How hot is it in summer in Atlanta? Is the humidity really that bad? Is the summer weather enjoyable in Atlanta? The answer is yes….and no. Atlanta’s weather is very changeable. Watch this video to see what you can expect Summer weather to be like in Atlanta.
What is Winter in Atlanta like? Atlanta Climate | Does it Snow in Atlanta
Is Winter cold in Atlanta? Does it snow in Atlanta? Do you even need a coat? The answer is yes….and no. Atlanta’s weather is very changeable. Watch this video too see what you can expect Winter weather to be like in Atlanta.
Well, Georgia’s strong economy great weather and low cost of living has gotten a lot of people interested in moving to the state, and if Georgia’s on your mind you’ve come to the right place. I’m a native born Georgian, been here my entire life, and I’m here to tell you the things you need to know before you move to Georgia. Now this video is going to focus on the people and the culture of Georgia. If you’re interested in knowing about the weather, the economy and the geography of Georgia, I’ve posted some links to some of my other videos in the comment section below.
Georgia’s history began in 1733 when Savannah was founded by the British. The name Georgia was chosen to honor King George II. If you’ve never been to Savannah Georgia I promise you it is one of the most beautiful cities anywhere in America.
First up people are so friendly in Georgia. Southern hospitality is a real thing. Total strangers will walk by and wave and say hello, and people behind you in the grocery store line will strike up a conversation. Georgia people are genuinely interested in who you are, where you’re from, where you went to school, your life story. People in Georgia love to talk and have long conversations, and they love to laugh, they’re great storytellers.
Let’s talk about manners. If you come to Georgia please bring your best manners!. Part of being super social and friendly is that Georgians are also incredibly polite people. We’re not big on honking horns and road rage incidents. We are big on saying please and thank you. It may seem a bit anachronistic, but people will still call you sir and ma’am, especially when you get outside of the big cities. One thing I can guarantee you is if you’re at the store and your hands are full somebody will hold the door open for you and oftentimes even if your hands aren’t full they’ll still hold the door open for you.
There are almost 11 million people in the state of Georgia and 7 million in Atlanta alone but it never feels cramped or crowded. It’s not grand central station at rush hour. You don’t have to fight for space you get a lot of personal space. Here people are very much live and let live. Nobody’s in your business – being a busybody is very much frowned upon in Georgia.
Now in Atlanta most people don’t actually have a southern accent obviously lots of people move here from other places but even people I’ve known who’ve lived here their entire lives don’t have a southern accent like me for instance. I don’t have an accent do i? Once you get about 45 minutes outside of Atlanta you really start to hear that classic southern drawl.
You also get a lot of handwritten thank you notes. Georgia people are very appreciative of any kindness and will always take the time to sit down and write you a thank you note .
Let’s talk about food. Food is really big here in Georgia. If you get invited to a party do not come empty-handed. If it’s a catered event bring a bottle of wine. Actually if you get invited to a party just always bring a bottle of wine. Barbecue is serious business here. Everybody has their personal favorite barbecue joint and you will hear long discussions about why this place or that has the best barbecue. Another specialty here is boiled peanuts. Now boiled peanuts are a southern delicacy usually served up piping hot from a giant steaming cauldron – they are salty delicious and insanely addictive. Another southern tradition is on new year’s day we eat greens for money and black eyed peas for good luck. One final southern tradition is the meal train. If a neighbor is sick or has a new baby all the other neighbors will pitch in cook a bunch of meals and make sure they don’t have to do any cooking. So as always if you’re thinking about making the move to Georgia my contact information is in the box below feel free to reach out send me a text send me an email love to talk to you help you find your new home in Georgia.
Hey – it’s Parker your favorite Atlanta Realtor! I’m here to answer the question: does Georgia have four seasons? Is hot Atlanta really hot all year long? Well i’m about to give you a taste of what the weather is like in Atlanta, Georgia.
Let’s get going! Atlanta, unlike Chicago, for example, doesn’t have a strict four seasons. We have a lot of unseasonably warm days in the winter, and we have a lot of very nice cool days in the summer. I like to say that we have endless spring, a very short summer, then endless fall and a very short winter. And then it’s back to endless spring!
Winter most years – there’s not much of a winter in Atlanta. It may start to get cold mid-December, or it may not. January is usually our coldest month, and honestly, by February, you usually start to see daffodils poking out of the ground. Most winters in Atlanta don’t even require a heavy coat! Most years you can get by with just sweaters or a light jacket or a puffy vest. I mean it just really doesn’t get that cold in Atlanta.
Again, we don’t get snow every year and most years if we get snow it’s just a very light dusting, but every five years or so, we get a major snowstorm that comes into Atlanta.
The most recent time this happened was back in 2014 in the humiliating episode known as Snowpocalypse. Let me tell you about Snowpocalypse: late in January 2014 we had some sub-freezing weather and it began to snow heavily. This is rare in Atlanta, it actually started to stick very heavily especially on the roads. It was the middle of the day, and the schools decided to send the kids home early, then all the businesses told their employees to head home, and within hours we had a classic Atlanta highway traffic jam in the middle of a 20-year snowstorm!!!
There were over 800 traffic accidents! People were stranded in their cars, or at work. People ended up sleeping on their desks and on the floors in grocery stores, and because of this debacle, lots of people made fun of Atlanta – even Saturday night live took a few digs at us!
We also get these incredible ice storms where we get freezing rain that sticks to all of the power lines and the tree branches, and it can knock the power out for days on end. So anytime snow or ice is predicted, everyone freaks out and buys up all the milk and bread and all the beer. But again, most winters don’t see anything more than a light dusting of snow. It’s just not that cold here!
The good news is spring is always right around the corner in Atlanta, and when it arrives it seems to last forever. In mid-January, the camellias start to bloom, and over the next four or five months, it’s just this endless unfolding of beautiful flowers and plants and all of our wonderful trees. It’s a gorgeous time to be in Atlanta.
The only thing wrong with spring in Atlanta is the pollen! If you have pollen allergies, Atlanta can be a rough ride! During spring pollen season, we have days where the trees are just pumping out so much pollen it blows around in huge yellow clouds. But other than the pollen, spring in Atlanta is de lovely.
If you like what we’re doing here, please like, comment and subscribe – preferably all three! Let’s get back to it! Unfortunately, spring always comes to an end, and then it’s summer! And it’s hot most summer days! It can be in the high 80s to low 90s, and it can very occasionally get up into the 100s! Add to that 65-70% humidity, and it gets sticky real fast!!!
Now, all this heat and humidity ends up driving these incredible summer afternoon thunder showers. If you come from an arid climate where it just doesn’t rain much, you may never have seen rain like it rains in Georgia! These thunderstorms usually blow out pretty quickly and they can actually turn a 90 plus degree day into a very very cool evening. The rain just pours down out of the sky and just washes away the heat. You’ve heard the old saying it’s not the heat it’s the humidity? Well, what we experience as heat most of the time in Atlanta is actually just excess humidity. Yesterday was August 8th, I was out with my dog in the middle of the day, and the weather was perfect! I checked the humidity and it was only 53 percent. Two hours later, I was getting ready to play tennis, and it was a total sweat box – very muggy, and I checked again, and the temperature had actually dropped a couple of degrees, but the humidity had gone up to 57%! I honestly had no idea that such a small increase in the humidity could have such a dramatic effect, and the crazy thing was it happened in two hours! It went from being very pleasant and very dry feeling, to all the sudden, very very muggy! And it was only a four percent increase in the humidity!!! I always say that Atlanta is hot but it’s not Florida hot! If you’ve ever been to Florida, you know how suffocating it can get with the heat and the humidity down there! So, by comparison, Atlanta’s just not that hot!