Humid subtropical
LaFayette, Georgia
Walker County, Georgia · Population 6.9k · 817 ft elevation
Living in LaFayette
LaFayette has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 57″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 71 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around LaFayette: about 9% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,100 ft around town.
LaFayette at a glance
- Population
- 6.9k
- Elevation
- 817 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 57″92th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,852 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $135k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $812/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7225th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,083 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 33°F | 5.3″ | 0.3″ | 180 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 35°F | 5.3″ | 0.5″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 42°F | 5.6″ | 1.2″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 49°F | 5.2″ | — | 255 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 57°F | 4.4″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 70°F | 4.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 69°F | 3.7″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 41°F | 5.1″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Dec | 53°F | 36°F | 5.9″ | 0.1″ | 161 hrs |
Near LaFayette
- Chickamauga, GA · 3k
- Chattanooga Valley, GA · 4.3k
- Fairview, GA · 5.6k
- Fort Oglethorpe, GA · 10k
- Summerville, GA · 4.4k
- Ringgold, GA · 3.4k
- Dalton, GA · 34k
- Rossville, GA · 4k
Largest places in Georgia
- Atlanta, GA · 499k
- Columbus, GA · 204k
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA · 202k
- Macon-Bibb County, GA · 157k
- Savannah, GA · 148k
- Athens-Clarke County, GA · 127k
- South Fulton, GA · 109k
- Sandy Springs, GA · 107k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology