Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min6:22 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:34 am – 5:28 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 34°F49 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month June1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days62 days above 90°F, 46 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Athens Ben Epps Ap station, 3 mi away; snow from Winterville
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Georgiacollege · 1.6 miDekle Lakelake · 1.6 miLake Wildwoodlake · 4.7 miUniversity of Georgia Health Sciences Campuscollege · 2.9 miMiddle Oconee Riverriver · 4.0 miNorth Oconee Riverriver · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNorth Oconee River Greenwaystate park · 1.0 miHardin Propertystate conservation land · under a mile · 71 acresOconee Forest Parkstate conservation land · under a mile · 105 acresHorseshoebend - Ecology Research Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 61 acresMemorial Parkpark · under a mile · 72 acresState Botanical Gardens Of Georgiastate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 297 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Mar 200333 mi away, near Rayle, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Mar 200333 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowClarke County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025211 of 365 days measured154 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 89main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Clarke County monitors, GA
Drinking waterAthens-clarke Co Water Systemserves 125,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation646 ft197 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Mary's Hospital2.1 miPost officeDowntown Post Office1.9 miTown hallAthens - Clarke County City Hall1.9 miPoliceUniversity of Georgia Police Department1.7 miFire stationAthens - Clarke County Fire Department - Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 highElementaryBarrow Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighClarke Central High School1.6 miElementaryDowntown Academy1.7 miCollegeUniversity of Georgia1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK54 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL64 miInterstateI-8521 miUS highwayUS 129under a mileAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS36 miCoachAthens Bus StationFlixBus1.9 miTransit107 stops within a mileUGA Transit, Athens-Clarke County Transit Department (ACCTD)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30612 ZIP area.