Georgia’s climate is primarily humid and subtropical with hot and humid summers, except at the highest elevations. Though Georgia has a moderate climate, occasionally it gets extreme.  In the winter, the average temperature drops down to 39 °F while in the summer, it will touch 78 °F. In winters, there will be little snowfall around the state and in the summer, the temperature crosses often exceed 95 °F. Georgia is vulnerable to hurricanes though direct hurricane strikes are very rare.