Athens is between 600 to 800 feet above mean sea level, and because of its geographic location, the city is sheltered from much of the extreme weather of the winter season. Mean temperature for January, the coldest month, is 43 degrees F, and for July, the warmest month, 79 degrees F. Average minimum and maximum temperatures for January are 33 and 53 degrees F, and for July, 68 and 89 degrees F. Average rainfall is 50.42 inches.

Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau

Athens is served by a daily newspaper and an independent student newspaper, the Red and Black as well as six local radio stations and the University's radio stations, WUOG-FM and WUGA- FM.

Athen-Banner Herald
Athens-Clarke County Information

The University's main campus in Athens covers 605 acres. To its north, the campus adjoins historic downtown Athens, which features many boutiques, restaurants, entertainment and service businesses.

UGA Visitors Center

Traditional North Campus is the home of the School of Public and International Affairs and it's three departments, the Department of Public Administration and Policy, Political Science, and International Affairs. Also on the North Campus are the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, and Journalism and Mass Communication, and the schools of Environment and Design and Law, as well as the Main Library. Noteworthy buildings on North Campus are Old College (1801), New College (1823), Demosthenian Hall (1824), the University Chapel (1832), and Phi Kappa Hall (1834).

Baldwin Hall was built in 1938 as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration program. During World War II, Baldwin Hall was the administrative headquarters for the U.S. Navy's Pre-Flight Training Program, who built an annex in the rear of the building for use as a dining hall.