Yes, I live on the island mentioned in the article. This place gets insane with tourists during the Summer months, but gets much calmer during September. The weather is also nicer, with the highs averaging in the mid-80s(F). The summer months are generally hot and humid -- this is the deep South after all.

I'll have to defer since you live there, but I'm from South GA and my sisters live on SSI and I'd think September would be hotter than that & October would be nicer (my favorite month in GA overall).

Also, if you happen to live in the Northeast, I recommend a visit to SSI in the early spring to cure that endless winter misery that you get in March & sometimes April.

Fall in general is great. My perception (which I’ve not validated) is October is generally wetter. That may just be from anomolies the last yew years than the actual climate, though.

Just don’t come the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game in late October. 10,000 (newspaper’s estimate, not mine) Georgia fans flock to the island and get drunk. We’re not at all equipped to handle that many college kids all at once.

I'm jealous. I visit several times a year and often think about just moving there. I'd eat too much southern soul though, it's for the best.

I had no idea that there where this many Ga people on HN. I live in statesboro (about 45 minutes from Sav), and am from south south georgia.

For Cumberland Island, you want to go before the mosquitos come back; so often late February or March.

Camping on Cumberland is a great way to enjoy the island:

https://www.nps.gov/cuis/planyourvisit/camping.htm

Depends on where you're from and what temperatures are comfortable.

May and September are the standards. Adjust to preference.