Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Clermont’s winters are milder and less snowy than most of the U.S.
A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Clermont at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Clermont’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Clermont’s place in Georgia beside it.
What a year in Clermont feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 231 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 27 and the first by November 12. Day counts come from NOAA’s station at Cleveland, GA, 7 miles from the town’s center, 190 ft higher; frost dates and degree days from Gainesville, GA, 13 miles away.
The 2023 USDA map puts Clermont’s center in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 11°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 2 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Gainesville, GA, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 63 inches a year; December is the wettest month and September the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 111 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Clermont
70% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through March.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Gainesville, GA.
Living with Clermont’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
231 frost-free days in zone 8a. The last frost comes by Mar 27 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 12.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Clermont from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (56%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 13%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Clermont and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Clermont yet.
Climates most like Clermont’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont, GA | 31° | 87° | 63" | 1.6" |
| Lynchburg, TN | 29° | 88° | 60" | 1.5" |
| Arab, AL | 32° | 88° | 59" | 0.7" |
| Morehead City, NC | 36° | 88° | 59" | 0.5" |
| Booneville, MS | 31° | 90° | 59" | 1.1" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Clermont averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.9°).
A smaller shift than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Clermont compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Clermont’s place among Georgia’s.
Clermont weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Clermont’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Gainesville, GA. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 31° | 5.8" | 0.7" | 10 | 0 | 33° – 47° |
| February | 55° | 34° | 5.4" | 0.5" | 10 | 0 | 36° – 52° |
| March | 63° | 40° | 5.7" | 0.1" | 10 | 0 | 44° – 60° |
| April | 71° | 46° | 4.9" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 54° – 63° |
| May | 78° | 55° | 4.6" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 61° – 71° |
| June | 84° | 63° | 5.3" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 69° – 77° |
| July | 87° | 67° | 5.0" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 74° – 81° |
| August | 86° | 66° | 5.7" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 72° – 81° |
| September | 81° | 60° | 4.5" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 68° – 76° |
| October | 72° | 49° | 4.7" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 57° – 64° |
| November | 62° | 39° | 5.0" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 45° – 56° |
| December | 54° | 34° | 6.0" | 0.3" | 10 | 0 | 35° – 53° |
| Year | 70° | 49° | 62.5" | 1.6" | 111 | 0 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 35° to 53°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Clermont’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Clermont’s center.
- Snow: Gainesville, GA.
- Frost dates, heating and cooling: Gainesville, GA, 13 miles away.
- Freezing nights, 90° and 100° days: Cleveland, GA, 7 miles from the town’s center, 190 ft higher; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Clermont’s climate
What is the weather like in Clermont?
A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 74% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 63% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Clermont in winter?
January nights average 31°. About 97 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 33°.
How much snow does Clermont get?
About 1.6 inches in a normal winter at Gainesville, GA, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 0 days a year.
How hot does it get in Clermont?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 67°. About 17 days a year reach 90° (Gainesville, GA).
When is the first and last frost in Clermont?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 27 and the first fall frost by November 12, about 231 frost-free days, at Gainesville, GA.
What growing zone is Clermont in?
Zone 8a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 11°.
What is the best time of year to visit Clermont?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Clermont getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.6° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 97% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Clermont.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.