Humid subtropical
Dawsonville, Georgia
Dawson County, Georgia · Population 4.1k · 1,368 ft elevation
Living in Dawsonville
Dawsonville has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°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 54 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Dawsonville: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,800 ft around town.
Dawsonville at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 1,368 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 56″90th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,852 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $328k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $994/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 222th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8887th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,772 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 30°F | 5.4″ | 0.1″ | 180 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 33°F | 5.2″ | 0.2″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 39°F | 5.2″ | 0.3″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 255 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.9″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 66°F | 4.9″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 48°F | 4.0″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 38°F | 4.4″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 33°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