5.2″ | — | 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