Ellijay weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Ellijay, Georgia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Jasper 1 Nnw, 24 km from Ellijay; records cover 1940–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 58.6 in1490 mm
- Snow a year
- 2.5 in6.4 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 1
- First fall freeze
- Nov 2
- Heating degree days
- 3,596
- Cooling degree days
- 1,166
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 14°−10° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Ellijay in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 31°0°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1949)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 797
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ellijay in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 34°1°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1957)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 624
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ellijay in March
Highs average 60°15° and lows 40°4°, with 5.9 in150 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2007)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 471
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Ellijay in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 47°8°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1942)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 233
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Ellijay in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 56°13°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 76
- Cooling degree days
- 87
Ellijay in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 63°17°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1944)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 229
Ellijay in July
Highs average 85°29° and lows 67°19°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1980)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 330
Ellijay in August
Highs average 84°29° and lows 66°19°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1943)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1946)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 306
Ellijay in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 61°16°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1944)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 23
- Cooling degree days
- 165
Ellijay in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 50°10°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1941)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 203
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Ellijay in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 40°4°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1946)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 473
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Ellijay in December
Highs average 51°10° and lows 35°2°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1955)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 690
- Cooling degree days
- 0