Carrollton is located near the center of Carroll County at (33.580912, -85.076704). The
Little Tallapoosa River flows through the northwestern part of the city.
U.S. Route 27 passes through the city center, leading north to
Interstate 20 in
Bremen and south to
LaGrange.
U.S. Route 27 Alternate leads southeast from the city 23 mi (37 km) to
Newnan. Other more local roads that pass through the city include Georgia State Routes
16,
113, and
166. According to the
United States Census Bureau, Carrollton has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.37%, is water.
Climate Carrollton has a
humid subtropical climate (
Köppen climate classification Cfa), with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Severe winter conditions are infrequent. The record for snowfall is 10-11", which fell on December 8 and 9, 2017. The previous record for biggest snow was in March 1993 during the
Blizzard of 1993 with of snow. During the storm
thundersnow was reported. On Christmas Day 2010 Carrollton had its first
white Christmas in 17 years.
Thunderstorms, a few of them severe, can occur during the spring and summer months. The main risk from these storms comes from
lightning strikes. Any
tornadoes produced by these storms tend to be small and highly localized. An
EF3 tornado hit an area about west of Carrollton on February 26, 2008. Some of the same areas hit by the February 2008 tornadoes were also hit by the Mother's Day tornadoes on
May 11, 2008. The Mother's Day Tornadoes did extensive damage to many homes and businesses. In April 2017, a tornado hit Carrollton, destroying a fire station and damaging numerous homes and vehicles. The tornado also hit on the campus of the University of West Georgia. Possibly the most significant severe weather risk comes from
hurricanes that strike the
Florida Panhandle. These storms track northward through Alabama as tropical storms, and some have brought high winds, heavy rainfall, and the occasional tornado to the Carrollton area, resulting in significant property damage. In October 1995
Hurricane Opal slammed the Florida panhandle then moved north into Alabama and then east into Georgia. The Carrollton area was hit with tropical storm force winds killing one person when a tree came down into a mobile home. Some area residents were without electricity for almost two weeks. In 2005 a feeder band from
Hurricane Katrina produced a tornado that killed one person just south of Carrollton. Flooding is also a concern for the area. In September 2009, up to a foot of rain fell in some areas, flooding many homes, washing away roads and bridges, and claiming the lives of ten people in Georgia. {{Weather box ==Demographics==