Alpharetta, Georgia

==Geography==
[[File:Downtown Alpharetta, Georgia.JPG|thumb|Downtown Alpharetta]]
Alpharetta is in northern Fulton County and is bordered to the southeast by [[Johns Creek, Georgia|Johns Creek]], to the south and west by [[Roswell, Georgia|Roswell]], to the north by [[Milton, Georgia|Milton]], and to the northeast by unincorporated land in [[Forsyth County, Georgia|Forsyth County]]. Downtown Alpharetta is {{convert|26|mi}} north of downtown [[Atlanta]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Alpharetta has an area of {{convert|70.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|69.7|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.37%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
Alpharetta has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Cfa'') and is part of USDA [[hardiness zone]] 7b.

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|location = Alpharetta, GA
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|Jan high F = 50.4 
|Feb high F = 54.7
|Mar high F = 63.4
|Apr high F = 71.5
|May high F = 77.9
|Jun high F = 85.0
|Jul high F = 87.1
|Aug high F = 86.6
|Sep high F = 80.9
|Oct high F = 71.6
|Nov high F = 62.0
|Dec high F = 52.9
|year high F =70.3
|Jan low F = 29.6
|Feb low F = 32.1
|Mar low F = 38.6
|Apr low F = 45.5
|May low F = 54.6
|Jun low F = 63.6
|Jul low F = 67.0
|Aug low F = 66.8
|Sep low F = 59.5
|Oct low F = 48.1
|Nov low F = 38.1
|Dec low F = 32.0
|year low F =48.0
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.96
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.08
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.54
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.63
|May precipitation inch = 4.28
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.91
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.84
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.54
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.38
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.52
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.15
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.58
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|Jan snow inch = 0.6
|Feb snow inch = 0.2
|Mar snow inch = 0.1
|Apr snow inch = 0
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0
|Nov snow inch = 0
|Dec snow inch = 0
|Jan precipitation days = 9.8
|Feb precipitation days = 9.5
|Mar precipitation days = 9.0
|Apr precipitation days = 8.0
|May precipitation days = 9.0
|Jun precipitation days = 8.5
|Jul precipitation days = 10.2
|Aug precipitation days = 8.7 
|Sep precipitation days = 6.4
|Oct precipitation days = 6.4
|Nov precipitation days = 7.8
|Dec precipitation days = 9.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan snow days = 0.4
|Feb snow days = 0.4
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|Apr snow days = 0
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0
|Dec snow days = 0.1
|year snow days = 1.0
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
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