Darien, Georgia Weather
Darien, Georgia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Darien, McIntosh County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Darien.
About Darien, Georgia
Darien breathes the humid, salt-laced air of Georgia's coast, a place where the land often seems to surrender to the water. It lies 15.6 miles north-north-east of Brunswick, GA (from Brunswick, GA: bearing 13°T), and is situated 14.8 miles north of St. Simons. Marshlands, a vibrant, almost aggressive green, stretch out towards the horizon, broken only by the dark veins of tidal creeks that snake inland like ancient arteries. Cypress trees, draped in Spanish moss that hangs like weary beards, stand sentinel at the edges of these wetlands, their roots submerged in the brackish embrace. The sky here is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, sometimes a pale, washed-out blue, at others a bruised, dramatic grey that promises a sudden, torrential downpour. The overall impression is one of a gentle, persistent dampness, a softening of edges where the solid earth meets the restless sea. This is a place with the deep roots of history, a settlement that predates much of the surrounding Georgia landscape. Founded by Scottish Highlanders, Darien carries echoes of its colonial past in the very topography, a testament to resilience in a challenging environment. The local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the sea and the rich soil, with shrimp boats often seen bobbing in the harbor, their nets a promise of the day's catch. Inland, the land yields timber and agricultural products, though the character of Darien remains undeniably coastal, a rhythm dictated by the ebb and flow of the tides and the languid pace of life. The Altamaha River, a powerful artery of freshwater, empties into the nearby Atlantic, further shaping the character and commerce of this enduring coastal community.
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| Location | Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.370226°N, 81.43399°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31305 |
| Area Code | 478 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Darien, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Darien, Georgia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Darien includes coordinates 31.370226°N, 81.433990°W, situated in McIntosh County. ZIP code 31305. Telephone area code: 478. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
