Humid subtropical
Jasper, Georgia
Pickens County, Georgia · Population 4.4k · 1,476 ft elevation
Living in Jasper
Jasper has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 59″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 57 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 Jasper: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,900 ft around town.
Jasper at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 1,476 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 59″94th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,852 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $253k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,026/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 356th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8483th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,903 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 31°F | 5.5″ | 0.7″ | 180 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 34°F | 5.0″ | 0.5″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 40°F | 5.9″ | 0.5″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 47°F | 5.1″ | — | 255 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 63°F | 4.9″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 67°F | 5.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 66°F | 4.6″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 50°F | 4.0″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 40°F | 4.5″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 35°F | 5.3″ | 0.8″ | 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