IceDamCheck

Ice dam risk in Lilburn, GA

Will your roof get ice dams in Lilburn, GA?

0.0 dam days a winter

Almost never. An ordinary house in Lilburn sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.

Lilburn averages 1 inch of snow a year and about 0 days with snow on the ground. Too little lies on the roof for long. The conditions that make a dam need all three at once: snow, cold at the eave and heat above it.

Do you need to do anything in Lilburn?

  1. Nothing for ice dams. If you are buying here and an inspector mentions water at the eaves, ask what they saw: it is far more likely a gutter, flashing or drip-edge problem than ice.

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Lilburn winter, month by month

MonthSnow (in)Days on groundDam days
January0.10.00.0
February0.20.00.0
March0.30.00.0

Lilburn next to nearby towns

Lilburn ranks 82 of 101 Georgia cities here for ice-dam days, behind Sandy Springs at 0.2 days.

Where these numbers come from

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Cumming 2N, 23.4 miles from Lilburn. A dam day is a day with snow on the roof and freezing at the eave while heat or sun melts the snow above it. This describes a normal winter, not this one.