Storage facilities charge more for climate-controlled units, and the question people ask is whether North Georgia’s weather justifies it. Instead of a rule of thumb, here are the federal climate normals for the area.
Rain
- NOAA 1991-2020 normals for the Dahlonega 4WSW station (USC00092475) give 63.68 inches of precipitation a year, with monthly normals from 4.49 in (May) to 6.40 in (December), and 3.3 inches of annual snowfall. This station has no temperature normals. NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (annual/seasonal and monthly files, station USC00092475 DAHLONEGA 4WSW, GA)
That is more rain than most of the country gets. Wet weather means damp air finds its way into a drive-up unit every time the door opens.
Heat and cold
- Dahlonega has no NOAA temperature normals, so the nearest station with them is Cleveland, GA (USC00092006, about 13 miles away). Its 1991-2020 normal high/low in deg F is Jan 50.3/27.4, Feb 53.6/29.8, Mar 61.4/35.1, Apr 70.1/42.3, May 76.6/51.2, Jun 82.7/59.8, Jul 85.8/63.7, Aug 84.5/63.1, Sep 79.8/57.0, Oct 71.3/44.9, Nov 61.6/34.7, Dec 53.4/29.3. NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, monthly, station USC00092006 CLEVELAND, GA
- At Gainesville's Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (USW00053838, about 20 miles from Dahlonega), NOAA 1991-2020 normals are a July high/low of 88.1/69.5 F and a January high/low of 51.2/33.7 F. NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, monthly, station USW00053838 GAINESVILLE GILMER AP, GA
Dahlonega has no NOAA temperature station of its own, so these are the nearest stations that have normals. A metal unit in July sun runs hotter than the air outside, and January lows go below freezing.
Humidity
- NOAA's Comparative Climatic Data for Atlanta, the nearest station with published humidity averages, gives average relative humidity of 82% in the morning and 55% in the afternoon over the year, rising to 86-87% on July-September mornings. Golden Gate Weather Services – Comparative Climatic Data (NOAA CCD mirror), Average Morning/Afternoon Relative Humidity
What that means for what you store
- Wood furniture, pianos and guitars swell and crack as humidity rises and falls.
- Paper, books and photographs curl, stick and grow mildew in damp air.
- Electronics, records and media suffer in heat and condensation.
- Leather, mattresses and upholstered furniture can mildew over a summer.
Tools, plastic bins, garden equipment and patio furniture usually do fine in a standard unit for a season.
Who offers it
24 of the 32 facilities we list publish climate-controlled units. Ask each what temperature range it holds and whether it controls humidity, because “climate-controlled” is not a standard term. The full list is on our climate-controlled storage page.
Written by the Storage Dahlonega Editorial Team. AI tools help us draft; people check every fact before it publishes.
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