Retire To Athens, GA

Air Quality, Hazards, Climate, Recreation, etc.

Athens Air Quality Clarke County
.	Good Days	Moderate Days	Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	Unhealthy Days	Very Unhealthy Days
2017	314	46	0	0	0
2016	295	61	4	2	0
2015	302	56	0	0	0
2014	251	107	0	0	0
2013	272	93	0	0	0

Athens Water Quality
.	% Good	% Threatened	% Impaired
2014	17	0	83
2012	66	0	34
2010	63	0	37
2008	16	0	84
2006	17	0	83
2004	16	0	84
2002	18	0	82

Athens Recreation
.	# of Parks	# of Parks (99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc. (managed by National Park Service)	Ninety Six National Historic Site, Trail of Tears National Historical Trail plus 4 more	7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc. (other federal agency-managed sites)	68	26
State Parks, Sites, etc.	14	11

Athens Climate 1971-2000
.	.	99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp	33 F	27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp	42 F	37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp	80 F	74 F
July - Avg High Temp	90 F	86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation	48 in	35 in

Athens Elevation
800 feet	GPTR 99 City Average 1,652 feet

Athens Natural Hazards
.	Risk Level	99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk	Lower	Moderate
Earthquake	.3%	10.9%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	20-40	10
Flood	Low	Very High
Tornado	Low	Low
Volcano	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	Low	Low

Athens Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear)
Nuclear Power Stations (# Reactors)	Distance from City	GPTR 99 City Average
Oconee (3)	60 miles	50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station

Athens Heating and Cooling Degree Days (avg annual)
.	.	99 City Avg
Total Degree Days	4,646	5,915
HDD	2,861	4,662
CDD	1,785	1,253

EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Athens Area) Athens Area EPA Cleanup Sites

Legend: Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties)

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