Best time to visit?

Want to avoid high heat and humidity, as well as dodge tornadoes. Suggestions?

Best time to visit?

Fall - September / October

Best time to visit?

Winter is the best bet if tornadoes worry you, but understand that there%26#39;s no time of the year that%26#39;s immune from them -- they can happen any time there%26#39;s unusually warm or cold weather followed by a contrasting front moving through. That%26#39;s particularly true of someplace like Atlanta that has moderate weather year-round -- even in December or January there%26#39;s still a decent chance of an unusual warm spell followed by a sudden influx of colder weather, and tornadoes aren%26#39;t unknown even in those months.

That being said, spring and summer are probably the peak times for storms, and summer has the heat and humidity you%26#39;re trying to avoid. Fall%26#39;s a good suggestion, as long as you realize that you may not be able to really count on avoiding the heat and humidity until at least the beginning of October -- it%26#39;s still pretty muggy for much of September down here most years. Atlanta%26#39;s extensive tree cover makes it beautiful in both the spring and the fall. If you weren%26#39;t worried about storms, I%26#39;d recommend visiting right now, when the green is back all over town and most of the dogwoods and azaleas are in bloom.

The best time to visit is now! I%26#39;ve lived 10 minutes from downtown Atlanta for 20 years and have never worried about tornadoes. The azaleas, dogwoods trees, cherry trees, tulips and everything else on in bloom now.