Humid subtropical
Dalton, Georgia
Whitfield County, Georgia · Population 34k · 761 ft elevation
Living in Dalton
Dalton has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 58″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 67 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Dalton: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,300 ft around town.
Dalton at a glance
- Population
- 34k
- Elevation
- 761 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 58″93th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,777 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $203k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $924/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 219 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,495 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,345 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 30°F | 4.9″ | — | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 33°F | 4.7″ | — | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 40°F | 5.3″ | — | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 47°F | 5.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 56°F | 4.6″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 64°F | 5.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 68°F | 5.4″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 48°F | 3.5″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 38°F | 4.6″ | — | 196 hrs |
| Dec | 53°F | 33°F | 5.4″ | — | 154 hrs |
Near Dalton
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology