Atlanta
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About
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. With a population of 498,715 at the 2020 census and an estimated 520,070 in 2024, Atlanta is the eighth-most populous city in the Southeast and the 36th-most populous city in the United States. Atlanta is classified as a Beta+ global city. The Atlanta metropolitan area has an estimated population of over 6.4 million and is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level, Atlanta features a unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the densest urban tree coverage of any major city
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Why visit
Visit Atlanta for civil rights history, museums, music, theater, and neighborhoods whose cultural life is spread across a car-oriented city. The High Museum of Art, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, Atlanta History Center, Fox Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center, and districts such as Sweet Auburn, Midtown, and West End give the city several distinct frames. Plan by area, because distances and traffic matter.
When to avoid
Do not visit Atlanta expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. In Atlanta, a good plan starts with the constraints, not with the number of sights. Use Atlanta with realistic movement plans, especially where car dependence or heat can take over. In Atlanta, plan routes honestly and use rideshares or a car where transit is weak.
Spring (March to May)
The warmer period in Atlanta generally falls in June through August. Warm weather in Atlanta can be useful, but humidity and storms may decide the pace. Longer days in Atlanta help, but they do not make scattered plans better. In Atlanta, outdoor sites work best in cooler hours, with museums, libraries, cafes, religious buildings, and transit breaks holding the day together.
Winter Season (Dec-Feb)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Atlanta. For Atlanta, cooler months can suit concerts, museums, and slower walks better than exposed summer routes. Think of this period in Atlanta as a planning question: what can still be walked, entered, and reached comfortably? Atlanta can still be rewarding in this period if interiors and compact walks carry the day. A cold or wet day in Atlanta works best with shorter walks, confirmed hours, and a clear way back to lodging.
The next week in Atlanta
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Clear
26° / 10°
UV Very high
Sat
Overcast
30° / 15°
UV High
Sun
Showers
32° / 20°
4.3 mm
UV Very high
Mon
Drizzle
31° / 18°
UV Very high
Tue
Drizzle
31° / 19°
1.6 mm
UV High
Wed
Drizzle
29° / 20°
4.6 mm
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
36° / 3°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.9h
06:37 – 20:30local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Atlanta
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) at 13 km.
Getting around Atlanta
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
AmtrakCCTMARTAGroome TransportationGreyhoundFlixbusGRTA XpressAmtrak Chartered VehicleEmory UniversityGeorgia Tech Stinger BusB MetroAcademy BusTornado BusSoutheastern StagesRedCoachOmnibus Express
Operators and modes aggregated by from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Unknown authorUnknown author.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.