Fairburn weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Fairburn, Georgia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Atlanta Area, 16 km from Fairburn; records cover 1878–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 50.4 in1281 mm
- Snow a year
- 2.2 in5.6 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 15
- First fall freeze
- Nov 14
- Heating degree days
- 2,530
- Cooling degree days
- 2,050
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 20°−7° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Fairburn in January
Highs average 54°12° and lows 36°2°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1949)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 627
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Fairburn in February
Highs average 58°15° and lows 39°4°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2023)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 462
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Fairburn in March
Highs average 66°19° and lows 45°7°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1995)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 308
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Fairburn in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 53°11°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1925)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1881)
- Heating degree days
- 120
- Cooling degree days
- 64
Fairburn in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 61°16°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1914)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 22
- Cooling degree days
- 214
Fairburn in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 69°20°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1889)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 386
Fairburn in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 72°22°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1980)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 494
Fairburn in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 71°22°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2007)
- Record low
- 55°13° (1887)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 470
Fairburn in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 66°19°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1925)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 302
Fairburn in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°24° and lows 55°13°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 99
- Cooling degree days
- 88
Fairburn in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 44°7°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1961)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 336
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Fairburn in December
Highs average 56°13° and lows 38°4°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1991)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 550
- Cooling degree days
- 2